33556032. Sir Ralph Russel & 33556033. Isabel de Newmarch
5/27/1199, John succeeded Richard I as King of England.
1204, Ralph born in England, s/o 67112064. John Russel & 67112065. Rohesia Bardulf.
(S) Devonshire Parishes, Worthy, 1887, P261.
~1208, Isabel born in Cadbury, Somerset, England, d/o 121685158.
James de Newmarch & 9994917. Matilda de Say.
By 1215, Isabel’s father died [her mother remarried.]
10/28/1216, Henry III, age 9, succeeded John as King of England.
[––Ralph & Isabel––]
1219, Ralph married to Isabel. (S) FMG. [“Ysabella et
Matildis filie Jacobi de Novo Mercato … Radulfus Russel et Johannes de Boterall
habent ea” holding land “Kaddelberi et Maperton” in Somerset.]
1224, Ralph took livery of his wife’s paternal inheritance
in Somerset, Wilts and Dorset. (S) Hist. of the Antiquities of Somerset,
Collinson, 1791, P372.
1225, Order to the sheriff of Dorset to arrest Ralph Russell
and take his lands until the king orders otherwise. (S) CFRs.
2/4/1228, Liberate … going on the king’s message to Ralph
Russel and John de Boterellis, 12d. … (S) CLibRs.
1229, Ralph Russell a confirmand of the inspeximus of a
charter of Maurice of Gaunt, made at Bristol the previous year. (S) Early Hist.
of the Church of Wells, Church, 1894, P216.
9/5/1231, Order to the sheriff of Somerset and Dorset to
place in respite, …, the demand he makes by summons of the Exchequer from Ralph
Russell for the scutage of Kerry, which he says he had previously rendered, …,
and the demand of £15 which he ought not to render, as he says, …, so that he
does not distrain him in the meantime for the aforesaid debts. (S) FRsHIII.
1235-36, Ralph holding more than 8 fees with the daughter of
James de Newmarch. (S) Transactions of Bristol and Gloucestershire, V13,
1888-89. [Her sister Hawyse’s husband held the same number of fees of their
father.]
1238, Ralph owed a considerable sum in scutages.
1242, Ralph 1 of 50 barons summoned to on the occasion of
the war with France to attend the king with horses and arms and a suitable
retinue on an expedition to Poictou.
7/22/1242
at Saintes, the 2 armies met with the superior sized French
force winning.
9/27/1242, King Henry returned to England arriving at Portsmouth.
1245, “Radulfus Russell’ optulit se quarto die versus
Beatriciam de Furneus de placito quod permitt …” (S) Curia Regis Rollls, Brand,
1999, P363.
1248, Sir Ralph had respite for scutage for lands of the
honour of James de Newmarch.
7/3/1252, Ralph granted the privilege of hunting the hare,
wild cat and fox in the royal forests in Dorset, Wilts and Somerset. (S) CPRs.
7/11/1253, Dorset. Ralph Russel and Dionisia
[Isabel] his wife give the king one mark for a writ ad terminum. Order to the
sheriff of Dorset to take etc. (S) FRsHIII.
5/29/1257, Inquisition of William Fukerham … Glouceser …
Henton, half a knight’s fee held of Sir Ralph Russel by knight’s service. (S)
Henry III, GBPRO, 1904, P104.
1257, Touching escheats, … Richard de Sancta Mora holds one
knight’s fee in la Rade of Ralph Russell, which was formerly an escheat of the
Norman lands. … King John gave that land to John Russell, Ralph’s father. (S) Somerset Pleas, 1897, P287.
1257, Somerset. Ralph Russel put in his place Henry son of
Walter against William de Capello and Isabella his mother on a plea of warranty
of charter … (S) Somerset Pleas, Landon, 1897, P150.
1259, Ralph on an expedition
with Lord Edward against the Welsh prince Llywelyn ap Gruffydd.
7/9/1261, Appointment during pleasure … Ralph Russel, Wilts
with the castle of Salisbury; mandate to Matthew de Columbariis to deliver the
county. (S) CPRs.
3/8/1262, Ralph Russel has letters patent for
keeping the county of Wiltshire with the castle of Salisbury until the
abovesaid feast, … (S) FRsHIII.
4/12/1263, Simon de Montfort returned to England to lead a
rebellion of young barons. The French relatives of Queen Eleanor, the primary
target of the rebellion, secretly returned to France.
6/17/1263, Promise to Ralph Russell, to whom the king has
committed the castle of Old Sarum [Salisbury], which be reason of the
disturbance of the realm, he has to munition, that the king will allow
reasonable costs in so doing. (S) CPRs.
6/18/1263, The king has committed his manor of Gillingham to
his beloved and faithful Ralph Russel to keep with appurtenances
for as long as it pleases the king. (S) FRsHIII.
Bef. 11/26/1263, Ralph appointed sheriff of Wiltshire. (S)
CChRs.
1263, Sir Ralph Russell to King Henry the Third: “To his
most excellent lord, Henry, by the grace of God King of England, Lord of
Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine, Ralph Russell, his ever-faithful servant,
wishes health and constant reliance on his entire fidelity. I apprise your most
noble and serene Excellency, that, as I am given to understand, certain of your
barons and rebels purpose shortly to march upon your camp at Sarum [Salisbury],
with a great multitude of men-at-arms ; and as I find but a very few who, for
your royal bounty, will interest themselves in its fortification, I entreat
your Grace, if it seems good, to send me some assistance, that I may safely
keep and defend the same against them ; and thus I bid your serene Excellency
farewell ever in the Lord!” (S) UKNA.
4/2/1264, By reason of the present disturbance in the realm,
… castle of Salisbury be munitioned … free men of the county of Wilts,
requesting them to be intendant to Ralph
Russel, the sheriff of the county, in all things pertaining to the
munition of the castle … (S) CPRs.
5/14/1264, King Henry, son Richard, and son lord Edward, and
Henry of Almain captured by Gilbert de Clare at the battle of Lewes, “at the
Mill of the Hide”. An estimated 2700 died.
1264-65, Simon de Montfort effectively ruled England.
6/5/1264, Protection without clause until Michaelmas
for Ralph Russel. (S) CPRs.
1264, Ralph Russel, sheriff of Wilts, headed an inquisition
about the manor of Poulton. (S) CPRs.
12/19/1264, Commitment to John de Mucegos of the castle of
Salisbury … Mandate to Ralph
Russell, constable of the said castle, to deliver it to him. (S) CPRs.
5/28/1265, Lord Edward escaped captivity.
5/31/1265, Commitment to Walter de Dunstable of the castle
of Salisbury, John de Muscegros, Ralph Russel and Ralph de Aungers to deliver
it. (S) CPRs.
8/4/1265, Lord Edward [future Edward I] defeated Simon de
Montfort at the battle of Evesham in Worcestershire, freeing his father, who
had been accidentally wounded.
1265, Ralph owed ‘de claro’ £30 at Mid-lent.
12/23/1265, Simple protection until Midsummer for Ralph Russel. (S) CPRs.
1267, Ralph given the “apparitorship” of Dorset for life.
11/23/1267, In the same manner the counties of Somerset and
Dorset were committed to Andrew Wake. Order to Ralph Russel to
deliver those counties to the same Andrew. (S) FRsHIII.
1269, A charter whereby Henry de Novo Burgo, with the assent
of his wife and heirs, granted to the church of St. Peter, Abbodesbury, …
witnesses, Sir Ralph Russel, Sir Andrew Wake … (S) CChRs.
5/23/1271, … to Ralph Russel, formerly sheriff of Somerset
and Dorset, £7 for 30 quarters of wheat lately bought and delivered to the wife
of Bartholomew Bygot for her maintenance of the king's gift. (S) CLibRs.
5/4/1273, Order to deliver the manor of Derham to
Ralph Russell, together with everything received therefrom … Ralph gave his
said manor to Robert Waleraund with Matilda his daughter, whom Robert married,
to hold to Robert and the heirs of their bodies, with reversion to Ralph in
default of such heirs, and that Robert died without an heir of his body,
wherefore the manor ought to revert to Ralph. (S) CCRs.
8/19/1274, Edward I succeeded Henry III as King of England.
2/11/1275, Writ of plenius certiorari, on the complaint of
Ralph Russel, that the escheator had taken into the king’s hand the manor of
Derham, … (S) Henry III, V1, 1906, P7.
2/6/1276, Ralph granted the privilege, for life, of hunting
the hare, wild cat and fox in the royal forests in Dorset, Wilts and Somerset.
(S) CPRs.
1278, Son William enfeoffed by Ralph in the manor of
Kingston-Russell, held of the king by service of acting as cupbearer on stated
occasions.
1279, Ralph received the king’s precept to be ready to
accompany him into Wales. [Infirm, Ralph sent his son James to do his service.]
Isabel died before Ralph.
By 1281, Ralph died.
[––Post Mortem––]
2/16/1281, Order to the sheriff of Gloucester, after taking
security from Maud Russel and the other executors of the will of Ralph Russel,
for payment of his debts. (S) CFRs.
(S) Historical Memoires of the House of Russell, V1, Wiffen,
1833, P112ff.
Children of Ralph and Isabel:
i. James Russell, born ? in England.
Sir James married Eleanor, d/o Sir John Tilly.
7/1/1277, James served in place of his father with the Earl
Marshall, going into Wales, for the service of 1 knights’ fee for a moiety of
the barony of Newmarch.
1279, James again served in place of his father.
Bef. 2/13/1281, James died; his son Ralph his heir, a minor
[died 1295, no children, his uncle Robert his heir.] (S) CPRs.
ii. Maud Russel, born ? in England.
Lady Maud married Robert Walrond, receiving the manor of
Derham in Gloucestershire at her marriage.
By 4/1272, Robert died before her father. [No children.] (S)
IPM of Robert Waleraund, CIsPM.
2/16/1281, Maud and executor of her father’s will. (S) CFRs.
1288, Matilda died; her heir nephew Ralph, s/o James.
iii. Robert Russell, born ? in England.
7/1/1277, Robert attened the expedition into Wales.
3/1/1296, Robert served with the king against the Scots.
1296-97, Robert died; his brother William his heir.
iv. William Russel (16778016), born 1257 in England.
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