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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Sir Robert de Lathom & Joan de Alfreton

23639696. Sir Robert de Lathom & 23639697. Joan de Alfreton

10/28/1216, Henry III, age 9, crowned king of England.

~1235, Robert de Latham born in England, s/o 47279392. Robert de Lathom & 47279393. Joan de Millom.

~1240, Joan born in England.

1256, Robert’s father died.

[––Robert & Joan––]

1260, Robert de Lathom and Joan his wife had a dispute with the abbot of Furness concerning the advowson of Millom. (S) Victoria Hist. of the Co. of Lancaster, V3, 1966, P249.

1262, Robert de Lathom holds 1 fee in Childwalle … of Thomas Greslet. (S) Mamecestre, V1, 1861, P39.

8/4/1265, Lord Edward (I) defeated Montfort’s army at the battle of Evesham, Worcester, ending the Baron’s Revolt and freeing his father, who was wounded. Montfort and 2 of his sons were killed. Robert was a royalist.

9/8/1265, Mandate to the knights, free men and others of the county of Lancaster, as L. son of Griffin and his accomplices have laid siege to the castle of Haworthin, to be of aid with horses and arms and their whole posse to James de Aldithele and Robert de Lathum, sheriff of Lancaster, in the rescue of the castle.

9/21/1265, Appointment … to take into the king’s hands the lands of rebels … knights in the following counties … Lancaster { Patrick de Ulvesby. Robert de Lathum. (S) CPRs.

8/26/1266, Whereas James de Alditheleg who had power … to receive in the king’s peace all those of the county of Lancastre … before the battle of Evesham, so received Robert de Lathun, … the king has remitted to them his indignation and rancour … on condition of their future good behaviour. (S) CPRs.

6/22/1267, Appointment of Roger de Lathum … to enquire by jurors of the county of Lancaster … (S) CPRs.

By 1268, Robert died.

[––Joan––]

9/15/1268, Protection for Joan late the wife of Robert de Lathum. (S) CPRs.

(S) Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, 1890, P130. (S) A Hist. of the Co. of Lancaster: V3, 1907.

Children of Robert and Joan:

i. Nicholas de Lathom, born ? in England.

By 1298, Nicholas died; his brother Robert his heir.

ii. Robert de Lathom (11819848), born ~1265 in England.


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