Robert de Cauz

  Information about this person:

• Background Information. ¹²⁰¹
Laton was the principal mansion and head of the barony of Robert de Calz, who Anneis, as his mother did, gave something to the knights hospitallers of Saint Johns of ê. He left his wife a widow, being fifty years old or more, about 33 Henry II. she was daughter of Richard Basset, and sister of William, and had a daughter wife of Raph Fitz-Stephen, Chamberlain to king Henry II who 6 R. 1. (fn. 5) gave account of 12l. 10s. for the knights fees of Robert de Calz, in the scutage for redemption of that king.

"Laxton, Lexington & Morehouse," Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire, Vol. III, pp. 205-212

• Web Reference: The History of Laxton.

Robert married Sybil Basset, daughter of Richard Basset Justice of England and Maud Ridel.¹²⁰¹