4) Isabella, the daughter of William Fitz-Ranulf, sometime wife of John de Orreby, gave and confirmed to the canons of Wellebec the mill of Bileby, which William Fitz-Ranulf her father, gave, with his body there to be buried, and the moyety of the mill of Blackwell, which Idonea her mother gave to the said canons, with her body there to be buried also. Robert Thoroton, 'Billeby and Ranby', in Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire: Volume 3, Republished With Large Additions By John Throsby, ed., Volume 7, page 194 GoogleBooks shows Isabella, who married John de Orreby, as daughter of Robert fitz Ranulf, the founder of Beauchief, brother of Sir William de Alfreton 1180 who married Idonea de Blackwell. The Reliquary and Illustrated Archaeologist,: A Quarterly Journal.William, son of Ranulf, father of Robert.Cuthbert of Wyrkesop - A2A, Nottinghamshire Archives: Foljambe of Osberton: Deeds and Estate Papers, DD/FJ/1/24/8 ‘William son of Ranulf', confirmed gift by his father of the church of Osberton to the canons of the church of St. Alicia married Sir William de Chaworth and Amicia married Robert de Lathom. Thomas had no male heirs to carry on the family name and rights and so on his death, the titles and properties passed through Robert’s daughters when they married. The lands and titles passed directly to Robert (2) and in turn to his son Thomas. When William’s daughter Alice married Sir Radulphus, first Lord of Ecclesall, some of the Alfreton estate passed over in the form of a dowry. William was also a benefactor of Beauchief Abbey, giving the abbey the mill at Coal Aston. William FitzRanulf became Lord of Alfreton and Norton in 1180 AD. He also gave the Abbey the churches of Alfreton and Norton.īy 1183 Robert had passed on his titles to his son William and had become a priest and joined the order at Beauchief Abbey.

It is believed that Robert had some involvement in the murder of Beckett. Sometime between 1172 AD and 1176 AD, Robert made a gift of land to a group of monks to set up an abbey in Beauchief. Robert FitzRanulf was Lord of Alfreton, Norton and Marnham. The family was greatly favoured by King Henry II. They served jointly as Sheriff from 1177 to 1179. Robert served from 1165 to 1168 and William from 1169 to 1176. Ralf had two sons, William and Robert, both of whom, like their father, became Sheriff of Nottingham and Derby.

Ranulf (Ralf) de Alfreton was the son of Ingram and served twice (64) as Sheriff of Nottingham and Derby during the reign of Henry II. The FitzRanulf family was descended from the Saxon Earl Ingram. Journal of the Derbyshire Archaeological and Natural History Society. 'Later descendants of Domesday holders of land in Derbyshire' (PDF).

Issue: 1 son & 3 daughters: Robert FitzRalph Edelina Matilda de Salicosa Mara Avicia.After, he was the seneschal of Normandy for 22 years under two dukes of Normandy, Henry II and Richard I, from 1178 to 1200. William FitzRalph was the High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests from 1169 to 1177. Not to be confused with a different William fitz Ralph (1140 - 1200) It appears their only child was Isabel.įrom Robert Thoroton, 'Billeby and Ranby', in Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire: Volume 3, Republished With Large Additions By John Throsby, ed. He was the son of Ranulph fitzIngelram and Amicia Avenel de Haddon.

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