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Ralph Basset of Sapcote and Sir John Gernon, Coheirs of Robert de Colville, Sir John Gernon is identified as the holder of the relevant Abington interest after partition
Dates: Active in the later 14th century
Ralph Basset and Sir John Gernon were the identified coheirs of Robert de Colville's estates.
View historical person →Ralph Baynard, Anglo-Norman landholder
Dates: fl. 1086
Ralph Baynard was an Anglo-Norman landholder recorded in Domesday Book as holding Ulting in Essex after the Norman Conquest.
View historical person →Ralph Bigod
Dates: Flourished in the late thirteenth century; exact dates unknown
Ralph Bigod was the grandson of Bartholomew le Bigod and received, by a grant confirmed by royal charter in 1270, all of Bartholomew's land in Alfriston.
View historical person →Ralph Botyler, Holder associated with the Barony of Wem by marriage
Dates: floruit 13th century
Husband of Matilda, the heiress who became sole heiress of the Barony of Wem. He is recorded as holding the barony and its members, including Alkington.
View historical person →Ralph Bourchier
The last male-line Bourchier holder of Barforth; he died in 1768, after which the manor descended to his daughter Margaret.
View historical person →Ralph Bowes
Husband of Joan Headlam and joint party with her to the 1600 conveyance of Nunthorpe to Edward Rust.
View historical person →Ralph Crassus, or Ralph the Fat, Feoffee of Alberbury, donor of the church of Alberbury to Shrewsbury Abbey
Dates: Living during the reign of King Stephen; active between 1141 and 1155
Ralph Crassus was a twelfth-century landholder associated with Alberbury. He granted the church of Alberbury to Shrewsbury Abbey during the reign of King Stephen.
View historical person →Ralph Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell, Chamberlain of the Household, Lord Treasurer of England, member of the Regency Council for Henry VI, Treasurer of England
Dates: c. 1400–1456
Ralph Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell, was a prominent fifteenth-century English nobleman and administrator. He served in royal household and financial offices, was involved in campaigns in France, and…
View historical person →Ralph Dacre
Dates: died 1461
A Dacre landholder and owner of Ainstable who fought for the Lancastrians and was killed at the Battle of Towton in 1461.
View historical person →Ralph Danby of Yafforth, esquire
Dates: died 22 August 1485 at Bosworth, according to later source tradition
View historical person →Ralph de Abenhall, Keeper or woodward of the bailiwick of Abenhall
Dates: Flourished c. 1255; another or the same Ralph active in the 1260s
Member of the de Abenhall family associated with Abenhall Manor and with a moiety of Mitcheldean Manor.
View historical person →Ralph de Abenhall, Brother and heir of John de Abenhall
Dates: Active 1317
Member of the de Abenhall family who granted Abenhall Manor to his brother Reynold in 1317.
View historical person →Ralph de Abenhall, Holder of Abenhall Manor
Dates: Died c. 1347
Son and successor of Reynold de Abenhall; he died about 1347 leaving Margaret as his heir.
View historical person →Ralph de Auxeville, Knight
Dates: fl. 12th century
Feoffee of Oldington who gave the manor and other property to the lepers of Maiden Bradley in connection with payment of his ransom.
View historical person →Ralph de Crumbewell, Lord of Tatershale (as stated in the supplied account)
Dates: fl. early 14th century
Medieval holder of a life interest and later remainder interest in Egmanton. He was identified in the supplied account as brother of Volker de Crumbewell and later levied…
View historical person →Ralph de Greystoke, Greystoke lord, 3rd Baron Greystoke, northern baron and border officer
Dates: died 1487
Member of the Greystoke family and recorded lord of Dufton at his death in 1487.
View historical person →Ralph de Hodeboville; John de Hodeboville, Lords of the principal Acton Manor
Dates: Ralph active in the reign of Richard I; John recorded in 1196
Members of the de Hodeboville family recorded by the antiquarian manorial history as holders of the principal Acton estate before its acquisition by Robert de Bures.
View historical person →Ralph de Irton, Bishop of Carlisle
Dates: fl. reign of Edward I
A descendant of Richard de Irton who was consecrated Bishop of Carlisle in the reign of Edward I.
View historical person →Ralph de la Roche
Dates: flourished in the mid-12th century
Ralph de la Roche was a medieval landholder who received Aldsworth from William, Earl of Arundel, for a customary hunting-spear render.
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