• Born: Abt 1218, Middleham, Yorkshire (North Riding), England
• Married: Est 1240
• Died: 31 Mar 1270, Barton, Darlington, Yorkshire (North Riding), England

  Research Notes:

Son and heir, aged 34 years at his father's death.

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A mid-15th century manuscript names "Radulphum, Bertam…Ranulphum…" as the children of "Ranulphum filium Roberti" and his wife "Maria filia Rogeri Bigod comitis Norfolk". ¹

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Inquisition Post Mortem

743. RALPH, SON OF RANULF. ²

Writ of extent and partition, 12 May. Partition, Thursday in Whitsun week, 54 Hen. III. [1270]

YORK.	The part of Robert de Nevill. Middilham manor (excepting dower). Carleton with Coverdale forest (excepting dower), and with the vaccaries of Bradeleie, Wlvedale, Hyndeletheyt and Arkelsit. Thoroldeby, Arkesgard and Thorneton. 2 parts of the mills. York. 2s. 8d. rent from Stephen Nuncius. Douvesker and Waldene, with their meadows and pastures. Richem[on]d. 20s. rent. Latun. 10s. 8d. Waldene. 20d. from the lodge (Loga) of Wytey. And to the other two parts 4l. 10s. are allotted in this for the lordship of the house of Middelham, the chace of the forest of Coverdale, and the lordship of the said forest. Fees pertaining to this part:— Snape, Texton and Westbolton. 7 carucates land held by William de Preston. Coverham, Scrafton and Caldeberg. 6 carucates by Stephen de Coverham. Melmorby. 2 carucates by Geoffrey Picot. Scrafton, Ridemer, and Texton. 7 carucates by the abbot of Coverham in frank almoin, with the advowson of the abbey. Aykesgard. ½ carucate by Elias de le Gyle. Carleton. ½ carucate by the heir of Ralph Brekedore; and ½ carucate by William son of Richard and Alan son of Walter. Mortham. 1 carucate by Henry de Rokeby. Ridmer. 1 carucate by Richard de Preston. The part of Robert de Tatesale:— Welle manor, with a moiety of the wood of Welle and of Snape, excepting dower. Neubieging cum Scales de Hilton. 28l. 6s. 10d. Burton and Waldene. 19l. 5s. 1d. Flemmeshope in Coverdale. A vaccary with pasture through the whole forest, meadows and estovers. Fees pertaining to this part:— Texton and Arlathorp. 6 carucates land held by William de Lasceles. Clifton. 3 carucates by Reginald de Clifton. Thorneton Watlous. 5 carucates and 2 bovates by Ran[ulph] de Pikehale. Yarnewik. 1 carucate by Roger de Yngoldeby; and 1 bovate by Robert de Yarnewik. Thirne. ½ carucate by Richard de Thyrne. Geytenby. 4 carucates by Gilbert Ruchemond, Hugh de Ask and Stephen Malovel. Aclethorp. 2 carucates by William de Ebor'; 2 carucates by Simon de Aclethorp; and 1 carucate by John son of William de Westlaton. Westbolton. 1 bovate by Adam Litilloverd. The part which is in the king's wardship:— Snape manor, with a moiety of the wood of Welle and of Snape, excepting dower. Crakehale manor, excepting dower. Swinesate in Coverdale. A vaccary with pasture through the whole forest and estovers. Rypon. 16d. from Robert de Catton. Waldene. 2s. 8d. from the lodge (Loga) of Wytey. Fees pertaining to this part:— Thorneton Colling. 4 carucates held by Brian son of Alan. Neuton. 3½ carucates held by Robert Tortemeyns; 1 carucate by John de Srafton; and 2 carucates by Peter de Rand. Thorp. 1 carucate by Robert de Wycclif. Barton. 3 carucates by the abbot of St. Agatha, rendering foreign (service). Little Bolton. 3 carucates by John de Roald-Burton. Leyborn, Haukeswelle and Walbron. 3 carucates and 2 bovates by Richard de Rybef'. Burton upon Yor. 4 carucates by Richard de Burton. Great Crakehale. ½ carucate by Robert son of Henry; and 2 bovates by William son of Amice. Aygesgard. The advowson of the church with the presentation remains to each heir in succession. Mandate from the king's escheator to the escheator in cos. Norfolk and Suffolk reciting the above writ.
Norfolk.	Extent and distribution between the heirs (undated and defective). Pickenham (extent given, with names of tenants), including ¼ knight's fee held by the heir of Richard Curlu in Middeltun, divided into 3 parts, to one of which is assigned a moiety of the advowson of Hederset church, which Master Simon le Gaunt holds, to another the other moiety, which Ralph de Sumercote holds, and to the third ... of the chapel of Cantelof ...
Norfolk.	Extent and distribution between the heirs (undated). Stockton (extent given with names of tenants), divided into three parts, including 10s. to each part from the chamber of Sir Roger Bigot, earl Mareschall.
Norfolk.	Extent and distribution between the heirs (undated). Hederset manor (extent given with names of tenants), including 1 knight's fee in Bellhawe alias Bellhaye, held by Thomas de Clare and Robert Walram, and ¼ fee each held by John de Stratune and his brother, William Dunstun, Nicholas de Chaverham in Chaverham, Richard de Crepinge in Saxtorp, and the heir of Ralph de Wramplingham, divided into 3 parts, to one of which is assigned a moiety of the advowson of Hederset church, to another the other moiety (as abovesaid), and to the third the advowson of Houtun church and 2 parts of the chapel of Kantelof. Charges (recaptio) of the manor, Sir William Malerbe 4s. 10d., Hubert Hakun 7d., for a hundred 12d., langavel 1d., Costeseye manor 4s., William de Kingham ½d., and Godfrey le Garneys 40s., which the lord gave him by charter to be received from the mill.
	C. Hen. III. File 38. (16.)

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13 Aug 1270, Clarendon

Whereas the king lately gave to Edward his son the wardship of Anastasia second [sic] daughter and one of the heirs of Ralph son of Randolf who held in chief and of the lands falling to her by inheritance, with her marriage, and Edward has granted the said wardship and marriage to Gilbert Haunsard, for a fine of 400 marks, the king accepts that grant; on condition that the said 400 marks be deducted from the 2,000 marks paid to the count of Bygorre which the king owes to his son.

Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen. III, vol. 6, p. 454

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28 Apr 1272, Westminster

To Master Richard de Clifford, escheator this side of the Trent. Whereas Mary, who was the wife of Robert de Neville, first-born daughter and an heiress of Ralph son of Ranulph deceased who held of the king in chief and Robert de Tatershale and Joan his wife the other heiress of the aforesaid Ralph, and also heiresses of Anastasia daughter and third heiress of the aforesaid Ralph lately deceased who held of the king in chief, have often come to the king and earnestly petitioned that the king might render the portions ('partes') falling to the aforementioned Mary and Joan of the inheritance formerly of the aforesaid Anastasia and also the portions falling to the same of the dower which Anastasia who was the wife of the aforesaid Ralph deceased held in dower of the lands and tenements formerly of the aforesaid Ralph sometime her husband to them as the nearest heirs of the aforesaid Ralph and Anastasia, and the king disdained to do this for certain causes because the wardship of the aforesaid Anastasia and her lands were in the hands and custody of the attorneys of Edward, the king's first-born son, then outside the king's court, they afterwards came before the king ('coram nobis') and earnestly sought for their rights in this matter, [and] having heard and understood, so with the assent of the aforesaid attorneys and of the king's council, the king ordained that both the land and those tenements that the aforesaid Anastasia daughter of the aforesaid Ralph held of her inheritance and the land and tenements that Anastasia who was the wife of the aforesaid Ralph held in dower of the lands and tenements formerly of the aforesaid Ralph sometime her husband, by the oath both of knights and of other trustworthy and law-worthy men of his bailiwick through whom the truth of the matter may better be known, be faithfully extended and equally partitioned between the aforesaid Mary and Joan, and that the portion falling therefrom to the aforementioned Mary, and the portion falling therefrom to the aforementioned Joan, be delivered to them as of right ought to be done. Order therefore to cause the aforesaid lands and tenements to be extended and partitioned in the form aforesaid, and having made partition of the aforesaid [and] having received security from the same for rendering their reasonable relief to the king at the Exchequer, to cause them to have full seisin of their portions equally made, as is aforesaid, and to send the portions equally made therefrom to the king under his seal.

Calendar of the Fine Rolls, 56 Hen. III, 628