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William de Ros of Helmsley



Preferred Parents:
Father: Robert de Ros I, b. ABT 1172 in Yorkshire, England   d. BEF 23 DEC 1226
Mother: Isabella of Scotland , b. ABT 1169 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland   d. 1240 in London, Middlesex, England

Family 1: Lucy FitzPeter,    b. 1207 in West Dean, Gloucestershire, England    d. AFT 29 SEP 1266 in Yorkshire, England
  1. William de Ros II of Ingmanthorp, b. ABT 1231 in Yorkshire, England     d. BEF 28 MAY 1310 in Yorkshire, England
  2. Robert de Ros III, b. ABT 1230 in Helmsley, Yorkshire, England     d. 13 MAY 1285 in Belvoir, Leicestershire, England
  3. Anne de Ros, b. 1230 in Helmsley, Yorkshire, England     d. 1290 in North Riding, Yorkshire, England
Sources:
  1. Title: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists by Frederick Lewis Weis
    Author: p 96
    Publication: Name: https://books.google.com/books?id=3F9nG8aFJ7MC&pg=PA96#v=onepage;
  2. Title: Magna Charta Barons & Their American Descendants by Charles Henry Browning
    Author: p 189
    Publication: Name: https://books.google.com/books?id=hTUfAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA189#v=onepage;
  3. Title: Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors
    Author: Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors
    Publication: Name: https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p366.htm#i10987;
    Note: Father Robert de Roos, Magna Carta Surety, 4th Baron Hamlake, Sheriff of Cumberland b. bt 1170 - 1172, d. 1227 Mother Isabel of Scotland b. c 1165 Sir William de Roos was born circa 1193 at of Helmsley & Hunsignore, Yorkshire, England.5 He married Lucia FitzPiers, daughter of Piers FitzHerbert, Sheriff of Yorkshire, Keeper of Pickering Castle and Alice FitzRoger, before 24 January 1234; They had 6 sons (Sir Robert; Sir Peter; Sir William; Sir Alexander; Sir Herbert; & John) and 2 daughters (Lucy, wife of Sir William de Kyme; & Alice, wife of Sir John Comyn, & of Sir James de Byron). Sir William de Roos died in 1258 or 1264; Buried at Kirkham Abbey, Yorkshire. Family Lucia FitzPiers d. a 29 Sep 1266 Children Alicia de Roos d. c 29 Apr 1286 Lucy de Roos d. a 1281 Sir Alexander de Roos Sir Herbert de Ros Sir John de Ros Sir Robert de Roos b. c 1223, d. 17 Jun 1285 Sir William de Roos b. c 1244, d. c 28 May 1310
  4. Title: The Peerage
    Author: The Peerage
    Publication: Name: https://www.thepeerage.com/p17620.htm#i176195;
    Note: Sir William de Ros was the son of Robert de Ros, 1st Lord Ros of Helmsley and Isabella (?)1 He married Lucy FitzPiers, daughter of Piers FitzHerbert. He died circa 1264. He opposed King John. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) from 1235 to 1236. He lived at Helmsley, Yorkshire, EnglandG.1 Children of Sir William de Ros and Lucy FitzPiers Sir Robert de Ros d. 17 Mar 1285 Sir William de Ros d. 28 May 1310 Piers de Ros
  5. Title: British History Online: South Muskam & South Carleton
    Author: p 148-152
    Publication: Name: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/thoroton-notts/vol3/pp148-152#anchorn11;
  6. Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
    Author: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
    Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISHNOBILITYMEDIEVAL3P-S.htm#RobetRosdied1285;
  7. Title: Royal Descents of 600 immigrants to the American Colonies by Gary Boyd Roberts
    Author: p 416 & 431
    Note: William I, King of Scotland Isabel of Scotland (illegitimate by daughter of Richard Avenal) = Robert de Ross, Magna Charta Surety Sir William de Ross = Lucy FitzPiers Sir William de Ros = Eustache FitzHugh Lucy de Ros = Sir Robert Plumpton Sir Wiliam Plumpton = Christine Mowbray Alice Plumpton = 1. Sir Richard Sherburne , 2. Sir John Boteler
    Page: Reference to ancestors of Sir William I of Hamlake de Ros
  8. Title: William de Ros of Helmsley, Wikipedia
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_de_Ros_of_Helmsley;
    Note: William de Ros, Lord of Helmsley, was an English noble. He was the eldest son of Robert de Ros and Isabella Mac William. With his father he opposed King John of England, during the First Barons War between 1215 and 1217. Both he and his father were excommunicated during the rebellion. William was captured during the battle of Lincoln on 19 May 1217 and became a prisoner, before paying 20 marks to be released into his fathers care in October 1217. He was buried in Kirkham Priory, Kirkham, North Yorkshire, England. He married Lucy FitzPeter, the daughter of Peter FitzHerbert and Alice FitzRoger.
    Page: Relationships
  9. Title: William de Ros (1192-1264), Find a Grave
    Author: link from son Robert
    Publication: Name: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70352904/william-de-ros;
    Note: Sir William de Ros BIRTH 1192 Helmsley, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England DEATH 1264 (aged 71–72) England BURIAL Kirkham Priory Kirkham, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England MEMORIAL ID 70352904 Son and heir to Robert de Ros and Isabel of Scotland. Husband of Lucy FitzPeter, daughter of Peter FitzHerbert of Blaen Llyfni, Breconshire, Wales and Alice FitzRobert. They were married before 24 Jan 1234 and had six sons and two daughters. William was excommunicated with his father by Pope Innocent III on 16th of December 1215. He was taken as prisoner at the Battle of Lincoln on 20 May 1217. Sir William died 1258 or 1264, buried at Kirkham
    Page: Ancestry
  10. Title: Magna Carta Ancestry of Nancy F. HATCH, Early Mormon Pioneer [This source has an invalid URL link.]
    Author: Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, Douglas Richardson, Genealogical Publishing Company, 2005 (First Edition) ISBN-10: 0806317590 | ISBN-13: 978-0806317595
    Publication: Name: http://www.royalancestry.net;
    Note: Magna Carta Ancestry ROGER Le BIGOD, ROBERT De VERE, ROBERT De ROOS : Follow Hatch-Colburn-Nelson lineage charts pg 774-778 See entry "Stapleton" pp 778 for (Capt.) Phillip Nelson married Elizabeth Lowell (ROGER Le BIGOD and ROBERT De ROOS ) pp 531-533 See entry "Lowell" for Percival Lowell (ROBERT De VERE) pp 900-901 See entry "Worden" for Peter Worden (ROBERT De ROOS)
    Page: Reference to ancestors of Sir William I of Hamlake de Ros
  11. Title: British History Online: Orston
    Author: p 218-225
    Publication: Name: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/thoroton-notts/vol1/pp218-225;
    Page: Ancestry
  12. Title: The Royal Ancestry of 600 Immigrants: William de Ros, Descendant of William I the Lion, King of Scotland
    Author: "Ancestry.com." The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/49324/images/FLHG_RoyalDescentsof600Immigrants-0520?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 4 May. 2023.
    Publication: Name: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/49324/images/FLHG_RoyalDescentsof600Immigrants-0520?indiv=try&h&db;
    Note: Source created by RecordSeek.com
    Page: Attached by RecordSeek
  13. Title: Lucy FitzPeter in Magna Carta Ancestry
    Author: Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 2nd Edition, 2011 by Douglas Richardson pg 4
    Publication: Name: https://books.google.com/books?id=8JcbV309c5UC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false;
    Page: Ancestry
  14. Title: Wikipedia: Robert de Ros (died 1227)
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_de_Ros_(died_1227);
    Page: Ancestry
  15. Title: The Royal Ancestry Bible, a 3,400 pedigree chart to Charlemagne & House of Plantagenet
    Author: The Royal Ancestry Bible (3-volume set) with complete pedigree charts online digital version URL: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1261938?availability=Family%20History%20Library Volume 1 https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE7616356 Volume 2 https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE8697050 Volume 3 https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE9507188 URL http://www.royalancestors.com
    Publication: Name: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/38196691;
    Note: The Royal Ancestry Bible (RAB)is a 3,400 pedigree chart compilation (plus index and appendix) containing Royal Ancestors of 300 Colonial American Families who are themselves ancestors of 70 million Americans – Condensed edition with Mormon Pioneer supplement. (2006) Author: Michel L. Call Additional resource RAB Condensed Edition with Mormon Pioneer Supplement by Michel L Call
    Page: Reference to ancestors of Sir William I of Hamlake de Ros

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