Robert de Huyton

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: unknown.

Place of Death: unknown.

Relationships

Father: Henry de Huyton.

Farrer in a note on pages 71-2 of Final Concords of Lancashire Vol. 2. interprets the fine cited below as showing that Robert’s father was Robert the elder (whom he makes a son of Henry de Huyton). In the VCH (3:sub Huyton with Roby) he expresses doubt whether Henry was Robert's father or grandfather. In the VCH (4:sub Billinge) he has decided that Robert the elder was probably the brother of Henry and the younger Robert was Henry’s son. Chronologically, this last suggestion works better, and it fits better with other evidence: (1) in the 1321 fine, Robert the elder is not expicitly called the son of the younger Robert; (2) in 1313, Robert de Huyton recovered the manor of Billinge from Henry; (3) in 1332, Robert son of Henry is listed last in the remainders of a settlement; (4) listed second last is Robert son of William brother of Henry de Huyton; (5) in 1302 Robert de Huyton and William his brother were complainants in a suit against Henry, and in 1309 a Robert and William de Huyton were among the defendants in a suit of 1309 regarding the boundaries of Billinge and Winstanley. All this seems to suggest that the manor descended from Henry to his son Robert, and that the Robert and William appearing in the 1302 and 1309 suits were Henry’s brothers.

Mother: unknown.

Spouse: unknown.

Children:

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William de Huyton.

A daughter married John de Heaton.

Avice had a daughter Margaret who married Roger de Bispham.

A daughter married a Winstanley.

A daughter, possibly named Olive, married a de Billinge.

Evidence

A fine (FCL 2, p. 41; no. 118):

118. At Westminster, on the Quindene of Easter, 14 Edward II. [3rd May, 1321].

Between William, son of Robert de Huyton, plaintiff, and Robert de Huyton, the elder, deforciant of 7 messuages, 26 acres of land, 2 acres of meadow, and 4 acres of wood in Bullyng [Billinge].

Robert acknowledged the said tenements to be the right of William, for which William granted them to Robert for his life, rendering a rose at the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. After his decease to revert to William and his heirs.

Farrer’s description of this fine and what later happened to the property in a note to a later transaction involving the property (FCL 2, p. 172 n):

...To Henry succeeded his son Robert, who was the father of Robert the younger. Robert the elder made a settlement in 1321 (see p. 41 supra) of seven messuages and other lands here upon himself for life, with reversion after his decease to William his grandson, (son of Robert the younger) and his heirs. This William died without issue, and the manor of Billinge was then divided between his four sisters and coheirs, of whom (1) the eldest married a Huyton, probably of the same blood as his wife, from whom descended a William de Heyton, father or Richard, living 8 Henry IV. who had issue (2) Avice, married ….. and had issue a daughter Margaret, who married Roger de Bispham, from who descended the Bisphams of Billinge; (3) the third daughter married a Winstanley, from whom descended Hugh de Winstanley who had issue; (4) Olive (?), the fourth daughter married ….. de Billinge, who was the father of Richard, etc….

A fine (FCL 2, p. 108; no. 90):

90. At York, on the Octave of St. Michael, 12 Edward III. (6th October, 1338).

Between Robert de Huyton, of Bullyng [Billinge], plaintiff, and William Gerard and Joan his wife, deforciants of 18 acres of land in Assheton in Makrefeld.

William and Joan acknowledged the said land to be the right of Robert; to have and to hold to him and his heirs, for which Robert gave them 10 marks.

References

Final Concords for Lancashire Part 2, 1307-77, ed. William Farrer (Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire: London, 1903).

A History of the County of Lancaster:Volume 3, ed. William Farrer and J. Brownbill (Victoria County Histories, London, 1907).

A History of the County of Lancaster:Volumes 4 and 5, ed. William Farrer and J. Brownbill (Victoria County Histories, London, 1911).