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Hughe de Boeles of Rushall, co. Stafford
Alice daughter and heiress of Robert de Rushall m.
Hugh de Bowles
By a fine levied in 21 Henry III (1237), 2/3 of the
mill at Ruissale acknowledged to be the right of Alice, wife of Hugh de
Boules, and her heirs.
Hugh de Boeles held half a knight’s fee at Rushale
(1242/43)
Assize Roll: Richard de la Petite Barre v. Alicia
wife of Hugh de Boeles (1244)
William de Boweles held
Russale by the service of 1/3 of
a Knight’s fee (time of Edward I)
William de Boeles, Lord of Ruissale in 1289 (17
Edward I)
Robert, son of William de Boeles of Russhale 1291
William de Boeles, sen. at Rushall in 1293 (implies a
William Jr.) with sons Robert and John (at Stafford Assize in 1293, all
three committed to goal for unjustly ejecting a lawful tenement holder on
his land)
William de Bowelys, Lord of Rushall 1309
William de Boeles, Lord of Russhale 1324
Grant of land at Walshale to William Boweles, jun.
1349
Nicholas de Boweles at Walshale 1367
Nicholas Bowellus at Walshale 1421 (near Mill of
Russhale – see 1237 above)
Nicholas Bowels’ land in the fee of Ruschale
extending from Walshale towards the mill of Ruyschale 1444
(which are just missing a reference to Rushall but
are otherwise consistent)
(Bueles) of Staffordshire in 1240
In Wales 1241
In France Dec. 1241
In list of Knights of the King’s Household being paid
for 36 years of service 1252 (so he was a knight from 1216 to 1252 at that
point)
Hugh going with King to Gascony Sept 1253
Exemption from public service for life (Boelis) 1256
and (Bueles) 1257
(Bueles) and wife Alice in Staffordshire 1262
(Boeles) at Staffordshire in 1266
(Bueles) and wife Alice in Staffordshire 1268
(Boeles) Alice widow of Hugh in Staffordshire in 1269
and Rushale specifically in 1272
Still to come 18 more pages on the Boeles of Rushall
(note to self: De Boeles Line document