
Lord of Helmsley William De Ros

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Name William De Ros Title Lord of Helmsley Birth Abt 1192 Yorkshire, England Gender Male FSID G228-43H Death Between 1258 and 1264 Yorkshire, England Burial Yorkshire, England Person ID I867 footsteps | Ancestors, Charlamagne, Conqueor, Robert Capet II Last Modified 6 May 2025
Father Robert De Ros, I, b. Abt 1170, Yorkshire, England d. 23 Dec 1226, Yorkshire, England
(Age 56 years)
Mother Isabella Dunkeld, b. Abt 1170 d. Abt 1240, Scotland (Age 70 years)
Marriage 1191 East Lothian, Scotland Family ID F965 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lucy Fitzpeter, b. 1204, Yorkshire, England d. Aft 1266, Yorkshire, England
(Age > 63 years)
Marriage 1225 Yorkshire, England Children + 1. 4th Baron Hamlake Robert Ros, b. Abt 1237, Yorkshire, England d. 17 May 1285, Yorkshire, England
(Age 48 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+ 2. Baron De Ros William De Ros of Ingmanthorp, II , b. Abt 1244, Yorkshire, England d. Bef 28 May 1310, Yorkshire, England
(Age < 66 years)
Family ID F920 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
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Notes
He was born before 1200, and was old enough to be in arms with his fath e r a g a i nst the King. He was taken prisoner at the battle of Lincoln on 2 0 M a y 1 2 1 7, but released on finding sureties on 26 Oct. 1217. He fough t i n B r i t tany 1230, Gascony 1242, and Wales 1258 . He seems to have ta ke n n o p a r t in the Barons War, and was reputed to be loyal. He went on p i l g r i mage to Santiago in Spain in 1252. He was a benefactor of the mon a s t e r ies of Kirkham, Rievaulx and Meaux , and of the Templars.