Robert de Holand

  General Notes:

~Boyer's Medieval English Ancestors of Robert Abell, pg. 138, Matthew de Holand was living at the time of King John (1199-1216) and had a son named Robert (his named appears in records from 1225-1242) who married Cecily, the daughter of Alan de Columbers. Cecily and Robert had a son named Thurstan. ⁷²¹

~The Derby Household Books: Comprising an Account of the Household Regulations and Expenses of Edward and Henry, Third and Fourth Earls of Derby, p. 152, Pedigree of Holand, shown as father of Thurstan de Holland who married a daughter of Adam Kellet ⁹⁷⁷

  Information about this person:

• Background Information. ⁷⁶⁷
In the Lancashire Final Concords, p.47, Robert is is named as paying five marks of silver to Simon de Halsall for releasing two teamlands in Upholland. This is convirmed by a find levied at Westminster, 29 Oct 1224. In 1241.

Robert de Holland and his son Thurstan were taken and lodged in the King's prison upon the charge of having set fire to one of the houses of a certain John Mansell in Wigan [Curia Regis Roll (Trinity Term 1241), No 121, m.26d, and 32]. The Sheriff was directed to releaxe them if they would find good and sure pledges that they would appear before the King to reply to the charge. Robert appeared on the appinted day, 7 Jun, and defended his whole action, and "put himself for good or evil upon the country, to wit, upon twelve knights above suspicion and upon four vills of the neighbourhood of Wigan." Thurstan did not appear at this first hearing, but appeared before the Justices on 23 July. There are no more records of this event, so it is possible the sistuation did not go any futher than this. At the time, Robert's son Thurstand was of estate. Robert de Holland likely died at this time since his son Thurstan represented the family on the important inquiry held in 1242/43 to ascertain the knight's fee in the Hundred of West Derby chargeable to the Gascon Scutage.

Thurston was the eldest son and heir of Robert. Other sons were Adam, from whom sprange the Hollands of Exton, Richard from whom descended the Holland of Sutton, Matthew, Rober and Roger. [Assize Rolls, 404, Lanc. (30-31 Hen. III.), m. 4d, Plea Rolls.]

~A History of the Family of Holland of Mobberley and Knutsford, pp. 4-6

• Background Information. ⁹⁷⁸
Robert de Holand was the first on record of the Holand family. He had three sons:

Thurstan de Holand, son and heir of Robert de Holand.
Adam de Holand, who lived 37 and 40 Henry III and had a son also named Robert who married Alicia, daughter and heiress of Grimbald de Ellale.
Matthew de Holand, who married America.

~ The Coucher Book or Chartulary of Whalley Abbey, Vol. IV, p. 977