Family Tree from Robert del Dykes (1270-1315) to Wilfred Dykes (1674-1743)

(02) - William del Dykes (grandfather of Robert del Dykes) (no records)

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(01)- ????? del Dykes (no records)

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00 - Robert del Dykes (b.1270-d.1315) = Agnes de Croedayk
My belief is that Robert del Dykes died in the Siege of Carlisle of 1315

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01 - Walter del Dykes (b.1308-1349est) Without records it is probable that Walter del Dykes died when the "Black Death" (plague) hit Carlisle in 1349 and devastated the town.

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02 - William del Dykes (b.1330est - 1380est) Almost certain that William del Dykes was born before 1349 and lived in the reign of  Edward II = The marriage to Agnes, heiress of Sir Hugh Waverton is not proven

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03 - William del Dykes (b.1355est - 1420est) lives in the time of Edward III = wife unknown

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04 - William del Dykes (b.1380est - 1440est) lives in the time of Richard II = Jane, heiress of Sir Hugh Dystyngton,

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05 - William del Dykes (lives in the time of Henry IV) approx. 1405-1460 = Katherine Thwaites, of Thwaites

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06 - William del Dykes MP for Cumberland (lives in the time of Henry VI) approx. 1430-1485 = Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Lee Thwaites, of Thwaites (Elizabeth is a descendant of William the Conqueror via W-the-C’s sister)

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07 - William del Dykes (???-???) approx. 1450-1500 = Christiana, daughter of Sir Richard Salkeld

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08 - Thomas Dykes (???-???) approx. 1470-1540 = Isabel, heiress of John Pennington of Muncaster - possibly also had a son called John Edward Dykes who moved to Kent where he started the line of the family that eventually went to America where spelling changed to DIKES. John Edward  Dykes (or Dikes) possibly sailed to the USA between with his son Anthony (1606-1638). For this to be true, JED would need to be born between 1535-1540 but as this would make him 66yo when his "son" Anthony was born in 1606, it's likely there was another generation in-between, making Anthony his "grandson".

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09 - Leonard Dykes (???-???) approx. 1520-1580 = Anne Layton of Dalemain (in 1541)

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10 - Thomas Dykes (???-???) approx. 1535-1600 = Jane, daughter of Lancelot Lancaster of Sockbridge

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11 - Leonard Dykes (???-???) approx. 1560-1625 = 1^st wife Anne, heiress of Radcliffe of Cockerton; (2^nd wife Margaret Fretcheville of Staveley, niece of Lord Fretcheville)

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12 -Thomas Dykes (approx. 1615-1658)  from the pedigree: his older 7 brothers all died before reaching adulthood; 

Approx 1632, he married 1^st wife Joyce, niece of Lord Fretcheville; (2^nd wife Jane de la Vale, heiress of Robert de la Vale)

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13 - Leonard Dykes (1633 - 1720) = m.1660 Grace Salkeld, daughter of John Salkeld

Leonard & Grace had 7 children (4 boys & 3 girls)

Barbara (b.1660), I can find no other records - she possibly died before reaching adulthood;

Thomas (b.1662, he died in 1674 aged 14yrs)

Leonard (b.1664, he died in 1679 aged 15yrs);

13(i) Fretcheville Dykes (b.1666-1749) Heir of Leonard Dykes;

14 - Wilfred Dykes (b.1674-1743) who is my link

Joyce (b.1672), she married into the Curwen family

Grace (b.1677), I can find no other records - she possibly died before reaching adulthood;

Notes:

Dates to be filled in on this page as the information is discovered and verified. 

For any personal narratives provided, check the pages (right) and identify using the generation numbers (1 to 14) above.

What should be taken into consideration is that many children died before reaching adulthood, and if a child died very young, then any subsequent children born  of the same sex could have the same name as the deceased child: this is a source of confusion with regards the year of birth.