In 1640, when Sir Hugh (as a burgess for Scarborough) was attending the Short Parliament in London, his regiment was commanded to march to the Scottish Border. His brother Henry Cholmley, being Lieut.-Colonel, went with it, but at Durham they were ordered back. In November 1641 Sir Hugh was again attending Parliament, and at that time he feared the advance of the Scots into Yorkshire, "which," he says, "did not a little disquiet my mind and thoughts for my dear wife and children; the snow being so great, I could not possibly remove them so soon as I desired"; "but at the latter end of February, as soon as the ways were passable, I had her and all my family in London." It must have been an unusually prolonged period of snow to keep Sir Hugh and his family apart for two or three months. Roxby Castle was his birthplace, and his account of his early years there includes an accident which might have had fatal results. [1]JC _________|_________ | | [2]SR [3]SRC ___________|_____________ | | | | [4]SR [5]J [6]A [7]M __________________________|______________________ | | | | | | | | [8]F [9]R and [10]R [11]M [12]J [13]E | | | [14]M [15] __|______ | | [16]K [17]SH | [18]SRC | [19]SHC [1] John Cholmley of Cheshire. [2] Sir Richard, Lt.-Gov. of the Tower in the time of King Henry VIII.; d. without issue; m. Elizabeth, one of the daus. of ---- Nevill of Thornton Bridge; probably bought land there. [3] Sir Roger Cholmley, First to settle in Yorkshire; m. Catherine, dau. of Sir Marmaduke Constable of Flamborough. Sir Roger knighted 5th of Henry VIII., when English had a great victory over the Scots; died April 28th, 1538; bought Roxby. [4] Sir Richard, Called "The Great Black Knight of the North"; inherited property; knighted at battle of Musslebury Hill, 5th of Edw. VI.; m. 1st Margaret, d. of Wm. Lord Conyers. [5] John, Slain in his youth. [6] Anne, m. to the Earl of Westmoreland. [7] Margaret, m. Henry Gascoigne of Ledbury, near Richmond. [8] Francis, m. Mrs. June Boulmer; died without issue. [9] and [10] Richard and Roger, m. 2 bastard daus. of Dallrivers. [Both set on one side.] [11] Margaret. [12] Jane. [13] Elizabeth. [14] Marmaduke. [15] Purchased many lands in Yorks, Manors of Whitby, Whitby lithe, and Stakesby purchased in 1555; lived at Roxby; m. 2nd Katherine (d. 1598), dau. of Henry, 1st Earl of Cumberland, widow of Lord John Scrope of Bolton. [16] Katherine. [17] Sir Henry, m. Margaret, dau. of Sir Wm. Babthorpe; succeeded Francis. [18] Sir Richard Cholmley, Born 1580, succeeded 1617, died 1632.