Sir Walter de Bromley Knight

  General Notes:

Ian Bromley in his book Bromely: A Midland Family History, pp. 15-16, discusses the different versions of the Bromlegh early beginnings. Ormerod, Vol. III, p. 371 suggests that Walter was the brother of Roger Burwardsely, and therefore the son of Philip de Burwardsley. In the Shropshire Visitation of 1623, there is a suggestion that Walterus de Bromleghe, Lord of Bromley, had married Alicia de Burwardsley, the sister and heiress of Roger Burwardsley, who died in 1243. Collin's Peerage of England states the same thing.

Ian Bromely points out that in Chetwyn's History of Pirehill Hundred (1696), Chetwyn supports a similar view, except that Walter is married to Margaria, the sister of Alice & Philip, and the daughter of Waryn de Burwardsley. The pedigree given by Chetwyn calls Warin de Burwardsley, Warin Fitz William, the son of William fitz Warin of Burwardsley (brother of Fulke fitz Warin of Shrops), who in turn is the son of Warin de Metz and Melette Peverel. ⁹⁴²

  Information about this person:

• Background Information. ⁷⁸⁴
The family of Bromley, anciently written Bromlegh, is descended from Sir Walter Bromleghe, of Bromleghe, in Staffordshire, Knight, who was living during the reign of King John (1199-1216). His descendent flourish in the counties of Chester. He married Alice, the eldest sister and one of the heirs of Roger de Burwardeslegh, son of Warin de Burwardenslegh, lord of the manor of Estelegh, Staffordshire.

Walter and Alice had a son Galfridus de Bromlegh. Galfridus died in 21 Edward I and was followed by his son Richard Bromlegh, who was in turn followed by his son Robert.

~ Collins's Complete Peerage, Vol. VII, pg. 247

Walter married Alicia de Burwardslegh, daughter of Waryn de Burwardslegh Lord of Burwardeslegh and Unknown ⁷¹³.^,784