Thomas Metham Knt.

• Preferred Name: Thomas Metham Knt.^[1]
  
• Gender: M
  
• FSID: G4TV-7G9
  
• Birth: 29 SEP 1299 in Metham, Yorkshire, England at LATI: N3.7165 LONG: E0.7754 with note: He was 12 on the feast of St. Michael before his father's IPM in May 1312.
  
• Death: 10 AUG 1355 in Metham, Yorkshire, England at LATI: N3.7165 LONG: E0.7754
  
• "Escheator+Beyond+Trent": with note: Description: He is associated with this title, which indicates land owndership https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Metham-6
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  His custody was fought over after his father's death. From his father's inquisition post mortem:
  
  "Writ to the escheator to take into safe custody the heir of the said John, whose marriage pertains to the king, 12 June, 5 Edw. II."
  "Endorsed with return, that the heir has been eloigned [1] from place to place and cannot be found."
  
  Inq. Tuesday after St. Laurence, 6 Edw. II.
  
  "In the life of the heir’s father, Sir Jordan de Metham took the heir to the manor of Belasise, and after the said John’s death by the command of Lady Sibyl late his wife, Thomas Verjon and John de Waghen eloigned him beyond the Humber, and after three weeks the said John de Waghen brought him back to the said Thomas, who delivered him to Sir William le Conestable who still detains him."
  
  [1] To remove or carry away to a distance, especially so as to conceal
  
  Source: British History Online, Inquisitions

• m. 1320

1. Thomas Metham II, b. ABT 1331 in Metham, Yorkshire, England     d. 4 AUG 1354 in Metham, Yorkshire, England

1. Title: IPM of Sir Thomas de Metham
   Author: British History Online, Inqusiitions post mortem, 29 Ed III, Thomas de Metham, knight
   Publication: Name: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol10/pp209-228;