Person:Robert Sheffield (15)

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Sir Robert Sheffield, Knight
b.Est 1200
 
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  1. Robert SheffieldEst 1230 -
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Name[1] Sir Robert Sheffield, Knight
Gender Male
Birth[4] Est 1200
Living[1][3] Bet 1216 and 1272 living for at least part of this time period
Marriage to Felicia Terneby
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 William R. Peck. A Topographical Account of the Isle of Axholme: Being the West Division of the Wapentake of Manley, in the County of Lincoln, in Two Volumes. (Doncaster: Thomas and Hensley, 1815)
    Volume 1, page 82.

    lived in the reign of Henry III

  2.   Urban, Sylvanus, ed. The Gentleman's magazine and historical chronicle (1731-1833). (London)
    Volume 80, part 2, page 35.

    "Sir Robert Sheffield was born 1166 (12 Henry II.), ..."

    The pedigree appears to be copied from The Peerage of England, as published in 1735, which doesn't give a birth year for Sir Robert. No source is provided for the birth year, which is stated as being "in the year 1166 (12 Henry II.) one hundred years after the Conquest". One wonders if the thought first occurred that he was born about 100 years after the Norman invasion and then the year transformed from speculation to "fact". 1166 seems a little early to have had a great-great grandson who fought in 1356, assuming that the first 3 generations were through the eldest son.

  3. ↑ Collins, Arthur. The peerage of England: containing a genealogical and historical account of all the peers of England, now existing either by tenure, summons or creations, their descents and collateral lines, their births, marriages, and issues, famous actions both in war and peace... (London: W. Innys, 1756)
    1:143.
  4. ↑ Birth year estimated based on estimated birth year of his son. He could have been born as early as 1166 if the gap between generations was unusually long for presumably eldest sons, or if a generation or 2 is missing, but there doesn't seem to be any hard evidence he was born earlier than 1200.
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