Sir Henry Fitz Hugh Knight

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• Background Information. ¹⁴¹
Sir Henry Fitz Hugh, of Ravensworth, &c., son and heir. As an adherent of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, he was pardoned for any part he had taken against Piers de Gavastone, 16 Oct 1313. On 20 May 1315 he was granted 400 marks, in recompense for the expenses he had incurred when on the King's service in Scotland. He was Constable of Barnard Castle from 15 Dec 1315 to 27 Sep 1319. On 20 Aug 1321, as a follower of John de Moubray, he was pardoned for all felonies committed in the pursuit of the Despensers. He was summoned for Military Service from Jan 1299/1300 to 27 Mar 1335, to Councils from May 1324 to 25 Feb 1341/2, and to Parliament from 15 May 1321 to 15 Nov 1351, by writs directed Henrico filio Hugonis or fiiz Hugh', whereby he is held to have become Lord Fitz Hugh.

In May 1322 the Earl of Richmond accused Sir Henry Fitz Hugh of having, with many followers -- -when the Earl was absent at the Parliament held in Juyl 1321 --- besleged and taken the Earl's castle of Bowes, and having held it for a long time, doing great damage, finally leaving it without guard against the Scots. On 1 Feb 1322/3 he was ordered to arrest Andrew de Harcla, Earl of Carlisle, who had lately joined the Scots, or was considered to have joined them.

Sir Henry Fitz Hugh was appointed a justice, in Northumberland, Cumberland, and Westmorland, to hear and determine the oppressions committed by the King's ministers and others, 10 Dec 1340.

Sir Henry Fitz Hugh married, 1^stly, Eve, daughter of Sir John de Bulmere, of Wilton in Cleveland and Bulmer co. York by Tiphaine, 2^nd daughter and coheir of Sir Hugh de Morewike, of Morwick, Northumberland.

Sir Henry Fitz Hugh married, 2^ndly, before 25 Nov 1337, Emma, daughter and heir of Sir Robert de Cleseby, of Cleasby, Clowbeck, and East Tanfield, in Richmondshire, by Amabel, his wife: she had married, 1^stly, before 24 Apr 1300, Sir Robert de Jastamg, of Bagnall, co. Stafford, and Cowton in Richmondshire, sometime Keeper of Kingston-upon-Hull [Lord Hasting], who died before 15 Apr 1336. She died s.p. before 13 Oct 1348. He died at Ravensworth in 1356.

~Cokayne's Complete Peerage, 2nd Edition, Vol. V, pp. 417-419

Henry married Eve de Bulmer, daughter of Sir John Bulmer Knight and Tiphaine de Morewike.¹⁴¹ (Eve de Bulmer was born in Bulmer, North Riding Yorkshire, England and died before 1337 in Ravensworth, Richmond, North Riding Yorkshire, England ¹⁴¹.)