Sir Robert Rockley, of Rockley Hall^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1385 -

• Name	Robert Rockley
  Relationship	with Marion Murdoch Johnson
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Abt 1385
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	Sir Robert Rockley           b. Aft 1320
  Mother	Alice Sheffield           b. Abt 1360

  
  

  Wife	Elizabeth FitzWilliam           b. Abt 1385
  Children	1. Alice Rockley           b. Abt 1415
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Early Life Possibly the Sir Robert Rockley, shown in Foster's pedigrees (Volume 2) who married Elizabeth Fitzwilliam, daughter of Sir William Fitzwilliam of Sprotborough (though Foster doesn't show a daughter called Alice). This Rockley family extends back to Robert Rockley, son of William FitzGodric and Albreda de Lizours, who are also in my tree. By my estimates, Elizabeth Fitzwilliam would have been born some time after 1377 (the date of birth of her eldest brother John). This corresponds well with the extrapolated ages for Robert Rockley and for their daughter Alice. Finally, the Robert who married Elizabeth FitzWilliam was the son of Alice Sheffield; the repetition of the name Alice in his daughter adds further weight to the hypothesis. So I'm going to assume this connection as valid. Career & Family Life Robert founded the chantry at Worsborough. He married Elizabeth FitzWilliam and they had at least two children: Robert, who married Agnes Duckfenfield Alice, who married Robert Barnby

  
  

• Sources

  [S0450] Joseph Foster, Pedigrees of the County Families of Yorkshire, (London, 1844-1905), Rockley of Rockley; Volume 2. [S0528] William Flower Esq., Visitations of Yorkshire, 1563-1564, (London, 1881), Barneby of Barneby, pages 12-13.