Sir Roald de Richmond, the Elder, Kt., 4th Constable of Richmond Castle

Burial: St. Agatha's Abbey at the Manor of Easby

Sir Roald, son of Alan - A knight and the fourth constable of Richmond Castle who married Sibella. In 1208, King John gave him the lands of William de Rollos (bastard son of Richard de Rollo), including the manors of Caldwell, Croft and Kipling, plus lands of Skeby of Harsculph, son of Harsculph, who died fighting in Brittany in 1204. In 1237, King Henry III summoned him to tell by what right he held these manors. Whereupon he produced the letter patents of King John granting them to him and his heirs forever. He bestowed the manors of Burton, Aldeburgh and Croft to his son Roald in 1240.

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From the British History Online page:

'Parishes: Fingall', A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1 (1914), pp. 232-236.

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64747

Date accessed: 16 July 2010.

The second Roald, son of Alan, (fn. 57) succeeded his father in 1201. (fn. 58) The suit of 1207–8 by which Robert Cotele claimed the 13 Richmondshire fees and eight manors seems to have been fictitious. (fn. 59) Robert claimed as grandson of Richard de Rollos, who, according to this version, was disseised by King Stephen of half this inheritance for serving the empress, the remaining half having lately escheated to the Crown. The second Roald, however, claiming the whole inheritance by descent from the first Roald, stated that Henry II had disseised his grandfather of half and given the same to Richard de Rollos, and showed the court King John's charter of 1205 confirming to him the lands of the Rollos, 'that the court should know that he was not seised merely at pleasure.' (fn. 60)

Roald received a royal mandate in May 1207 to give the custody of the castle to Hugh de Nevill, (fn. 61) but later Roald paid a fine and recovered possession (fn. 62) ; the king sent him hostages for safe-keeping in the same year. (fn. 63) Roald still held his office in April 1215, (fn. 64) but, taking the side of the barons against the king, had been deprived by June, when his son Alan was held prisoner as hostage in this castle, which was then in the custody of Hugh de Nevill. (fn. 65) In July, however, the king ordered Roald to be put in possession, (fn. 66) and decreed in January that he was to be 'no further molested by occasion of the war between the king and the barons,' that his lands and chattels should be restored, and that all his men and knights found in Richmond Castle and detained as prisoners should be liberated. (fn. 67)

Roald seems to have had two sons, Alan his heir and Roald, who married Maud de la Mare of Yafforth. (fn. 68)

From the Early Richmonds webpage:

http://www.richmondancestry.org/richmond_family.shtml

A knight and the fourth constable of Richmond Castle who married Sibella. In 1208, King John gave him the lands of William de Rollos (bastard son of Richard de Rollo), including the manors of Caldwell, Croft and Kipling, plus lands of Skeby of Harsculph, son of Harsculph, who died fighting in Brittany in 1204. In 1237, King Henry III summoned him to tell by what right he held these manors. Whereupon he produced the letter patents of King John granting them to him and his heirs forever. He bestowed the manors of Burton, Aldeburgh and Croft to his son Roald in 1240.

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Sir Roald (the Younger), second son of Alan Richmond of Croft - His uncle Roald gave him the manors of Croft and Caldwell. Alan was brought to court in a dower plea in 1250 (perhaps by the Sarra mentioned above), and in 1251 his uncle Roald re-claimed the Caldwell manor. Sir Roald married Isabella, heir of Robert, son of Osanna de Langthwayt and Osanna's second husband, Alan de Lasceles. Sir Roald died in 1262. Rould, son of Rould who married Hawise daughter of Sir Thomas Moulton became the next constable of Richmond Castle. (Note: Gale's "Honores de Richmond" states this Roald was the son, not the nephew to Roald, son of Roald).