1st Lord of Greystoke Ralph Fitzwilliam de Greystoke 
Ralph was born in 1243 in Grimthorpe, Yorkshire, England.1 Ralph's father was Lord of Grimthorpe William Fitzralph and his mother was Joan de Greystoke. His paternal grandparents were Ralph Fitzwilliam and <Unknown>; his maternal grandparents were Thomas Fitzwilliam de Greystoke and Christian de Vipont. He had a brother named Geoffrey. He was the older of the two children. He died at the age of 72 on February 11th, 1315.1 Death Notes
D: 11 FEB 1315/16
General Notes
John de Greystock, 1st Baron Greystock, d. without issue in 1305, when he settled his manor and barony of Greystock upon his cousin, Ralph, son of William Fitz-Ralph, Lord of Grimthorpe, in Yorkshire, husband of the baron's aunt, Joane; his brothers and uncles being then all death, without issue male.
Ralph FitzWilliam, in the 10th Edward I [1282], paid a fine to the king of 100 marks for license to marry Margery, widow of Nicholas Corbet, and dau. and heir of Hugh de Bolebec; and in the 24th of the same reign [1296], as brother and heir of Geffrey Fitz-William, of Yorkshire, had livery of the said Geffrey's lands upon doing his homage. This nobleman was much engaged in the wars of Scotland, and in the 7th Edward II [1384], we find him governor of Berwick, and joined in commission with John, Lord Mowbray, and others, in the wardenship of the marches. He was the next year governor of Carlisle, and founded a chantry at Tinemouth for the soul of John, Lord Greystock, his kinsman,m and all his ancestors. His lordship d. in 1316, having had summons to parliament as a baron, under the designation of "Ralp Fitz-William," from 23 June, 1295, to 6 October, 1315. He was s. by his 2nd but eldest surviving son, Robert Fitz-Ralph. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 254, Greystock, Barons Greystock][JohnFaye (8 Jun 05).FTW]
John de Greystock, 1st Baron Greystock, d. without issue in 1305, when he settled his manor and barony of Greystock upon his cousin, Ralph, son of William Fitz-Ralph, Lord of Grimthorpe, in Yorkshire, husband of the baron's aunt, Joane; his brothers and uncles being then all death, without issue male.
Ralph FitzWilliam, in the 10th Edward I [1282], paid a fine to the king of 100 marks for license to marry Margery, widow of Nicholas Corbet, and dau. and heir of Hugh de Bolebec; and in the 24th of the same reign [1296], as brother and heir of Geffrey Fitz-William, of Yorkshire, had livery of the said Geffrey's lands upon doing his homage. This nobleman was much engaged in the wars of Scotland, and in the 7th Edward II [1384], we find him governor of Berwick, and joined in commission with John, Lord Mowbray, and others, in the wardenship of the marches. He was the next year governor of Carlisle, and founded a chantry at Tinemouth for the soul of John, Lord Greystock, his kinsman,m and all his ancestors. His lordship d. in 1316, having had summons to parliament as a baron, under the designation of "Ralp Fitz-William," from 23 June, 1295, to 6 October, 1315. He was s. by his 2nd but eldest surviving son, Robert Fitz-Ralph. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 254, Greystock, Barons Greystock]
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1108 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England d.1145
- b.1145 in Grimthorpe, Pocklington, East Riding, Yorkshire, England d.01 Dec 1189
<Unknown>
- b.1175 in Grimthorpe, Yorkshire, England d.Aug 1218
<Unknown>
- b.1205 in Grimthorpe, Yorkshire, England
- b.1175
- b.1225 in Grimthorpe, Yorkshire, England d.1269
<Unknown>
- b.1243 in Grimthorpe, Yorkshire, England d.11 Feb 1315
- b.1110 in Greystoke, Cumberland, England
- b.1132 in Greystoke, Cumberland, England d.1211
- b.1110 in Grimesthorpe, Lincolnshire, England
- b.1161 in Greystoke, Cumberland, England d.1209
- b.1095 in Bywell, Northumberland, England d.1153
- b.1136 in Bernhard Castle, Durham, England d.1225
- b.1190 in Greystoke, Cumberland, England d.1247
- b.1105 in Cottingham, East Riding, Yorkshire, England d.1183 in Lazenby, Cumberland, England
- b.1138 in Lazenby, Cumberland, England
- b.1114 in Lazenby, Cumberland, England d.> 1183
- b.1153 in Cottingham, Yorkshire, England d.1226
- b.1095 in Benington, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England d.11 May 1175 in Panmure, Forfarshire, Scotland
- b.1135 in Panmure, Forfarshire, Scotland d.1218 in Appleton Priory, Yorkshire, England
<Unknown>
- b.1225 in Greystoke, Cumberland, England d.1269
- b.1100 d.1160
- b.1125 in Burgh-by-Sands, Cumberland, England d.1202 in Appleby Castle, Westmorland, England
- b.1105
- b.1158 in Appleby, Westmorland, England d.1227
- b.1105 in Burgh-by-Sands, Cumberland, England d.1162
- b.1130 in Burgh-by-Sands, Cumberland, England
- b.1128 in Bedfordshire, England d.1150
- b.1202 in Appleby Castle, Northumberland, England
- b.1116 in Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England d.1179 in Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England
- b.1145 in Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England d.1213
- b.1116
- b.1160 in Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England d.1240
- b.1090 in Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England d.1164
- b.1145 in Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England
- b.1125 in Bourne, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
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Details of Ralph's family with Margery de Bolebec
1 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jcrow&id=I03639
Further sources/citations:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jdp-fam&id=I53462&style=TABLE, http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jdp-fam&id=I53466
Further sources/citations:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jdp-fam&id=I53462&style=TABLE, http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jdp-fam&id=I53466
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