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Elias de Worsley
- Marriage: Unknown
- Died: Island of Rhodes 826
- Buried: Island of Rhodes 826
 Noted events in his life were:
• Background Information. 826
There are only family legends that tell us about the found of the Worsely family, Elias, the father of Richard Worsely. He was called "Elias the Giant," and lived at the time of the Conqueror. He is said to have become a Crusader, "fought many duels of combat, and for the love of Jesus Christ, obtained many victories," and died and was buried at Rhodes. [Harland and Wilkinson, Lancs. Legends, p. 78]
~A Histroy of the Country of Lancaster, Vol. IV, Worsley, pp. 376-392, (footnote 9)
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