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Robert Tatton (1606 – 19 August 1669) was the High Sheriff of Chester between 1645 and 1646. A supporter of King Charles I in the English Civil War, Robert is perhaps best remembered as the defender of his family home, Wythenshawe Hall, during its three-month siege by a Parliamentary force led by Colonel Robert Duckenfield between 21 November 1643 and 27 February 1644.
Robert's father, William Tatton, was drowned in the River Mersey when Robert was 10 years old. As the only male heir Robert inherited his father's Wythenshawe estate, but as a minor he was made a ward of the king, Charles I, until he came of age. On 23 October 1642 Robert married Anne Brereton, the third daughter of William Brereton of Ashley. He was a close relative of Sir William Brereton, who the following year was appointed Commander-in-Chief for the Parliamentary troops in Cheshire following the outbreak of the Civil War.
References
- Notes
- Riley 1999, pp. 8–9
- Riley 1999, p. 9
- Ingham 2003, p. 229
- Grossman 2006, p. 49
- Bibliography
- Grossman, Mark (2006), World Military Leaders: A Biographical Dictionary, Facts on File, ISBN 978-0816047321
- Ingham, Alfred (2003) , Cheshire: Its Traditions and History, Kessinger Publishing, ISBN 978-0-766155-06-0
- Riley, Peter (1999), Wythenshawe Hall and the Tatton Family (Revised ed.), Peter Riley, ISBN 1-874712-38-7