Born about in Shipbrook, Cheshire, England
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Ralph (Vernon) de Vernon
— married
about 1239 in England
Descendants 
Mother of
Ralph (Vernon) de Vernon
Died
at about age 38
in Cheshire, England
Profile last modified
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Biography
"On becoming de jure Baron of Shipbrook, Ralph Vernon set aside his vow of celibacy and produced a son with Cecilia Crew, there was rumoured to be no marriage certificate. He left further issue by Maud Grosvenor. Ralph's son, also Ralph (born 1241), was reputed to have lived to such an extraordinary age that he earned the nickname 'The Old Liver'."[1]
Sources
- Tilley, Joseph. Old Halls, Manors, and Families of Derbyshire (Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, & Co., Ltd., London, 1892)
- Vol. 1, Page 5: "In the thirteenth century there was a Ralph Vernon, Rector of Hanwell, and Baron of Shipbroke, who quietly set aside his vow of celibacy and made a match of it with Cecilia Crew (Lysons says there was no marriage certificate), and became the father of a son, ..."
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In-line citations would be helpful too.
Eventually if we can get them stitched back together authoritatively, I suspect they're lineal for a zillion living folks and will end up project protected etc.
Thanks for being amazingly fast! Be well.