William Woodthorpe 
William was born in 1232 in Saleby, Lincolnshire, England.1 William's father was Thomas Woodthorpe and his mother was <Unknown>. His paternal grandparents were Alan Woodthorpe and Beatrice Farforth. He was an only child. He died at the age of 30 in 1262.1 General Notes
A History of the villages of Aisthorpe and Thorpe in the
Fallows by CW Foster MA, Canon of Lincoln, pub. JW Ruddock and Sons 1927.
Page 41 C6 William of Woodthorpe, the successor and probably the son of Thomas of Woodthorpe (C5) held half a knight's fee in Thoresthorpe,Woodthorpe, Withern, Strubby, Maltby [le Marsh] and Sloothby of Petronilla de Craon (Croun) who held of the king in chief (fn6 Book of Fees ii, 1059,1090) ... He was dead in 1262 for an inquisition post mortem of that year states that William de Herdredeshull died seised of one knight's fee in Saleby, whereof five-sixths were of the fee of the heirs of Petronilla de Vaux (nee Petronilla de Croun) and one sixth of the fees of the heirs of William de Wodetorp (fn5 Calendar of Inq I, no 526. Mister Dudding, History of Saleby p25, is right in making this William the last male of his line,see also Ibid p100). He left three daughters and coheirs:
# Note: 1. Alice ... who married Richard Marke....
# Note: 2. Maud.....married Sir Hugh Bernake.......
# Note: 3. Elizabeth C7 (see below)
Details of William's family with <Unknown>
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