Robert le Grosvenor

  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information. ⁵²⁵
Robert le Grosvenor, of Rudheath, afterwards of Hulme, did homage in 1328. He died before 1342, and was buried at Great Budworth. Sometime before 1323, he married Emma, daughter and coheir of William de Modburlegh, by his wife Maud, daughter and heir of Roberts Downes. She was living as late as 1366, and brought to her husband lands in Chorlegh and Weford. They had two sons, Ralph and Robert.

~The Bulkeley Genealogy, p. 7

• Background Information. ⁸⁰³
Sir Robert le Grosvenor, son and heir to Robert le Grosvenor, accompanied King Edward III when he besieged Vannes, in Brittany, A.D. 1342, and was with him at the passage of the river Somme, on Friday, 25 Aug 1346, and next day at the memorable battle of Cressy (Crecy), as also at the siege of Calais, which began on 8 Sep 1374, continuing until 4 Aug 1375. This Sir Robert le Grosvenor wedded Emma, daughter to Warin de Maynwaring*, of Over Pever, and by her had heir and son, Raufe le Grosvernor, who succeeded him in his lands of Hulme, Nether-Pever.

~Collins's Peerage of England, pg. 243

* Other sources have called her Emma, the daughter of William de Mobberley.

• Background Information. ⁷¹³
Robert le Grosvenour of Ruddeheath, son of Robert le Grosvenour and his wife Margaret, married first to Margery who was alive in 1306, and second to Emme, daughter of William de Mobberley. Robert was under age in 21 Edw. I and he died about 16 Edw. III, A.D. 1342.

George Ormerod's The History of County Palatine and City of Chester, Vol III, p. 151

Robert le Grosvenor of Holme, son and heir, was under age 21 Edw. I in which year the abbot defended his right to the wardship of the said Robert, against Richard de Lostock, who claimed the same in consenquence of the lands in Allostock, having be granded to the Grosvenors by Gralam de Lostock. In 34 Edw. I, Robert occurs with his first wife Margery, who appears to have been a Vernon of Shipbrooke. His second wife was Emma, daughter of William de Mobberly, coheiress to her mother, Maud, daughter and heiress of Robert Downes of Chorley.

George Ormerod's The History of County Palatine and City of Chester, Vol III, p. 146

Robert married Emma de Mobberley, daughter of William de Mobberley sheriff of Cheshire and Matild de Downes ⁵²⁵.^,713 (Emma de Mobberley died after 1373 in England.)