William (Audley) de Audley (abt. 1250 - bef. 1307)

Born about 1250 in Staffordshire, England

Ancestors

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Biography

William Audley was a member of the aristocracy in England.

William de Audley of Blore, was the son of John de Audley of Blore, Staffordshire, and his wife Petronella (family name unknown).^[1]

His father is cited in 1265 but must have died before 1279, when Petronella is cited as a widow, and William succeeded to Blore and Grendon in Staffordshire. He is mentioned in documents in 1284 and 1294.^[1]

William de Audley married Constance, (family name unknown) and they had a son;

1. Alan de Audley, is mentioned in 1301 and married Joan (family name uknown) in 1306, but died without issue in 1311.^[1]

William also appears to have an illegitimate daughter;

1. Margaret, married in 1314, Lawrence de Okeover.^[1]

William must have died before 1307 when his wife Constance is cited as a widow.^[1]

Presumably his daughter Margaret is considered to be illegitimate because Blore and Grendon were inherited by William's brother Hugh de Audley, a clerk, when his nephew Alan died without issue in 1311. He sold them in 1314 to Joan, widow of John Le Strange, later married to Sir Henry Brailsford.^[1]

Research Notes

The article by Josiah Wedgwood in Collections for a history of Staffordshire, Volume 9, p 260, does not mention a daughter Emma.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Wedgwood, Josiah, 'The Parentage of James de Audley, K.G.' in Collections for a history of Staffordshire, ed. by William Salt Archaeological Society, new series, vol. 9; London: Harrison & Sons, 1906. p. 260. Digital image, Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/collectionsforhi09staf_0 : accessed 22 September 2019.