John Lisle of Gatcombe

Events

Date of Birth: 13 June 1324.

Place of Birth: unknown.

The date is recorded in John’s father’s inquisition post mortem.

Date of Death: 31 March 1349.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is recorded in John’s inquisition post mortem.

Relationships

Father: John de Lisle of Gatcombe.

This relationship is given by the Hampshire VCH (5:sub Gatcombe) and the Sussex VCH (4:sub Gatcombe).

Mother: Joan.

This relationship is given in Joan’s inquisition post mortem.

Spouse: Joan de Bohun.

This relationship is given by the Hampshire VCH (5:sub Gatcombe) and by Whitehead (p. 239).

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

John Lisle (6 November 1342 - 1369).

Elizabeth Lisle married John Bramshott.

(supposedly) Eva married (1) Thomas Roucle; married (2) John Burford. But this is incorrect. Actually Eva was Joan de Bohun’s sister, and married first John Barforth, and second John Roucle.

Lawrence Lisle married Isabel.

Evidence

John’s inquisition post mortem:

John de Insula, of Gatecoumbe.

Writ to Henry Sturmy, escheator in the county of Southampton, 25 April, 23 Edward III.

Southhampton. Inq. taken at Suthewyk, Tuesday after Holy Trinity, 23 Edward III.

Porteseye. A toft and 40a. arable at Hulesy held of the king in chief by homage and service of finding an armed man for the defence (munitione) of the king’s castle of Porcestre at his own costs in time of war for 40 days and suit at the king’s court of Porcestre every three weeks; a messuage &c., 60a. arable and 2a. wood held of the lord of the manor of Warblynton by service of 7s. yearly and suit at his court every three weeks.

Gatecombe in the Isle of Wight. The manor, held of the king in chief, service not known.

William de Ryngebourne is escheator in the Isle of Wight, not Henry Sturmy.

He died on Tuesday, 31 March, 23 Edward III. John his son, aged seven years, is his heir.

Writ to William de Ryngebourn, escheator in the Isle of Wight, 25 April, 23 Edward III.

Isle of Wight. Inq. taken at Gatecombe, Sunday after the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, 23 Edward III.

Gatecombe. The manor, held of the king in chief as of the honour of the castle of Caresbrouk by knight’s service and suit at the court of knights of Neuport every three weeks. Robert del Isle of Merstone and Alice his wife held a messuage and a carucate of land in Merston for their lives, of the demise of John del Isle, father of the deceased, which messuage and land are parcel of the said manor, and have already come into the king’s hands by the death of the said Robert and Alice.

Chesthull. A manor so called, held of the king, as of the honour of the aforesaid castle, by the aforesaid service.

He held nothing else in the island.

Date of death as above. Heir as above, aged seven years at the feast of St. Leonard next.

References

Calendar[s] of Inquisitions Post Mortem. [Public Record Office. Digital versions available at British History Online.]

'Compton', in A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 4, the Rape of Chichester, ed. L F Salzman (London, 1953), pp. 91-94.

Cooper, William Durrant. “Midhurst: Its Lords and Its Inhabitants” in Sussex Archaeological Collections v. 20 (1868).

Elwes, Dudley George Cary (assisted by Charles J. Robinson) A History of the Castles, Mansions, and Manors of Western Sussex. (1876).

'Parishes: Gatcombe', in A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 5, ed. William Page (London, 1912), pp. 246-249.

'Racton', in A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 4, the Rape of Chichester, ed. L F Salzman (London, 1953), pp. 113-118.

'Parishes: Wymering', in A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 3, ed. William Page (London, 1908), pp. 165-170.

Whitehead, James Livesay. The Undercliff of the Isle of Wight, Past and Present. (1911).

Wrottesley, George. Pedigrees from the Plea Rolls: collected from the pleadings in the various courts of law, A.D. 1200 to 1500, from the original rolls in the Public Record Office. (1905).