Albert de Grelley

• Background Information. ⁸³⁶
The Inquest of 1212 of Lancashire records the fees of ancient feoffment of Albert Grelley, the Domesday tenant. The record state that "Albert Gredle, senex, gave the fee of one knight to Orm, son of Ailward, in marriage with Emma, his duahter, to wit in Dolton, Parbold and Wrictinton" which the heris of Orm held in 1212. Also stated "Albert Gredle, senex, gave to Orm, son of Eward (Ailward, with his daughter in marriage, one ploughland in Eston (Ashton-uner-Lyne) by 10s. per annum." Orm and Emma had a son named Roger, and he was given by Albert Grelley II, the grandson of the grantor, confirmed "Haistuen" (Ashton-uner-Lyne) to be held by him, Roger. This Roger, son of Orm, was living during the reign of Stephen, and had a son named William, who lived during the reign of Henry II. William was the father to another Roger who was living at the end of King John's reign. John had a son who was the fourth son, and he took the name Alexander de Kirkby Ireleth. Alexander was one of the hostages found by Gilbert fitz Reinfred in 1216,

William Farrer reasons that since Alexander was fourth in the descent from Orm, it is impossible that Orm and Emma could have been married so late as the time of the third Albert Gresley. The third Albert flourished between 1150 and 1169. He reckons that the Albert mentioned in the inquest must have been the first baron, Albert Gresley.

~The Barony of Grelley, by William Farrer, pages 28-30