Ralph Basset

  General Notes:

~Cokayne's Complete Peerage, 2nd Edition, (Basset), Vol. II, p.1 footnote (b), Ralph who died in 1160, was son of Richard Basset, Justiciar living during the reigne of Henry I, who held Drayton through his marriage with Maud Ridel, and died in 1144. ¹⁴¹

~A Synopsis of peerage of England, Vol. I, p. 41, Baron by Tenure during reign of Henry II, Ralph Basset, son of Richard, Baron Basset of Weldon, Lord of Drayton, Staffordshire. ⁸⁴⁹

~Cokayne's Complete Peerage, 2nd Edition, (Basset), Vol. II, p. 1, footnote (a), Ricahrd Basset was married to Maud, daughter and heir of Geoffry Ridel, a powerful feudal Baron, whose land's the Bassets inherited. ¹⁴¹

  Information about this person:

• Background Information. ¹⁴¹
Ralph Basset who married Margaret, daughter of Roger de Somery, was the son of Ralph, who died in 1211, son of Ralph who died in 1169, son of Richard Basset, the Justiciar during the reign of Henry, who held Drayton through his marriage with Maud Ridel, and died 1144.

~ Cokayne's Complete Peerage, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, (Basset), p.1, footenote (b)