Editorial Corrections to Douglas Richardson's Royal Ancestry (5 volume set)
These are either cross-reference errors (e.g. text says "[see XYZZY nn]" where there is no line XYZZY, or nn is not a valid index to that line), or simple typos (e.g. a marriage in 1213 to a woman born in 1098 (either marriage should be 1113, or birth should be 1198))




RoyalAnc v1 Chart#1, Norman Kings of England, shows Ralph de Tony (d.1126) as son of Judith of Lens and Waltheof Earl of Huntingdon.

Ralph de TOENI's parents were Ralph III de TOENI and Isabel de MONTFORT, as given in RoyalAnc v5p169. Ralph's wife Alice was daughter of Waltheof Earl of Huntingdon and Judith of Lens. Chart#1 is just showing structure, not blood relationships.

Ralph IV De TOENI, Baron Of Flamstead s/o Ralph III De TOENI, Baron Of Flamstead & Isabel De MONTFORT [CP:XII/1-760, ES:III-705] b. Abt 1084 d. Abt 1126 u. Chatillon-les-Conches Abbey, Normandy, France m. 1103 England Alice Of Northumberland
Sources with Inaccurate Information
parents: Waltheof II Earl Of Huntingdon & Judith Of Lens [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1c1]

Waltheof II Earl Of Huntingdon & Judith Of Lens m. 1070
Sources with Inaccurate Information
child: Ralph de TONY [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1c1]



RoyalAnc v1p17, entry England 2, Henry, King of England, shows illegitimate child vii, Aline of England, married Mathieu de Montmorency, seigneur of Montmorency (see Leicester 3).

incorrect cross reference to Leicester 03, should be Montmorency 03.



RoyalAnc v1p222 Badlesmere 8 Margaret de CLARE "… married (2nd) before 1305 Bartholomew de BADLESMERE, Knt, … Children of Margaret de Clare by Batholomew de Badlesmere, Knt: i. Giles de BADLESMERE, Knt, 2nd Lord Badlesmere, son and heir, … married Elizabeth de MONTAGU… His widow, Elizabeth, married (2nd) Hugh le DESPENSER, Knt, 3rd Lord Despenser, … His widow, Elizabeth, married (3rd), before 10 Jul 1350, Guy de BRYAN (or BRIAN), K.G., Lord Bryan [see CAREW 10.ii]"

incorrect cross reference to Carew 10.ii, should be Bryan 10.ii



RoyalAnc v1p235 Bar 5 Thibaut I, Count of Bar "… He married (2nd) about 1189 Hermesende (or Ermengarde) of Bar-Sur-Seine, divorced (1188) wife of Anseau III, seigneur of Trannel, Villeneuve-l'Archeveque, Donay, etc, Butler of Champagne, and daughter of Guy (or Gui) I, Count of Bar-sur-Seine, by Petronelle de Chacenay [see BRIENNE for her ancestry]."

incorrect cross reference to Brienne (gen# not given). "See Brienne for her ancestry" (Brienne line is RoyalAnc v1p536-541) but no mention of Ermengarde (she was 1st cousin of Jean de Brienne, husband of Berengere (Brienne-7)). Ermengarde's brother, Milo III, is mentioned in DREUX-6 (v2p468), his widow, Agnes de Baudement, married Robert I Count of Dreux, but no ancestry information appears there, either.



RoyalAnc v1p235 Bar 5 Thibaut I, Count of Bar "… He married (3rd) in 1197 Ermesinde of Luxembourg, Countess of Luxembourg, daughter of Henry I, Count of Namur and Luxembourg, by his 2nd wife, Agnes, daughter of Heinrich (or Hendrik) II, Count of Geldern and Zutphen [see NAMUR for her ancestry]."

incorrect cross reference to Namur. There is no such line.



RoyalAnc v1p302 Beaumont 4 Richard de BEAUMONT "… He married before 1177 LUCY DE L'AIGLE, died 28 Sept, after 1217, daughter of Richer de l'Aigle, seigneur of l'Aigle in Normandy, by his wife, Beatrice [see PERCHE-AIGLE for her ancestry]"

incorrect cross reference to Perch-Aigle. No such line.



RoyalAnc v1p361 Beville 20 Mary SAUNDERS "married after 1587 (date of her father's will) Robert BEVILLE, of Sawtry, Huntingdonshire, son and heir of John Beville, Gent, of Sawtry, Huntingdonshire, by Frances, daughter of Henry Lacy, Gent., of Stamford, Lincolnshire [see Lacy ?? his ancestry]."

incorrect cross reference to Lacy (gen# not given), should be Lacy 13.i



RoyalAnc v1p366 Bigod 7 Hugh le BIGOD, 5th Earl of Norfolk "… married probably before Lent 1207 Maud MARSHALL … Children of Hugh le Bigod by Maud Marshall: … v. Isabel Le Bigod, married (1st) Gilbert de LACY, of Ewyas Lacy, Herefordshire [see Verdun 3]; (2nd) John Fitz Geoffrey, Knt, of Shere, Surrey [see Verdun 3]."

incorrect cross reference to Verdun 03, should be Verdun 08 (twice)



RoyalAnc v1p488 Bourchier 13 Humphrey BOURGCHIER, Knt "… Children of Humphrey Bourgchier, Knt, by Elizabeth Tilney: … ii. Margaret Bourgchier … Children of Margaret Bourchier by Thomas Bryan, Knt: a. Francis Bryan, Knt, of Blackfriars, London. He married (1st) before March 1522 Philippe Spice, widow of John Fortescue, Knt, of Ponsbourne (in Hatfield), Hertfordshire (died testate 9 June 1518) [see Norbury 8.iii.a.1] and daughter and heiress of Humphrey Spice, Esq, of Black Notley, Essex [see Norbury 8.iii.a for her ancestry]."

incorrect cross reference to Norbury 08.iii.a (twice). Should be pointing to Magna Carta Ancestry 2nd edition, Norbury 08.iii.a. In RoyalAnc Norbury 15, Elizabeth Boteler married (3rd) John MONTGOMERY, so the reference could be to Norbury 15.iii.1, but their daughter Alice is not carried over from MCA2. Alice MONTGOMERY married Clement SPICE (this marriage is mentioned v4p250); their son Humphrey SPICE was father of Philippe SPICE.



RoyalAnc v1p501 Brabant 5 Machtild (or Mahaud, Mathilde) of Boulogne … She married (as his 1st wife) Henry I, Duke of Lorraine and Brabant, … He married (2nd) at Soissons 22 April 1213 Marie of France, widow of Philippe of Hainault, Marquis of Namur, and legitimated daughter of Philippe II Auguste, King of France, by his 3rd wife, Agnes, daughter of Berthold VI, Duke of Meranien. She was born in 1098."

Probably a simple typo. The usual date appearing most sources is 1198.

Mary Of France d/o Philip II Augustus King Of France & Agnes Of Meran [ES:II-12] b. 1198 d. 15 Aug 1224 u. Afflinghen m. Aug 1210 Philip I Count Of Namur m2. 22 Apr 1213 Soissons Henry I The Warrior Duke Of Brabant
Sources with Inaccurate Information
date: 1098 (sic) [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1p501]



RoyalAnc v2p18 Burgh 5 Richard de BURGH "… Children of Richard de Burgh, Knt, by Margaret ___: … vi. Joan de BURGH … Child of Joan de Burgh, by Thomas Fitz John: a. Maurice Fitz Thomas … married in 1347 Elizabeth De BURGHERSH, daughter of Bartholomew de Burgersh, Knt, 3rd Lord Burghersh, by Elizabeth, daughter of Thebaud de Verdun, Knt, 2nd Lord Verdun [see Burghersh 7 for her ancestry]."

incorrect cross reference to Burgersh 07, should be Burghersh 12.iv



RoyalAnc v2p65 Camoys final line of header Hawise de COURTENAY, married John de GATESDEN, Knt, of Broadwater, Sussex [see De La Mare 4].

incorrect cross reference to De La Mare 04, should be Courtenay 04



RoyalAnc v2p165 Chidiock 12 Eleanor FITZ WARIN "… coheiress to her cousin, Alice Blount (wife successively of Richard STAFFORD and Richard SURREY, Knt [see Arderne 8.i)."

incorrect cross reference to Arderne 08.i, should be Arderne 12.i



RoyalAnc v2p179 Clare 4 Roger De CLARE (otherwise Roger Fitz Richard), 2nd Earl of Hertford "… Children of Roger de Clare, by Maud de St Hilary: … ii. Aveline de CLARE … Children of Aveline de Clare, by Geoffrey fitz Peter, Knt: … b. Hawise Fitz Geoffrey, married Reynold de MOHUN, Knt, of Dunster, Somerset [see Mohun ??]."

incorrect cross reference to Mohun ??, probably should be Mohun 08



RoyalAnc v2p391 Darcy 15 Philip DARCY "… They had two daughters, Elizabeth (wife of James STRANGEWAYS, Knt [see Strangeways 8])"

incorrect cross reference to Strangeways 08, should be Strangeways 11



RoyalAnc vp392 Daubeney header: Maud de SENLIS married Robert FITZ RICHARD, of Little Dunmow, Essex

No cross reference provided for final couple in section heading. Should be [See Fitz Walter 04].



RoyalAnc v2p446 Despenser 11 Hugh Le DESPENSER, Knt "… Children of Hugh le Despenser, Knt, by Eleanor de Clare: i. Hugh le DESPENSER, Knt … His widow, Elizabeth, married (3rd) before 10 July 1350 (as his 2nd wife) Guy de BRYAN (or BRIAN), K.G., Lord Bryan [see Carew 10.ii],"

incorrect cross reference to Carew 10.ii, should be Bryan 10.ii



RoyalAnc v2p469 Dreux 7 Robert II Count of Dreux "… He married (2nd) in 1184 Yolande de COUCY, daughter of Raoul I, seigneur of Coucy, Marle, Fete-en-Tardenois, Crey, etc, by his 1st wife Agnes, daughter of Baudouin IV, Count of Hainault [see Coucy for her ancestry]."

incorrect cross reference to Coucy. No such line. Other mentions of Yolande de Coucy point to Dreux 07 (which is hardly useful for this occurrence).



RoyalAnc v2p469 Dreux 7 Robert II Count of Dreux "… He married (1st) between 1177 and 1180, Mathilde (or Mahaut) of Burgundy, Countess of Grignon, dame of Montpensier, widow successively of Eudes III, seigneur of Issoudun, Guy (or Gui) I, Count of Nevers, Auxerre, and Tonerre (died 18 Oct 1175) [see NEVERS], and Pierre of Flanders, Count of Nevers (died August 1176), and daughter and heiress of Raymond of Burgundy, Count of Grignon, by Agnes, daughter of Gui de Thiers, seigneur of Montpensier [see Burgundy for her ancestry]."

incorrect cross reference to Burgundy. No entry in that line for Mathilda of Burgundy, nor for her father, Raymond Count of Grignon.



RoyalAnc v2p469 Dreux 7 Robert II Count of Dreux "… He married (1st) between 1177 and 1180, Mathilde (or Mahaut) of Burgundy, Countess of Grignon, dame of Montpensier, widow successively of Eudes III, seigneur of Issoudun, Guy (or Gui) I, Count of Nevers, Auxerre, and Tonerre (died 18 Oct 1175) [see NEVERS], and Pierre of Flanders, Count of Nevers (died August 1176), and daughter and heiress of Raymond of Burgundy, Count of Grignon, by Agnes, daughter of Gui de Thiers, seigneur of Montpensier [see Burgundy for her ancestry]."

incorrect cross reference to Nevers. No entry in that line for Mathilda of Burgundy, nor for Guy I Count of Nevers. However, Guy is mentioned in the Nevers 07 entry for Pierre de COURTENAY.



RoyalAnc v2p482 Echingham 10 Joan ARUNDEL "… She married (1st) William de BRYAN (or BRIAN), Knt, … [see Carew 10.ii for his ancestry]."

incorrect cross reference to Carew 10.ii, should be Bryan 10.ii



RoyalAnc v2p628 Fitz Herbert 15 Thomas DYNELEY, Esq "… He married before 1509 (date of deeds) Philippe HARPESFIELD (or HARPESFELD)…"

Thomas died 29 May 1502. Saying he married before 1509 is rather obvious and useless.

Thomas DINLEY & Philippe HARPESFIELD m. 1
Sources with Inaccurate Information
date: before 1509 [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v2p628]



RoyalAnc v3p21 France 5 Louis VI of France, nicknamed le Gros, King of France "… Children of Louis VI of France, by Alix of Savoy: … Pierre of France, seigneur of Courtenay, married Elisabeth de COURTENAY [see Courtenay 6]."

incorrect cross reference to Courtenay 06 should be Nevers 06



RoyalAnc v3p180 Gurdon 16 William KNYVET, Knt "… Children of William Knyvet, Knt, by Joan (or Jane) Stafford: … Children of Charles Knvyet, Esq, by Anne Lacy: … c Alice KNVYET … married Edmund VERNEY, Esq … [see Verney 13 for his ancestry]."

incorrect cross reference to Verney 13, should be Verney 19



RoyalAnc v3p229 Harleston 9 Maurice BRUYN, Knt "… Children of Maurice Bruyn, Knt, by Elizabeth Retford: … ii. Joan BRUYN, married John DYGGES (or DIGGES), Esq … [see Digges 8]."

incorrect cross reference to Digges 08, should be Grandison 08



RoyalAnc v3p238 Hastang 12 Maud HASTANG "…Children of Maud Hastang, by Ralph Stafford, Esq: … ii. John STAFFORD, of Longridge (in Penkridge), Staffordshire, married ___ [see Bishop's Frome 11]."

incorrect cross reference to Bishop's Frome 11, should be Bishop's Frome 13



RoyalAnc v3p279 Herbert intro, cross reference for Walter DEVEREUX, Knt, married Elizabeth MERBURY [see Crophill 19]

incorrect cross reference to Crophill 16 (no such line), should be Verdun 16



RoyalAnc v3p381 Huntingfield 9 Roger de HUNTINGFIELD "… Children of Roger de Huntingfield, Knt, by Joyce d'Engaine: i. William de HUNTINGFIELD, … Joan was previously contracted to marry in 1297 Edmund MARTIN, son and heir apparent of William MARTIN, 1st Lord Martin [see Martin 6.i]."

incorrect cross reference to Martin 06.i, should be Martin 10.i.



RoyalAnc v3p661 Lucy 15 Eleanor LUCY "… married Thomas HOPTON, Knt, … [see Blackmere 7.ii.a.1.a for his ancestry]."

incorrect cross reference to Blackmere 07.ii.a.1.a, should be Blackmere 10.ii.a.1.a



RoyalAnc v4p3 Malet 1 William MALET "… Alice married (2nd) before 1223 John BISET, of … He was heir in 1220 to his older brother, William BISET, of Kidderminster, Worcestershire [see Lewknor 2]."

incorrect cross reference to Lewknor 02, should be Lewknor 07



RoyalAnc v4p86 Milborne heading, Agnes CROPHILL, married Walter DEVEREUX, Knt of Weobley, Herefordshire [see Crophill 14]

incorrect cross reference to Crophill 14 (no such line), should be Verdun 14



RoyalAnc v4p118 Montagu 7 William de MONTAGU, Knt, 3rd Lord Montagu "… Children of William de Montagu, Knt, by Katherine de Grandison: … v. Elizabeth de MONTAGU, married … (3rd) Guy de BRYAN, Knt, Lord Bryan [see Carew 10.ii]."

incorrect cross reference to Carew 10.ii, should be Bryan 10.ii



RoyalAnc v4p221 Nettlestead 19 Thomas WENTWORTH "… Children of Thomas Wentworth, Knt, by Margaret Fortescue: … ii. Anne WENTWORTH, married John POLEY, Esq, of Badley, Suffolk [see Knapp 16.i]."

incorrect cross reference to Knapp 16.i, should be Hubbard 16.i



RoyalAnc v4p300 Oxenbridge 22 Rev. John OXENBRIDGE "… He married (2nd) in 1658 Frances WOODWARD, … [see Woodward 16 for her ancestry]."

incorrect cross reference to Woodward 16, should be Woodward 21



RoyalAnc v4p302 Parr 6 Robert de ROOS (or ROS), Knt "… Children of Robert de Roos, Knt, by ___: … iii. Isabel de ROOS, married Roger de MERLAY, Knt, of Morpeth, Northumberland [see Somerville 3]; (2nd) Adam de EVERINGHAM, Knt, of Laxton, Nottinghamshire [see Somerville 3]."

incorrect cross reference to Somerville 03, should be Somerville 07 (twice in above text)



RoyalAnc v4p322 Paulet 10 Isabel de SAINT JOHN "… She married (1st) before August 1347 Henry de BURGHERSH, … [see Burghersh 7 for his ancestry]."

incorrect cross reference to Burgersh 07, should be Burghersh 12



RoyalAnc v4p421 Powick 14 Richard BEAUCHAMP, K.B., 2nd Lord Beauchamp of Powick "… Children of Richard Beauchamp, K.B., by Elizabeth Stafford: … iii. Margaret BEAUCHAMP, married William READE, of Deerhurst, Gloucestershire [see Boddington 13]."

incorrect cross reference to Boddington 13, should be Boddington 15



RoyalAnc v4p490 Roos 7 Robert De ROOS "… married between 5 June 1243 and 17 May 1244 Isabel D'AUBENEY, daughter and heiress of William d'Aubeney … by his 2nd wife, Isabel [see Aubeney 7 for her ancestry]."

incorrect cross reference to Aubeney 07 (which doesn't exist), should be Daubeney 07



RoyalAnc v4p503 Roos 13 Thomas ROOS, Knt, 9th Lord Roos of Helmsley "… Edward GRIMSTON (or GRYMESTON), Esq, of Rishangles and Ipswich, Suffolk, and London, son of Robert Grimston, of Suffolk, by ___, daughter of Anthony Spilman, Knt(22). … Footnote 22 and bottom of page 503: Edward Grimston, Esq, married … (2nd) by settlement dated 26 Sept 1459 Mary Drury, daughter of William Drury, Knt, by Katherine, daughter of Thomas Swynford, Knt [see Darcy 8]."

incorrect cross reference to Darcy 8 should be Darcy 14



RoyalAnc v4p568 Say 8 William de SAY, Knt "… Children of William de Say, Knt, by Elizabeth ___: … ii. Mary de Say, probable daughter. She married before 1290 … John de NORTHWODE, … He married (2nd) before 1307 Agnes de GRANDISON, … His widow, Agnes, died 4 Dec 1349."

Agnes died 4 Dec 1348, as shown in CP IX p756, and also 3 (or 4) Dec 1348 on RoyalAnc v3p101. This looks like a typo.

Agnes De GRANDISON d/o Sir William De GRANDISON, Lord Grandison & Sibilla TREGOZE d. 4 Dec 1348 m. Before 1307 John De NORTHWODE
Sources with Inaccurate Information
date: 4 Dec 1349 [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v4p568]



RoyalAnc v4p582 Scotland 3 Henry of Scotland "… Children of Henry of Scotland, by Ada de Warenne: … iii. David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon, married Maud of Chester [see Huntingdon 5]."

incorrect cross reference to Huntingdon 05, should be Balliol 05



RoyalAnd v4p628 Shirley 13 Hugh SHIRLEY, Knt "… Children of Hugh Shirley, Knt, by Beatrice Brewes: … ii. Isabel SHIRLEY, married John COKAYNE, Knt, of Ashbourne, Derbyshire [see Cokayne 14]."

incorrect cross reference to Cokayne 14 (no such line) Should be Lowe 14.



RoyalAnc v4p656 Somerset 12 Edmund BEAUFORT, K.G. "… Children of Edmund Beaufort, K.G, by Eleanor Beauchamp: … ix. Elizabeth BEAUFORT, married Henry FITZ LEWIS, Knt, … Child of Elizabeth Beaufort, by Henry Fitz Lewis, Knt: … Child of Mary Fitz Lewis, by George Neville, Knt: 1) Anne NEVILLE … married John MARKHAM, Knt, … son and heir of John Markham, Knt, of Cotham, Nottinghamshire, by Alice, daughter of William Skipwith, Knt [see Willoughby 8.v.a]."

incorrect cross reference to Willoughby 08.v.a, for John MARKHAM, possibly should be Willoughby 10(16), which mentions Alice SKIPWITH, mother of John MARKHAM.



RoyalAnc v5p111 Tailboys 13 Walter TAILBOYS, Knt "… Children of Walter Tailboys, Knt, by Margaret ___: … ii. John TAILBOYS, Knt, of Stallingborough, Lincolnshire, married Agnes COKEFIELD [see Hamby 9]."

incorrect cross reference to Hamby 09, should be Hamby 14



RoyalAnc v5p148 Tey, final line of header Thomas KNYVET, Esq, of Stanway, married Eleanor DOREWARD [see Knyvet 14].

Elizabeth KNYVET (Tey 15) was daughter of Thomas KNYVET's second wife Margaret FLEMINGLES. See RoyalAnc KNYVET 14 (v3p450).

Elizabeth KNYVET d/o Thomas KNYVET & Margaret FLEMINGLES m. Robert TEY
Sources with Inaccurate Information
mother: Eleanor DOREWARD [Ref: Richardson MCA p817]
mother: Eleanor DOREWARD [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v5p148]

Thomas KNYVET & Eleanor DOREWARD m. Before 1418
Sources with Inaccurate Information
child: Elizabeth KNYVET [Ref: Richardson MCA p817]
child: Elizabeth KNYVET [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v5p148]



RoyalAnc v5p251 Verdun 16 Walter DEVEREUX, Kng "… Children of Walter Devereux, Knt, by Elizabeth Merbury: … ii. Anne DEVEREUX, married William HERBERT, K.G., … [see Herbert 12]."

incorrect cross reference to Herbert 12, should be Herbert 17



RoyalAnc v5p364 Willoughby 11 William WILLOUGHBY, K.G., 5th Lord Willoughby of Eresby "… Childrem of William Willoughby, K.G., by Ludy le Strange: … v. Margaret WILLOUGHBY, married (1st) Thomas SKIPWICH, Knt … [see Skipwith 12]; (2nd) William OLDHALL, Knt … [see Skipwith 12]."

incorrect cross reference to Skipwith 12, should be Skipwith 13 (twice)



RoyalAnc v5p437 Yale 16 John IWARDBY "… Children of John Iwardby, Esq, by Joan Brudenell: … ii. Margaret (or Margery) IWARDBY, married (1st) William SAY, Esq, of Abingdon, Oxfordshire [see Verney 12]; (2nd) Ralph VERNEY, Knt, of Pendley, Hertfordshire [see Verney 12]."

incorrect cross reference to Verney 12, should be Verney 17 (twice)



RoyalAnc v5p440 Yate last line of header, Robert WHITE, Gent, of South Warnborough, Hampshire, married Margaret GAINSFORD [see Raynsford 14].

incorrect cross reference to Raynsford 14, should be Kirton 14



RoyalAnc v5p471 York 13 Edward IV PLANTAGENET, 4th Duke of York "… King of England, … Alleged illegitimate children of Edward IV of England, by an unknown misress (or mistresses) ___: … ii. Isabel MYLBERY, married (as his 1st wife) John AUDLEY (or TUCHET), younger son of John Audley (or Tuchet), Knt, 6th Lord Audley, … by Anne, daughter of Thomas Echingham, Knt [see Audley 16 for his ancestry]."

incorrect cross reference to Audley 16, should be Tuchet 16