Ralph Stafford MP (abt. 1354 - 1410)

Born about 1354 in Chebsey, Staffordshire, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1 Mar 1410 at about age 56 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England

Biography

Ralph Stafford of Grafton, Worcestershire (d. 01 Mar 1410), served as MP for co. Worcestershire and Staffordshire.^[1] He was the second son of:

• Sir John Stafford of Bramshall, Staffordshire (d. c. 1370),
• and his second wife Margaret, 4th dau. of Ralph, Earl Stafford (d. 1372).

He was the brother of Sir Humphrey Stafford (d. 31 Oct 1413, will proved 29 Nov Lambeth).^[2]

Marriage

In c. August 1373, Ralph was married to Maud Hastang (b. 02 Feb 1359). She was d. & coh. of Sir Joh Hastang of Leamington Hastang, Warws. and Grafton (d. 1366).^[1]

children

• Sir Humphrey (b. c. 1384 - d. 1419), MP for co. Worcs. in 1415.^[1]
• John^[1] of Londridge, Staffordshire (d. 1420).^[3]

m. Elizabeth Cheney.^[3]

Property

• Grafton Manor in Worcestershire, England.^[4]

Notes

• younger son of John Stafford -- (Stafford of Hooke, Dorset) -- and dau. of the 1st Earl of Stafford.

Descendants

• Staffords of Grafton.

Note

Sir Ralph Stafford of Grafton, jure uxoris 1375, was 2nd son of Sir John de Stafford, (a branch of the Baronial House of Stafford), and married Maud, eldest dau. and co-heir of Sir John de Hastang of Grafton. He was M.P. for co of Worcester in Feb. 1383, April 1384, and 1401, and Salop in 1403. From: The Parliamentary History of the County of Worcester. By W.R. Williams. Published 1897 by Lakeman and Carver at Hereford. Pages 21-24.Ralph Stafford.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Roskell, J.S., Clark, L., Rawcliffe, C. (1993). "Stafford, Ralph (d.1410), of Grafton, Worcs.," in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1386-1421. HOP. Web.
2. ↑ Roskell, J.S., Clark, L., Rawcliffe, C. (1993). "Stafford, Sir Humphrey I (d.1413), of Southwick in North Bradley, Wilts. and Hooke, Dorset.,' in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1386-1421. HOP. Web.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Richardson, D. (2011). "Bishop's Frome," in Plantagenet Ancestry, 2011, 2nd ed., p. 271.
4. ↑ Wikipedia: Grafton Manor#Stafford family

See Also...

• Chisolm, H. "Stafford (family,) in The Encyclopaedia Britannica, 25-26, pp. 756. NY. Google Books.
• GEDCOM: Birth: ABT 1354 at Chebsey, Staffordshire