William Fitz Ralph Lord of Grimthorpe
- Born: Abt 1225, Grimthrope Pockling, East Riding Yorkshire, England
- Marriage: Joan de Greystoke
- Died: After Jul 1269, Yorkshire, England
 Information about this person:
• Background Information. 141
William was son and heir of Ralph Fitz William. Ralph Fitz William was the son of William Fitz Ralph, who died before 26 Aug 1218 [Fine Roll, 2 Hen., III, m.3]. This William Fitz Ralph was the son of Ralph Fitz Ralph, of Grimthorpe, who was living 1 Dec 1189 [Inspeximus of royal charter in Patent Roll, 16 Ric. II, p.2, m.21] Ralph Fitz Ralph, who left a widow, Emma [Rot, Curie Regis, vol. i, p.145], was son and heir of Ralph fitz William who was living in 1130 [Pipe Roll, 31 Hen I, Yorkshire]. This Ralph Fitz William was the son and heir of William Fitz Ulf [Cartulary of Hexham, in Coll. Top. et Gen., vol. vi, nos. 11, 12,13 &c.].
~Cokayne's Complete Peerage, 2nd Edition, Vol VI, p. 189, footnote (g)
William married Joan de Greystoke, daughter of Sir Thomas de Greystoke Knight and Christina de Vipoint. (Joan de Greystoke was born about 1225 in Greystoke, Penrith, Cumberland, England.)
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