Henry de Trafford (died 1221)
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: 1221.
Place of Death: unknown.
The date is given by the Lancashire VCH (v.4, sub Stretford).
Relationships
Father: Robert de Trafford.
This relationship appears in the Lancashire VCH (v.4, sub Stretford).
Mother: unknown.
Spouse: Avice.
This relationship appears in the Lancashire VCH (v.4, sub Stretford).
Children:
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Evidence
from the Lancashire VCH (v. 4 sub Stretford):
A further grant was made to Henry son of Robert of an oxgang of Hamon de Mascy's demesne m Ashley, previously held by Uctred, it being a fourth part of the whole vill. De Trafford D. no. 142.
Henry, surnamed 'de Stratford,' agreed in 1205 to pay 40s. as relief for the half plough-land he held in Trafford. Lancs. Pipe R. 203, 215.
The relief paid was comparatively high. Henry son of Robert son of Ralph de Trafford received lands in Chorltonupon-Medlock and in Withington; De Trafford D. no. 122, 310.
He had a dispute with Hamon de Mascy regarding Adam son of William de Stretford, and Hamon agreed that Adam was a free man; Crofton, op. cit. iii, 235.
Henry de Stretford or de Trafford was perhaps a younger son of Robert de Trafford. William son of Robert has already been named and a Richard de Trafford was witness to a charter which must be dated between 1200 and 1204; Hulton Ped. 3. There is frequent confusion between Stretford, Stratford, Stafford, and Trafford.
In 1212, as above shown, he held Trafford of the king and a fourth of Stretford of Hamon de Mascy. He died in 1221, when his son and heir Richard paid 20s. for relief of the land held of the king. Fine R. Excerpts (Rec. Com.), i, 75.
Avice widow of Henry de 'Stretford' was of the king's gift in 1222–6. She paid 20d. yearly—the amount is a third of the 5s. due from Trafford—and her land was worth 3s. clear; Lancs. Inq. and Extents, i, 129.
Crofton (p. 227) transcribes a grant of land at Heald Housestead, Rusholme by Elias son of Robert de Pendlebury to Henry son of Robert son of Ralph de Trafford (Henrico filio Robt’i filio Radulfo de Trafford), and another grant from Gospatrick of Chorlton to him.
References
Crofton, H.T. A History of the Ancient Chapel of Stretford (Chetham Society v. 51 New Series, 1903)
A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 4 (Victoria County History, 1911).