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The Baronetcy of Cockayne of Ashbourne was created in the Baronetage of England on 10 January 1642 for Aston Cockayne, Lord of Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire and Pooley Hall, Polesworth, Warwickshire.
Sir Aston Cockayne was a cavalier and author. He was a friend of King
The Cockayne (or Cokayne) family settled at Ashbourne in the twelfth century. Ancestors of the baronet included Sir John Cockayne, steward to John of Gaunt, Sir Edmund Cockayne, slain at the
The Baronetcy of Cockayne of Ashbourne was created in the Baronetage of England on 10 January 1642 for Aston Cockayne, Lord of Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire and Pooley Hall, Polesworth, Warwickshire.
Sir Aston Cockayne was a cavalier and author. He was a friend of King Charles I Charles I may refer to:
Kings and emperors
* Charlemagne (742–814), numbered Charles I in the lists of Holy Roman Emperors and French kings
* Charles I of Anjou (1226–1285), also king of Albania, Jerusalem, Naples and Sicily
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and received the title Baronet Cockayne of Ashbourne in return for his support during the English Civil War
The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists led by Charles I ("Cavaliers"), mainly over the manner of Kingdom of England, England's governanc ...
.
Cockayne family
The Cockayne (or Cokayne) family settled at Ashbourne in the twelfth century. Ancestors of the baronet included Sir John Cockayne, steward to John of Gaunt, Sir Edmund Cockayne, slain at the Battle of Shrewsbury
The Battle of Shrewsbury was a battle fought on 21 July 1403, waged between an army led by the Lancastrian King Henry IV and a rebel army led by Henry "Harry Hotspur" Percy from Northumberland. The battle, the first in which English archers ...
in 1403. and Sir John Cokayne, a turbulent Lancastrian knight who represented Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the no ...
nine times in Parliament.
The Cockayne family owned the Manors of Ashbourne Hall and Pooley Hall.
Sir Aston Cockayne was the first baronet and last of his family line.
The baronetcy passed to the senior line of the Cockayne family and to Aston's first cousin, once removed (son of his first cousin): Caleb Cockayne.
The family fortunes ruined, the Cockayne family ceased using the title in their day-to-day lives, although, the Baronetcy is still claimed by descendants of the Cockayne family today.
Cockayne of Ashbourne (1642)
* Sir Aston Cockayne, 1st BaronetHomes
Ashbourne Hall * Ashbourne Hall in Derbyshire served as the Cockayne Family seat until its sale in 1671. Pooley hall * Pooley Hall, near Polesworth, Warwickshire was the family's country retreat until its sale at the end of the 17th Century. Sturston Hall * The Cockayne family bought the lease of Sturston Hall, near Ashbourne, Derbyshire from their relations, the Kniveton family, in 1650. It was sold to Francis Meynell.See also
* Aston Cockayne * Ashbourne Hall * Pooley hall *For the Rushton, Northamptonshire branch of the Cockayne Family, see Viscount Cullen and Baron Cullen of AshbourneReferences
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cockayne Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England