Henry de Grey , Lord of Codnor 
Henry de was born in 1176 in Thurrock Grey, Essex, England. Henry de's father was John de Grey , of Thurrock and his mother was Elana de Clare. His paternal grandparents were Anchitel de Grey , of Thurrock and Matilda (Eva) de Reviers; his maternal grandparents were Roger de Clare , Earl of Hertford and Maud de St. Hilary. He had a sister named Agnes. He was the younger of the two children. He died at the age of 43 in 1219 in Codnor, Derbyshire, England.General Notes
Henry de Grey; bought the Manor of Thurrock, Essex (later called Thurrock Grey) from Isaac the Jew and his son Josce; held the Manor of Codnor, Derbys by 1201; granted by Henry III 1216 the Manor of Grimston, Notts. [Burke's Peerage]
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In the 6th year of King Richard I [1195], that monarch conferred the manor of Thurrock, co. Essex (afterwards called Thurrock Grey), upon Henry de Grey, which grant was confirmed by King John, who vouchsafed, by special charter, to permit the said Henry de Grey to hunt the hare and fox in any land belonging to the crown, save the king's own demesne-parks. In the 1st Henry III [1216], he had also a grant of the manor of Grimston, co. Nottingham, and having afterwards m. Isolda, niece and heiress of Robert Bardolf, shared in the inheritance of his lands. By this lady Henry de Grey had issue, Richard, John, William, Robert, Walter, and Henry. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, England, 1883, p. 247-248, Grey, Baron Grey, of Codnor, co. Derby]
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1130 in Rotherfield Greys, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England d. in Thurrock Grey, Essex, England
- b.~ 1150 in Thurrock Grey, Essex, England
- b.1133 in Hocknorton, Oxfordshire, England
- b.1176 in Thurrock Grey, Essex, England d.1219 in Codnor, Derbyshire, England
- b.1090 in Hertford, Hertfordshire & Clare, Suffolk, England d.15 Apr 1136 in Slain by Welsh near Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
- b.1116 in Tunbridge Castle, Kent, England d.1173 in Oxfordshire, England
- b.~ 1070 in Briquessart, Livry, France d.JAN 1128/29 in Chester, Cheshire, England
- b.~ 1098 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England d.> 1142
- b.~ 1070 in Crowland & Spalding, Lincolnshire, England d.> 1130
- b.~ 1155 in Tunbridge Castle, Kent, England
- b.~ 1132 in Burkenham, Norfolk, England d.1173 in Norfolk, England
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Henry de and Isolda were married in a religious ceremony in 1199 in Thurrock, Essex, England. They had three sons named Richard de, John de and Hugh de.
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Children
Richard de Grey , Lord of Codnor, Sir
Richard de was born about 1198 in Codnor, Derbyshire, England. He died before September 8th, 1271.
Hugh de Grey , of Chillingham, Sir
Hugh de was born about 1202 in Chillingham, Glendale, Northumberland, England.
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