Sir Robert de Urswick Knight

  General Notes:

"Urswick Pedigree" from The Records of the Family of Urswyk . . . , pg. 7, m. Ellen, daughter and heiress of William Southworth, of Uprawcliffe, Asam was Knight of Parliament, Richard II and henry IV. ⁷⁴⁶

  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information. ⁷⁴⁶
Sir Robert Urswick obtained the Manor of Upper Rawcliffe or Uprawcliffe, by marriage with Helen, daughter of Sir William Southworth (1373), who had inherited from the Couplands, and it remained with the Urswicks until two generations later, when it passed by marriage to the Kirbys of Kirkby. Rawcliffe, as it is now called, is situated on the north side of the river Wyre, in the same towhsip as the village of St. Michaels.

Sir Robert also held, by power of attorney from Margaret, daughter of William Hornby (afterwards married to his son Robert), an estate called Asthrope, or East Thorpe, in Lincoln (1382). He was also guardian (1397) of Joan, daughter of Roger Hertforth of Badsworth (who married his other son Thomas).

Sir Robert Urswick, as Knight of the Shire, was an instance of long and continous service, almost unexampled. He served in parliament:
"At Westminster," 24 Apr 1379, Nicholas de Haryngton and Robert de Urcewyk.
16 Jan 1380, name of the first Knight illegible, and Thomas de Southworth, Robert Urswick's brother in law.
5 Nov 1380
16 Sep 1381, prorogue to 3 Nov, William Atherton and Robertus de Urcewyk
6 Oct 1382, Johannes Assheton and Robertus Ursewyk
26 Oct 1385, Robertus Urswyk and Thomad de Radclife
10 Nov 1386, Nicholas de Haveryngton or Haryngton and another.
12 Nov, 1390, Robertus de Ursewyk and Johannes de Croft
3 Nov 1391, Robertus de Urswyk and Robertus de Worbesley
20 Jan 1393, Robertus de Ursewyk and Rodulphus de Ipré
27 Jan 1394, Robertus de Urswyk and Thomas Gerard
27 Jan 1395, Robertus de Urswyk and Thomas de Radeclif
22 Jan 1397, Robertus de Urswyk and Ricardus Molineux
17 Sep 1397, prorogued to 27 Jan 1398, at Shrewsbury, (name illegible) and Adulphus de Radeclyf
6 Oct 1399, robertus de Urswyk and Henricus de Hoghton
27 Oct 1400, at York, and prorogued to 20 Jan 1401, at Wesminister, Robertus de Urswyk and Nicholas de Atherton.

In the post-mortem Inquisition, which followed his death, refers to Robert, Knight of Parliament, and it follows that he must have married twice. His second wife was named Joan, and he must have died in harness; for we find him sitting in the House in Jan 1401, and dying in Sep of the same year 66.
~Records of the Family Urswyk . . . . pg 21-24

Robert married Ellen Southworth, daughter of William Southworth of Uprawcliffe and Unknown, in 1373 in England.⁷⁴⁶