Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Roger de Worsley
Abt 1212 -
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. Roger de Worsley was born about 1212 in of Kempnough, Lancashire, England (son of Richard de Worsley and Maud). Family/Spouse: Agnes. Agnes died after 1258. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Richard de Worsley was born in of Kempnough, Lancashire, England; died after 1301.
2. Richard de Worsley was born about 1175 in of Worsley, Eccles, Lancashire, England (son of Elias de Worsley); died after 1217. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: Bef 1233
Notes:
A benefactor to the canons of Cockersand.
Richard married Maud. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Maud Notes:
According to Coddington and Davis (citation details below), she may have been either Maud de Singleton or Maid de Parles.
Children:
- Geoffrey de Worsley was born about 1210 in of Worsley, Eccles, Lancashire, England; died before 1268.
- 1. Roger de Worsley was born about 1212 in of Kempnough, Lancashire, England.
Generation: 3
4. Elias de Worsley was born about 1150. Notes:
"Elias de Worsley, known merely as the father of three sons, was possibly born about 1150, during the dynastic struggle between King Stephen and the Empress Maud. His descendants invented a mythical ancestor of his name who was a giant, lived in the time of William the Conqueror, was a Crusader, fought many battles 'for the love of our Saviour Jesus Christ and obtained many victories,' and finally died and was buried at Rhodes." [The Ancestry of Mary Isaac, citation details below]
Children:
- 2. Richard de Worsley was born about 1175 in of Worsley, Eccles, Lancashire, England; died after 1217.