Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: unknown.
Place of Death: unknown.
Robert is attested in documents from about 1244.
Relationships
Father: Liulf the Sheriff.
This relationship is recorded in documents in the St Werburgh Chartulary (See below.)
Mother: unknown.
Spouse: Mabel.
This relationship is recorded in documents in the St Werburgh Chartulary (See below.)
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Robert de Winnington married (1) Margery daughter of Robert de Winnington; married (2) Maud, daughter of Richard de Wilburham.
Evidence
from the Arley Charters:
ARL/27/19
no date
Deed poll
Parties: (1) Robert de Lewel son of Liuul de Thamlowe; (2) Richard de Wibenburi.
Details: Grant, by (1) to (2), of the half of Winnington, which Liuul de Twamlowe held of the fee of William de Boydell, setting out the bounds, and rendering a grain of pepper.
Witnesses: Robert de Tabley; Randolph de Bexton; Roger de Tabley; Hugh de Pikemerel; Helkot of the same; Hugh de Marston; Stephen de Merton; Thomas de Limme; Ralph de Grappenhall; Richard Bernard and many others.
from the St Werburgh Chartulary:
no. 753.
Grant by Robert, son of Liulf (de Twemlow) the sheriff, to the abbey, of all his land of Lees, and all the land called Bemelehe-greue. ? 1244.
Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Robertus filius Lidulphi vicecomitis dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta confirmaui, assensu Mabilie vxoris mee, pro animabus nostris et pro animabus antecessorum et successorum nostrorum Beo et beate Marie, et domui sancte Werburge Cestrie et abbati et conuentui ibidem Beo seruientibus, totam terram meam de Leghes, in dominicis, vilenagiis, et homagiis, seruiciis, et omnibus pertinenciis, et omnibus eschaetis et commoditatibus que ad dictam terram de Leghes pertinent vel poterunt pertinere, et totam terram que vocatur Bernelehe-greue cum pert., dictis abbati et conuentui, habendas et tenendas predictas terras cum omnibus pert, in liberam, puram et perpetuam elemosynam sine aliquo retenemento, liberas, quietas et solutas de me et de omnibus meis in perpetuum. [Warranty clause follows] Et quia volo quod hec mea donacio et concessio rata et stabilis permaneat presenti script o sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus : dominis Nicholao de Wylileg' tunc constabulario castri Cestrie, Hugone de Chelmundeleg', Ricardo de Wybenbur' tunc vicecomite Cestrisirie, Ricardo de Kingeleg', Ada de Hellesby, Ricardo Bernard, Roberto de Chelmundeleg', Roberto de Tabeleg', lohanne Teck, Ricardo de Coudray, Galfrido clerico et aliis.
no. 753b.
Renunciation by Robert, son of Liulf the sheriff, and his wife Mabel of all claim upon the abbey beyond the express contents of the charter which they have from it. ? 1244.
Omnibus Christi fidelibus, etc. Robertus filius Lidulfi vicecomitis et Mabilla uxor eius salutem. Sciatis quod gratis renuntiavimus et quietum clamavimus domui sancte Werburge et domino abbati et conventui Cestrensi quod non exigemus vel exigere poterimus ex debito nisi ea que expresse continentur in carta quam de ipsis habemus cuius transcriptum penes eos habent. Et in cuius rei testimonium ego Robertus pro me et Matilda (sic) uxore mea presenti scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus : domino Hugone de Chelmundeleg', Roberto filio [suo], Johanne Thece, Ricardo de Caudray, Galfrido clerico et aliis.
no. 755
Quitclaim by William, son of Jordan de Stubbs and Agnes his wife, daughter of Robert de Lees, to abbot Simon, etc., of all the gifts of Robert, son of Liulf de Twemlow in Lees on Rudheath, and the homages, etc., of Richard de Wybunbury and Robert de Winnington for a moiety of the vill of Winnington (No. 557). 1271-74.
Omnibus, etc., Willelmus filius Jordani de Stobbes et Agnes uxor eius, filia Roberti de Leghes, salutem. Sciatis nos pro salute animarum nostrarum et antecessorum nostrorum et successorum nostrorum concessisse, etc. Deo et ecclesie sancte Werburge Cestrie et capitalibus dominis nostris Symoni abbati et conventui eiusdem loci eorumque successoribus vel assignatis omnes donationes et concessiones quas Robertus filius Lidulfi de Twamlowe concessit prefate ecclesie, etc. [tam] de villa de Leghes super Ruddehet cum dominiis, homagiis et serviciis, etc., quam etiam de homagiis et serviciis Ricardi de Wybenbury et Roberti de Wininton de tota medietate eiusdem ville de Wiininton iuxta Northwych cum wardis, releviis, escaetis, serviciis debitis et consuetis et omnimodis approviamentis que de dicta medietate de Wyninton aliquo accidere, evenire vel accressere {sic) poterint, sine ullo retenemento, Habendum, etc. In cuius rei testimonium presenti scripto sigilla nostra fecimus apponi et banc nostram concessionem, confirmacionem et quietam clamacionem in rotulo qui vocatur Domesday irrotulari. Testibus : dominis Reginald de Gray tunc iust[ciario] Cestrie, Thoma de Meingarin, Roberto de Stockport, Hugone de Hatton tunc vicecomite Cestr[isir'], Roberto de Huxley, Johanne de Wetenhal', Ricardo de Orreby, Warino de Croxton, Ricardo de Lostok, Henrico de Craunach, Ricardo de eadem, Ricardo Bonetable, Thoma de Goostre, Rogero de Bernulf, Willelmo de Wythinton et aliis.
The chartulary adds: "Saluis terris propriis quas in villa de Leyes tempore confectionis huius scripti per homagium et seruicium de dicto abbate tenuerunt," and notes that "Hec omnia Willelmus de Walton et Marg[eria ?] vxor eius, filia altera dicti Roberti quiete clamauerunt, ut patet in sua carta.”
References
The Chartulary or Register of The Abbey of St. Werburgh Chester (ed. James Tait) Part I (Chetham Society, 1920), Part II (Chetham Society, 1923).
Ormerod, George; Peter Leycester; William Smith; William Webb; and Thomas Helsby. The history of the county palatine and city of Chester: compiled from original evidences in public offices, the Harleian and Cottonian mss., parochial registers, private muniments, unpublished ms. collections of successive Cheshire antiquaries, and a personal survey of every township in the county, incorporated with a republication of King's Vale royal and Leycester's Cheshire antiquities. (London: G. Routledge, 1882).
Warburton of Arley Charters (University of Manchester Special Collections).