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The original Davenport line began in England. Over the centuries, as the number of descendants grew,  the various Davenport families spread throughout Cheshire and the surrounding areas. In some cases a direct Davenport line can be traced in one location for hundreds of years. The table below lists some of those lines. There are more.  Today, descendants of these early Davenports are scattered around the world, including Australia, New Zealand, and China.

The first table illustrates how the various Davenport Manors are linked. The last individual in a row is the first to use the "Manor  name".  For example - Arthur married Katherine Calveley and the Davenport family took over ownership of Calveley Manor.

 
 
The second is a list of the major Davenport branches in the United Kingdom. Included is a brief bio and a link to a web page dedicated to that line. On that page will be additional information, with links to documents, pertinent web sites, and interested researchers. Some of the lines have been genetically tied to the Cheshire Davenports, so that information may also be included.
 

Manors

c. 1086

     

c. 1220

d.~1297

c. 1320

c. 1340

       

Davenport

Ormus

                     

Marton

Ormus

Richard

Thomas

Richard

Vivian

Roger

Henry

         

Calveley

Ormus

Richard

Thomas

Richard

Vivian

Roger

Thomas

 Sir John

Arthur

     

Wheltrough

Ormus

Richard

Thomas

Richard

Vivian

Roger

Thomas

Thomas

       

Henbury

Ormus

Richard

Thomas

Richard

Vivian

Roger

Thomas

Thomas

Jenkin

     

Woodford

Ormus

Richard

Thomas

Richard

Vivian

Roger

Thomas

Thomas

Jenkin

     

Bramhall

Ormus

Richard

Thomas

Richard

Vivian

Roger

Thomas

Thomas

John

     

Capesthorne

Ormus

Richard

Thomas

Richard

Vivian

Roger

Thomas

Thomas

John

Nicholas

..... + 8 ...

Davies

 Chorley Ormus  Richard  Thomas  Richard  Vivian  Roger  Thomas  Sir John  Sir Ralph  Ralph  ......+ 3

 Thomas

 
Davenports of Davenport and Marton Manor. This is the original Davenport home, tracing its origins to Ormus de Davenport, alive at the time of the Norman Conquest around 1066 AD.

Davenports of Henbury Manor. John (Jenkin) Davenport, (d. abt 1390), second son of Thomas of Wheltrough, acquired Henbury around 1350. Through his first wife, Elizabeth, he had children Thomas, John, and Margery. The descendents of Thomas resided at Henbury.

Davenports of Capesthorne Manor. Davies Davenport of Woodford,  born in 1696, married Penelope Ward, sole heir of Capesthorne.  The family took ownership of Capesthorne in 1726. Walter Davenport, Davies' g-grandson, assumed the additional name of Bromley when he inherited the Baginton estate in 1822. The current Bromley-Davenports are the latest of eight resident generations.

Davenports of Leicester. Mayor Thomas Davenport the Stapler" of Leicester, Mayor of Leicester in 1553-1554, married Mary Barnes of London.

Davenports of Belgrave. William Davenport of Henbury aquired the Manor in 1589 by his marriage to Elizabeth Wigston.
Davenports of Calveley Manor.Arthur Davenport, 6th son of Sir John Davenport, married Katherine, heiress of Robery Calveley, sometime after 1369. The Davenport line remained at Calveley for another 14 generations. When Richard Davenport died in 1771, the property was passed on to his daughter Phoebe. Phoebe was married to Davies Davenport of Capesthorne, so the male Davenport line continued.

Davenports of Woodford Manor.John (Jenkin) Davenport (d. abt 1390) was second son of Thomas of Wheltrough. Nicholas, a son of his second wife, Margaret, is the ancestor of the Woodford and Capesthorne Davenports.


Davenports of Hinckley.Richard Davenport, of Henbury, who went to Hinckley around 1500. He is the probable ancestor of the Thomas Davenport of Hinckley who was fined 20 pounds for selling wine to the Royalists in 1645. He may also be the ancestor of Arthur Davenport, the founder of Davenport Knitwear in 1888. Included in the Henbury Line.
Davenports of Wheltrough Manor.Descended from Thomas, a younger son of Sir Thomas Davenport of Davenport.

Davenports of Bramhall and Sutton Manors.John Davenport, third son of Thomas of Wheltrough, married Alice de Bromale, heir of Bramall Hall abt. 1364. Descendent William was knighted in 1586 and sheriff of Cheshire in 1605. Bramall Hall remained in the Davenport family for over 500 years.

Davenports of Great Wigston These Davenports are descended from Richard Davenport who was living here as early as 1570. One of his descendents was George Davenport, the Highwayman, who was hung in 1797.

Davenports of Coventry. Edward Davenport, Major of Coventry, pewterer. It is believed he is descended from the Davenports of Henbury Manor. One of his descendants, Christopher Davenport was also Mayor of Coventry in the 1640s.