Thomas de Arderne of Aldford and Elford

✓ Thomas de Arderne of Aldford and Alderley, Cheshire, and Elford, Staffs, son of Sir John de Arderne by Ellena de Wastneys, 'born before marriage'; obtained Aldford and Nether Alderley by recoveries in his father's lifetime; living 49 Edw. III (1375); m. Helena Bulkeley. Source: Ormerod, History of Cheshire (1819), vol. III, p.301 chart 'Arderne and Stanley of Aldford and Elford' (Elford monuments, Dugdale's Baronage, Cheshire pedigrees) and vol. II pp.38-39 'Arderne of Aldford, Alvanley and Harden', read 2 Nov 2026 (archive.org djvu text). [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 2 Nov 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]