Lord James de Aldithley

Medlands Feb 2023: English Lords A–C.

1. JAMES de Audley (1250-before 22 Nov 1274)....
   
2. HENRY de Audley ([1251/52]-before 22 Apr 1276).... Note: Not yet connected on Geni to parentage (21 Aug 2023).
   
3. WILLIAM de Audley (18 Oct 1253-killed in battle Wales before 25 Dec 1282).... Note: Not yet connected on Geni to parentage (21 Aug 2023).
   
4. JOAN (-after 13 May 1264)....
   
5. NICHOLAS de Audley (before 1258-28 Aug 1299)....
   
6. Not Listed: Lack of Parentage Evidence: Elizabeth Bostock; Agnes de Weston; Hugh I de Audley.
   

Primary Sources

788. James de Aldithele alias de Audithele.
Writ of certiorari, 16 July, 56 Hen. III [1272], on the complaint of Ella, late the wife of the said James, that the escheator had taken into the king's hand the manors of Stratton and Wechewik, which were of her free marriage of the gift of her father William Lungespei. Inq. (undated.)
James his son, aged 22 and more, is his heir.
Oxford.
Stretton and Wrechewic manors, are held of the fee of Henry de Laci, and were given in free marriage with the said Ella to the said James.

Source: 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry III, File 41', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 1, Henry III, ed. J E E S Sharp (London, 1904), pp. 261-273. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol1/pp261-273 [accessed 15 January 2018].

Notes

James of Aldithley was born circa 1220.1 He was the son of Henry of Aldithley and Bertred Mainwaring.1 He married Ela Longespée, daughter of William Longespée, 2nd Earl of Salisbury and Idoine de Camville, in 1244.2 He died circa 11 June 1272 at Ireland, by breaking his neck.1

James of Aldithley was also known as James d'Audley. He held the office of Keeper of the Castle of Newcastle-under-Lyme on 30 October 1250.1 He held the office of Sheriff of Staffordshire from 1261 to 1262.1 He held the office of Sheriff of Shropshire from 1261 to 1262.1 He fought in the campaign in the Welsh Marches in 1264, for the king, against the Barons.1 He fought in the Evesham campaign in 1265.1 He held the office of Justiciar [Ireland] between 1270 and 1272.1 He held the office of Sheriff of Staffordshire from 1270 to 1271.1 He held the office of Sheriff of Shropshire from 1270 to 1271.1 He lived at Heleigh, Staffordshire, England.3

Children of James of Aldithley and Ela Longespée

   * James of Aldithley2 b. 1250, d. b 7 Nov 1273

   * Henry of Aldithley2 b. 1251, d. 1276

   * William of Aldithley2 b. 18 Oct 1253, d. b 12 Nov 1282

   * Nicholas of Aldithley+2 b. b 1258, d. 28 Aug 1299

   * Hugh Audley, 1st Lord Audley (of Stratton Audley)+3 b. c 1267, d. bt Nov 1325 - Mar 1326

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 337. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 338.
3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 347.

• James of Aldithley (Audley)

born 1225 Heleigh Castle, Audley, Staffordshire, England

died 11 June 1272 Ireland

father:

• Henry De Aldithley (Audley)

born Abt 1175 Heleigh Castle, Audley, Staffordshire, England

died Bef 19 Nov 1246 Mainwaring, Bersted, Sussex, England

mother:

• Bertred Mainwaring

born Abt 1196 England

died Aft 1249

married 1217 Of Edgmond, Cheshire, England

siblings:

• Emma of Aldithley born about 1218 Heleigh Castle, Audley, Staffordshire, England

Henry of Aldithley born about 1222 Heleigh Castle, Audley, Staffordshire, England died 1275

Ralf of Aldithley born about 1218 Heleigh, Audley, Staffordshire, England died before 1240

spouse:

• Ela Longspee

born Abt 1226 England

died 22 Nov 1299

married 1244 Of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

children:

• Hugh De Audley born Abt 1250 Of Audley, Staffordshire, England

Nicholas De Audley born Bef 1258 Of Heleigh, Staffordshire, England

christened Of Red Castle, Weston, Shropshire, England died 28 Aug 1299

Joan of Aldithley (Audley) born Abt 1265 Of Heleigh, Staffordshire, England

James of Aldithley (Audley) born 1250 Of Heleigh, Audley, Staffordshire, England

died 23 Nov 1273 Ireland

biographical and/or anecdotal:

notes or source:

LDS

James de Aldithley, Justiciar of Ireland

b. circa 1220, d. circa 11 June 1272

Father Henry de Aldithley1 b. circa 1175, d. before November 1246

Mother Bertred Mainwaring b. circa 1196

    James de Aldithley, Justiciar of Ireland was first or second son of Henry of Aldithley and Berta Mainwaring.2 He was a witness where Nicholas, 1st Lord Audley second son and eventual representative of Nicholas de Aldithely, who was son of James de Aldithley, one of the Lords-Marcher, and an active adherent of Henry III in his contests with the Barons, whose father, Henry de Aldithley, built the castle of Heleigh, and founded Hulton Abbey in 1223.3 James de Aldithley, Justiciar of Ireland was born circa 1220 at England.2 He was the son of Henry de Aldithley and Bertred Mainwaring.1 James de Aldithley, Justiciar of Ireland married Ela Longespée, daughter of William Longespée and Idonia de Camville, in 1244 at Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.4,5 James de Aldithley, Justiciar of Ireland had livery of his lands in 1246/47 at 31 Henry III.6 He was an active adherent of Henry III in his contests with the Barons between 1250 and 1260.1 Keeper of the castle of Newcastle-under-Lyme on 30 October 1250.2 He was a great favorite of Richard, Earl of Cornwall, at whose coronation as King of Almaine (Germany) he assisted in May 1257.6 He was a witness where Richard, "of Cornwall," Earl of Cornwall crowned as King of the Romans, i.e. emperor-designate, in May 1257 at Aachen, Germany. Arms: De gueules, fretté d'or.7 James de Aldithley, Justiciar of Ireland joined in a letter of the Barons to the Pope in 1258.2 Justice of Chester in 1259.6 He was one of the Lords-Marcher, actively employed for some years against the Welsh, circa 1260.1,6 Justiciar of Ireland between 1262 and 1272.8 He was a witness where Roger, 6th Lord Mortimer with other barons-marcher, giving battle to Llewellyn, Prince of Wales in 1264.6 James de Aldithley, Justiciar of Ireland was with Roger de Mortimer and the other barons-marcher, giving battle to Llewellyn, Prince of Wales in 1264.6 He was joined the Earl of Gloucester at Evesham in rescuing the king, who had become captive to the Earl of Leicester at the battle of Lewes.6 He performed a pilgrimage to the shrine of St. James in Galicia in 1267/68 at 52 Henry III, Spain.6 Annals of Monte Fernando 1270: "Item dominus James de Audele venit justiciarius Hibernie."9 He embarked in the Crusade with King Henry and Prince Edward in 1270.6 Annales Hiberniae 1270: "Jacobus de Audley Justitiarius."8 Annales Hiberniae 1272: "Interficitur justitiarius Jacobus Audley, lapsus ab equo in Thothomomia, cui successit Mauritius Mauritii."8 He died circa 11 June 1272 at 56 Henry III, Ireland. He died by "breaking his neck."5 His estate was probated on 16 July 1272; Writ for his Inq. p. m..5 He was the predecessor of Maurice fitz Maurice, Lord Justice of Ireland; Justiciar of Ireland.8

Family

Ela Longespée b. 1228, d. before 22 November 1299

Children

James de Aldithley b. 1250, d. 12736

Henry de Aldithley b. 1251, d. 12766

Joan de Audley b. c 12526

Sir William de Audley Knt. b. 18 Oct 1253, d. 12826

Nicholas de Aldithley+ b. b 1258, d. 28 Aug 12991,5

Hugh, Lord Audley of Heleigh+ b. c 1260, d. 1325

Citations

[S484] Peter Townend, B:P, 105th, pg. 136 - Audley.

[S215] Revised by others later George Edward Cokayne CP, I:337.

[S484] Peter Townend, B:P, 105th, pg. 136 - Audley - for place.

[S245] LDS.

[S215] Revised by others later George Edward Cokayne CP, I:338.

[S235] Paternal Ancestry of H. B. James, online, I Copyright (c) Homer Beers James 1996 - In web form by P. McBride (mailto:e-mail address).

[S1403] Armoriaux, online www.heraldique-europeenne.org/Armoriaux/index.html, Rôle d'armes Glover: 34. Jacques d'Audley (James de Audedoyle).

[S1106] Patricia Kelly and Philip Irwin Jane McCarthy, AH, pg. 36.

[S1105] Margaret Lantry, AMF, MF1270.6.

"Ambushed killed; died of a broken neck"www.celtic-casimir.com

James de ALDITHLEY, Justice of Chester

Born: 1225, Heleigh, Stafford, England Married:
Died: 11 Jun 1272

Orthographic variations: de AUDLEY, AUDITHELE, ALDITHELE

General Notes: Relationship to compiler: 21/23 x great-grandfather

Research Notes: Inquisition Post Mortem 788. James de Aldithele alias de Audithele. Writ of certiorari, 16 July, 56 Hen. III, on the complaint of Ella, late the wife of the said James, that the escheator had taken into the king's hand the manors of Stratton and Wechewik, which were of her free marriage of the gift of her father William Lungespei. Inq. (undated) James, his son, aged 22 and more, is his heir. Oxford. Stretton and Wrechewic manors, are held of the fee of Henry de Laci, and were given in free marriage with the said Ella to the said James. C. Hen. III. File 41. (1.)

Marriage Information: James married Ela de LONGESPÉE, daughter of Sir William de LONGESPÉE, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, and Idoine de CAMVILLE. (Ela de LONGESPÉE was born in 1228 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England and died before 22 Nov 1299.)

Sources: Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, and other analogous documents, preserved in the Public Record Office, Vol. I, Henry III, p. 261

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Audley (1220 – 1272), Aldithel or Alditheley, was an English baron.[1][2]

Biography
James Audley was born in 1220 to Henry Audley and Bertha de Mesnilwarin,[3] and was, like his father, a lord-marcher.

In 1257 he accompanied Richard, king of the Romans, to his coronation at Aachen (Matt. Paris), sailing on 29 April (Rymer) and returning to England in the autumn to take part in the Welsh campaign (1257-1260). In the following year (1258) he was one of the royalist members of the council of fifteen nominated by the Provisions of Oxford, and witnessed, as 'James of Aldithel,' their confirmation by the king (18 Oct.). He also, with his brother-in-law, Peter de Montfort, was appointed commissioner to treat with Llewelyn (18 Aug.), and two years later he acted as an itinerant justice. On Llewelyn of Wales attacking Mortimer, a royalist marcher, Audley joined Prince Edward at Hereford, 9 January 1263 to resist the invasion. But the barons, coming to Llewelyn's assistance, dispersed the royalist forces, and seized on his castles and estates. He is wrongly said by Dugdale and Foss to have been made 'justice of Ireland' in this year, but in December he was one of the royalist sureties in the appeal to Louis of France.

At the time of the battle of Lewes (May 1264) he was in arms for the king on the Welsh marches (Matthew Paris), and he was one of the first to rise against the government of Simon de Montfort. On Gloucester embracing the royal cause, early in 1265, Audley joined him with the other marchers, and took part in the campaign of Evesham and the overthrow of the baronial party. He appears to have gone on a pilgrimage to Galicia in 1268, and also, it is stated, to Palestine in 1270; but though his name occurs among the 'Crucesignati' of 21 May 1270, it is clear that he never went, for he was appointed justiciary of Ireland a few months later, his name first occurring in connection with that office 5 September 1270.

He also served as High Sheriff of Staffordshire and Shropshire in 1261 and 1270.[4] During his tenure as Justiciar of Ireland he led several expeditions against 'the Irish rebels,' but died by 'breaking his neck' about 11 June 1272 (when he is last mentioned as justiciary), and was succeeded by his son James, who did homage 29 July 1272.

References

"(Sir) James DE AUDLEY Knight, Justiciar of Ireland". washington.ancestryregister.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

Lloyd, Simon (2004). "Audley, James (d. 1272), magnate". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online) (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/894. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

p.220, Walter Chetwynd's History of Pirehill Hundred], published in 'Collections for a History of Staffordshire', Vol. XXII New Series (1909): and by Bertha, the daughter of Ralph de Mesnilwarin (with whom he had in frank-marriage ye manors of Smalwood and Snelston, and half ye town of Pickmere, co. Cestr.), left issue James Ld. Audley

Collections for a history of Staffordshire. Staffordshire Record Society. 1912. p. 276.

Attribution

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Round, John Horace (1885). "Audley, James de (d.1272)". In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 2. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

(per Ormerod's History of Cheshire)  James, Lord of Audeley and of Heleigh

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