Individual Details
Richard de Meath
(Abt 1169 - Bet 1221 and 1226)
[James H. Maloney.ged]
ANCESTRY OF ADAM DE IRELAND [footnotes are omitted]
by James H. Maloney, 8 Sept 2008 ©
Richard de Meath was a member of a family with holdings in Walton, Wavertree, and Newsham, and in 1200-1203 he received grants in Hale, Walton and Formby. A substantial note about Richard de Meath appears in Lancashire Pipe Rolls:
'NOVA OBLATA - Richard de Meath (Mida), was the eldest son of Gilbert de Walton, and brother of Henry de Walton. He is sometimes described as clericius, and appears at times to have attended at the court probably in an official capacity. In the Patent Polls he is described as "dilectus clericus noster." In the month of December, 1200, he had letters of protection from the King directed to the Justices then in Ireland. He attested royal charters which passed respectively at Pont de l'Arche on the 5th June, 1203; at Rouen, on the 11th June, 1203; and at Bristol, on the 10th September, 1205. Probably he acquired his name from some accidental occurrence, or some office which he may have held in the province of Meath. Although the Pipe Poll specifically refers to an entry in the Fine Roll respecting the grant of Walton, there is no such entry to be found in the Roll of the third year of John. From the Charter Roll however, it appears that the King grant- ed to "Richard de Mida, son of Gilbert de Waleton" the whole town of Waleton-on-the Hill, which formerly rendered 40s. ancient dues and customary yearly ferm, while it was parcel of the King's demesne and in his hands, to hold in fee farm for 60s. yearly for all services. Given at St. Sever in Gascony, 27th July, 1200.
On the 14th May, 1203, by letters patent directed to Geoffrey, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, King John presented Richard de Meath to the church of Wolstanton, co. Staff.'
Richard de Meath was a clerk in the King's court form at least 1200 through at least 1205 as shown by statements in the grants to him and by the royal charters he attested. The grants to him of Hale, Walton and Formby indicate he had performed some service of note.
Richard was a son of Gilbert de Walton, but he was called "Richard de Meath" Why? Meath is a county in Ireland; no reference has been found to a Meath in England. The note from Lancashire Pipe Rolls quoted above speculated the name "de Meath" was acquired from some accidental occurrence, or some office which he may have held in the province of Meath. Richard safe conduct addressed to the king's Justices in Ireland was dated December 1200, but he was already of Meath (of Mida) when the grant was made for Walton in July of that year. "The Origins of the Irelands of Hale" contains the following paragraph at page 140:
"In 1185, Henry II attempted to make a complete conquest of Ireland, and sent his son John over to conduct the campaign. Among his followers seems to have gone a young Richard of Walton, probably in a clerical capacity. Of his exploits in Ireland we know nothing, but for some reason he earned the distinctive name of Meath, so Richard of Walton becomes henceforth Richard of Meath."
Anther possibility is that Gilbert de Walton was in Ireland when Richard was born and that Richard was named for the county of his birth.
The hereditary "segeanty of the Wapentac" and Waldeve's land passed from Gilbert de Walton to Henry, but Richard who was the elder son. The note from the Lancashire Pipe Rolls above indicates that Richard was sometimes called "clericus" and that King John in 1203 presented him to the church at Wolstanton, Staffordshire. He was one of the witnesses to a confirmation of John, Bishop of Norwich, of the Church at All Saints, Lynn, in 1211. The fact he was in holy orders explains why Gilbert's hereditary title passed to his second son, Henry de Walton. As a cleric Richard could not marry or have legitimate issue to inherit his property.
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ANCESTRY OF ADAM DE IRELAND [footnotes are omitted]
by James H. Maloney, 8 Sept 2008 ©
Richard de Meath was a member of a family with holdings in Walton, Wavertree, and Newsham, and in 1200-1203 he received grants in Hale, Walton and Formby. A substantial note about Richard de Meath appears in Lancashire Pipe Rolls:
'NOVA OBLATA - Richard de Meath (Mida), was the eldest son of Gilbert de Walton, and brother of Henry de Walton. He is sometimes described as clericius, and appears at times to have attended at the court probably in an official capacity. In the Patent Polls he is described as "dilectus clericus noster." In the month of December, 1200, he had letters of protection from the King directed to the Justices then in Ireland. He attested royal charters which passed respectively at Pont de l'Arche on the 5th June, 1203; at Rouen, on the 11th June, 1203; and at Bristol, on the 10th September, 1205. Probably he acquired his name from some accidental occurrence, or some office which he may have held in the province of Meath. Although the Pipe Poll specifically refers to an entry in the Fine Roll respecting the grant of Walton, there is no such entry to be found in the Roll of the third year of John. From the Charter Roll however, it appears that the King grant- ed to "Richard de Mida, son of Gilbert de Waleton" the whole town of Waleton-on-the Hill, which formerly rendered 40s. ancient dues and customary yearly ferm, while it was parcel of the King's demesne and in his hands, to hold in fee farm for 60s. yearly for all services. Given at St. Sever in Gascony, 27th July, 1200.
On the 14th May, 1203, by letters patent directed to Geoffrey, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, King John presented Richard de Meath to the church of Wolstanton, co. Staff.'
Richard de Meath was a clerk in the King's court form at least 1200 through at least 1205 as shown by statements in the grants to him and by the royal charters he attested. The grants to him of Hale, Walton and Formby indicate he had performed some service of note.
Richard was a son of Gilbert de Walton, but he was called "Richard de Meath" Why? Meath is a county in Ireland; no reference has been found to a Meath in England. The note from Lancashire Pipe Rolls quoted above speculated the name "de Meath" was acquired from some accidental occurrence, or some office which he may have held in the province of Meath. Richard safe conduct addressed to the king's Justices in Ireland was dated December 1200, but he was already of Meath (of Mida) when the grant was made for Walton in July of that year. "The Origins of the Irelands of Hale" contains the following paragraph at page 140:
"In 1185, Henry II attempted to make a complete conquest of Ireland, and sent his son John over to conduct the campaign. Among his followers seems to have gone a young Richard of Walton, probably in a clerical capacity. Of his exploits in Ireland we know nothing, but for some reason he earned the distinctive name of Meath, so Richard of Walton becomes henceforth Richard of Meath."
Anther possibility is that Gilbert de Walton was in Ireland when Richard was born and that Richard was named for the county of his birth.
The hereditary "segeanty of the Wapentac" and Waldeve's land passed from Gilbert de Walton to Henry, but Richard who was the elder son. The note from the Lancashire Pipe Rolls above indicates that Richard was sometimes called "clericus" and that King John in 1203 presented him to the church at Wolstanton, Staffordshire. He was one of the witnesses to a confirmation of John, Bishop of Norwich, of the Church at All Saints, Lynn, in 1211. The fact he was in holy orders explains why Gilbert's hereditary title passed to his second son, Henry de Walton. As a cleric Richard could not marry or have legitimate issue to inherit his property.
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Events
| Birth | Abt 1169 | or Walton, Lancashire, England, Ireland | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1215 | No Marriage - Cecily de Columbers | |||
| Death | Bet 1221 and 1226 | England | |||
| Alt name | Richard de Mida |
Families
| Spouse | Cecily de Columbers (1195 - 1242) |
| Child | Richard de Meath (1217 - 1241) |
| Child | Emma de Meath (1219 - 1292) |
| Child | Geoffrey de Meath (1219 - 1250) |
| Child | Adam de Meath (1219 - 1250) |
| Child | Henry de Meath (1221 - 1261) |
| Child | Cecily de Meath (1221 - 1279) |
| Father | Gilbert de Walton (1117 - 1196) |
| Sibling | Henry de Walton (1155 - 1199) |
| Sibling | Henry de Walton (1155 - 1240) |
| Sibling | Adam de Walton (1174 - 1206) |
| Sibling | Hugh de Thingwall (1175 - ) |