General Notes

He [Robert FitzRalph] married Elizabeth. He died shortly before 15 April 1317, and was bur. in Butterwick Church, having survived his father only two months, and never having had livery of his father's lands. On 25 April 1317 his widow had livery of the manors of Butterwick and Hildreskelf, to hold in tenancy till her dower was assigned, viz, till 25 July following: on 5 September 1317 she obtained possession of divers tenements in Morton-on-Swale and Thirntoft, of which she and her husband had been jointly enfeoffed by his father, Ralph fitz William, to them and the heirs of their bodies: on 15 November following she had livery of the manor of Wyboston, the advowsons of Morpeth and Folkton, and divers cornages and knights' fees, and, 10 December 1318, of one third of the fourth part of the manors of Angerton, Heddon, &c., all of which the King had assigned to her in dower. She died 17 November 1346. Proof of nuncupative will, by which she directed her burial to be in Butterwick Church, 25 November 1346.  [Complete Peerage V:516-7, transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]