• Born: Between 1240 and 1242, Ashby, Leicestershire, England
• Married: Before 1267
• Died: Shortly before 15 Oct 1284, Ashby, Leicestershire, England

  Research Notes:

A writ dated "54 Hen III", after the death of "Alan la Zuche", names "Roger his son, age variously stated as 28 and more and 30, is his heir". Inquisitions following a writ dated 15 Oct "13 Edw I" following the death of "Roger la Suche alias la Zouche” name “Alan his son aged 18 on the day of St Denis 13 Edw I is his next heir”. ¹

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7 Jul 1270, Westminster

Signification to all persons that whereas John de Warenna, earl of Surrey, and certain of his men in the king's court before the king and his justices Alan la Zuche and Roger la Zuche his son committed grave and serious trespasses in contempt of the king and his court; the king is sending William de Wintreshull, Peter de Castro Novo and John Ferre to tell him on the king's behalf to come speedily to the king's court to do right and to receive right in the said court i touching those things of which the king may wish to implead (loqui) him.

Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen. III, vol. 6, p. 482

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22 Jun 1271, Westminster

Pardon to John de Warenna, earl of Surrey, of 350 marks wherein he is bound to the king at Michaelmas next for the fine for his trespass against Alan la Zouche and Roger his son in Westminster Hall.

Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen. III, vol. 6, p. 545

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17 Nov 1276, Westminster

To the barons of the exchequer. Whereas the king learns upon trustworthy information that the executors of the will of Alan la Zuch have sufficient of the goods of Alan to answer to the king for 80l. 16s. 10½d. that are exacted from Roger la Zuch, son and heir of Alan, for the arrears of Alan's account for the time when he was sheriff of Northampton, the king orders the barons to proceed (capiatis) to levy the said sum from the executors, if it be as stated, and to permit Roger to be acquitted of the exaction thereof.

Calendar of Close Rolls, 4 Edw. I, p. 319

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Inquisition Post Mortem

581. Roger la Suche alias la Zouche.

Writ, 15 Oct. 13 Edw. I. [1285]

Leicester. Extent, 14 Nov. 13 Edw. I.

Esseby la Zouche. The manor, held of the honour of Winchester for 1 knight's fee.

Alan his son, aged 18 on the day of St. Denis, 13 Edw. I., his his next heir.

C. Edw. I. File 42. (11.) ²

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1 Jan 1286, Exeter

Grant to Richard de Brus of the custody, during the minority of the heirs, of the manor of Asheby la Zuche, co. Leicester, and of the manor of North Multon, co. Devon, late of Roger la Zuche.

Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw. I, vol. 2, p. 215