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Sir Thomas de Ros

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Sir Thomas de Ros

Birth
Stoke Albany, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Death
9 Jun 1384 (aged 47)
Uffington, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
Burial
Helmsley, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England Add to Map
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Knight, Lord Roos of Helmsely, Yorkshire, of Chilham, Kent. Joint Warden of the Marches of Scotland.

Third son of William de Roos by Margery de Badlesmere, grandson of Sir William de Roos, 1st Lord Helmsley, and Maud de Vaux, Sir Bartholomew de Badlesmere and Margaret de Clare.

Second husband of Beatrice de Stafford, daughter of Sir Ralph de Stafford and Margaret de Audley. They married by royal licence dated 01 Jan 1359 and had four sons and two daughters; Sir John, Sir William, Thomas, Robert, Elizabeth (wife of Sir Thomas Clifford) and Margaret (wife of Sir Reynold Grey).

Sir Thomas was the heir to his brother, William, 3rd Lord Helmsley in 1354. He would be along King Edward II in his expeditions to Normandy in 1355, 1356 and 1359, summoned to Parliament 1362 to 1383 and serve in France 1369 and 1374. Sir Thomas was ordered to reside on his lands in Ireland in 1368, along with his armed forces to prevent to loss and destruction of the country.

Sir Thomas died estate at Uffington and buried at Rievaulx/Riveaulx.
Knight, Lord Roos of Helmsely, Yorkshire, of Chilham, Kent. Joint Warden of the Marches of Scotland.

Third son of William de Roos by Margery de Badlesmere, grandson of Sir William de Roos, 1st Lord Helmsley, and Maud de Vaux, Sir Bartholomew de Badlesmere and Margaret de Clare.

Second husband of Beatrice de Stafford, daughter of Sir Ralph de Stafford and Margaret de Audley. They married by royal licence dated 01 Jan 1359 and had four sons and two daughters; Sir John, Sir William, Thomas, Robert, Elizabeth (wife of Sir Thomas Clifford) and Margaret (wife of Sir Reynold Grey).

Sir Thomas was the heir to his brother, William, 3rd Lord Helmsley in 1354. He would be along King Edward II in his expeditions to Normandy in 1355, 1356 and 1359, summoned to Parliament 1362 to 1383 and serve in France 1369 and 1374. Sir Thomas was ordered to reside on his lands in Ireland in 1368, along with his armed forces to prevent to loss and destruction of the country.

Sir Thomas died estate at Uffington and buried at Rievaulx/Riveaulx.


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