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Roger de Worsley Lord of Workesley
Noted events in his life were:
• Background Information. 739,818 According to Dugdale's pedigree for the Worsley of worsley Booths, A Histroy of the Country of Lancaster, Vol. IV, p. 399, Worsley, leaves out to generations. Dugsdale has:
Elias de Workedsley Richard de Workedsley - left out in the History of Lancashire, Vol. 4 Roger de Workesley - left out in the History of Lancashire, Vol. 4 Richard de Workedsley Geoffrey de Workesley Richard de Worsley Richard and Robert de Worseley
The same Pedigree is given in William Betham's, The Baronetage of England, or, The History of the English Baronets, and Such Baronets of Scotland, as are of English Families, p. 115
1. Sir Elias de Workesley, or Workedeley, took his name from his lordship of the same name in Lancashire. He is mentioned in the chronicles of the holy wars, to have made an expedition to Palestine, where he fought many battles for the love of Christians, and died at Rhodes. He left 2. Richard, his son and heir, who dying temp. Henry I. left 3. Roger de Workedeley, lord of Wokedeley. This Roger dying temp. Henry II, left 4. Richard, his heir, who left 5. Geoffrey, lord of Workesley, father of 6. richard, temp Henry III, who dying 1299, left 7. Henry, lord of Workesley
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