Sir William Chaworth, Knight, lord of Alfreton, later summoned to Parliament as a baron in 1296 according to White's Directory
Dates: Thirteenth century; exact dates not established here.
Biography
A Chaworth landholder who acquired the Latham share of the Alfreton inheritance and consolidated the estate.
Notes / Sources
The precise relationship between this William Chaworth and later Chaworth holders requires further examination of medieval inquisitions and deeds.
Research sources:
- White's Directory of Derbyshire, 1857, Alfreton entry; Bateman, A Descriptive and Historical Account of Alfreton, 1812. — https://claycross.org.uk/White_Directory/pdf/658-689.pdf
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