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Subject: Re: Lathom and Chaworth: descents from Robert de Alfreton
Date: 24 Jan 2005 10:03:48 -0800
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Monday, 24 January, 2005


Dear Doug,

Thanks for your sleuthing, and relaying the VCH text above.

I have used this in part, and (due to the correction showing Joan
de Millom, not Amicia de Alfreton, as the mother of Sir Robert de
Lathom) have shown the results in a new thread:

< Lathom and Huddleston: descents from Godard de Boiville >

Mille grazie!

John



Doug McDonald wrote:
> wrote:
>
> >
> > Should anyone have direct access to the VCH and Thoroton
> > publications you've mentioned, perhaps those texts can be searched
> > and cited on the list;
>
> Here is the relevant part.
>
> He was succeeded by his brother Robert, a man of
> note in the affairs of the county. He confirmed the
> charter of Burscough and added the land of Adam de
> Birkes, which his brother Richard had bequeathed
> with his body, as well as two other plats." By his
> marriage with Joan,'5 sister and coheir of Thomas
> son of Robert de Alfreton, he became possessed of a
> moiety of her father's estates in Alfreton, Norton, and
> Marnham, held of the honour of Tickhill.16 She prob-
> ably died without issue, as these manors did not
> remain with the Lathom family. Robert was made a
> knight in 1243 in consequence of the king's writ to
> enforce knighthood on all who had an estate of fifteen
> librates of land.17
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