Sir Nicholas Goushill Knight

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From: RBodine996<rbodine996ATaol.com >
Subject: Re: Robert Goushill Date: 18 Aug 1999 03:24:49 GMT

Eight generations of this family follow:

1. Robert de Gousel, of Flintham, Notts. Died by 1203. [THUR: 137]

2. Ralph de Gousle (Goushill), of Flintham. Living 1235/but dead by 16 Mar 1241. His wife may have been a daughter of Hugh III de Hoveringham. [NOT, 3: 62; THUR: 137-8]

3. Walter de Goushill, of Hoveringham. Living 1242-3, but dead before 1257. Married to Matilda de Hathersage who was living 22 Sept 1263. She was coheiress of her brother Matthew de Hathersage. [NOT, 3: 62-62; THUR: 138-140]

4. John de Goushill, of Hoveringham. Died 1271. Named in a plea of his great-grandson Nicholas de Goushill in Sept 1388. Married to Agnes. [NOT, 3: 62; PPR: 174-175; THUR: 140].

5. Sir Walter de Goushill, of Hoveringham and Barleburgh. Died on or shortly before 2 Oct 1326. Sheriff of Nottinghamshire 1294-1297; a knight by June 1297; fought in Scotland 1296 and again 1301 when directed to lead 1000 foot from Nottingham to Berwick against the Scots. Knight of the Shire for Nottingham, 1307 and 1311. Married 1^st to Margaret. [CIPM, 6: no. 750; KTE, 2: 133; NOT, 2: 63; THUR: 140-143].

6. Sir Thomas de Goushill, of Hoveringham. Born c1296, died 21 Dec 1371. He was preparing to go on a pilgrimage to Santiago in 1333. [CIPM, 6: no. 750; KW: 236; NOT, 3: 62; THUR: 143-144]. His wife was Agnes, who was living 1374.

7. Sir Nicholas de Goushill, of Hoveringham and Barlborough. Born c1316, died 18 Jan 1393 and buried in the south aisle of Hoveringham Church. His loyal service to Edward III in France, Scotland and Ireland were to his benefit when charged with the many acts of criminal damage, mayhem and theft over the years, including murderous assault (with his son, Sir Robert) upon one William Birkes, obtaining a royal pardon almost immediately. He was a knight by 1345 and served in many expeditions including that in Brittany 1342-1343, in the Low Countries 1338-9, the Scottish Marches in 1340, and Brittany 1360. [HP: 3: 217; KW: 236; NOT: 3: 62-64; THUR: 144]. The name of his wife is not known.

8. Sir Robert Goushill, of Hoveringham, died of wounds 21 July 1403 sustained at the battle of Shrewsbury. His 4th wife, whom he married before 19 Aug 1401, was Elizabeth FitzAlan. She died 8 July 1425 [CIPM, 18: nos. 908-926, where he is called a knight; CP, 4: 205, 9: 604, 12(1): 251].

Sources:

CIPM: Calendars of Inq. Post Mortem
CP: The Complete Peerage
HP: The History of Parliament 1386-1421.
KTE: Moor, Charles, Knights of Edward I, 5 vols, London, 1931. KW: Ayton, Andrew. Knights and Warhorses: Military Service and the English Aristocracy Under Edward III, The Boydell Press, 1994.
NOT: Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire, 3 vols., 1790.
PPR: Pedigrees from the Plea Rolls.
THUR: Foulds, Trevor. The Thurgarton Cartulary. Paul Watkins: Stamford, 1994.