Le Scrope family

Richard Fitz Scrob (or Fitz Scrope, Scrupe or Scrob) was the son of a Scrob (Le Scrob) of Normandy, France. He was a Norman knight who settled in Herefordshire and became a landowner in England when he was granted lands by King Edward the Confessor prior to the Conquest. He built Richard's Castle in about 1048-1050 (near Ludlow) in county Hereford, on the Welsh border and administered this part of the border region. He held various manors in Worcestershire, Herefordshire, and Shropshire at the time of Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), according to the Domesday book.

Richard's surname is said to be derived from the nickname "Le Scrob", or "the crab", given to him by jealous Saxons of Edward the Confessor's court.

Osbern Fitz Richard, the son of Richard FitzScrob, was born in Richard's Castle around 1050, took part in the early wars of his father during the reign of Edward the Confessor. Osbern was sheriff of Hereford and he assisted the castellan of Hereford in subduing the rebel Edric while William the Conqueror and the greater part of his nobles were in Normandy. ... more

Sir Stephan Scrope

• A1. Scrob of Normany;
  • B1. Richard FitzScrob, lvd:1048/1066;
    • C1. Osbern FitzRichard, lvd:1066, m. Nesta;  ==>  House of Wales
      • D1. Simon le Scrope;
        • E1. Walter le Scrope;
          • F1. Hugh le Scrope, lvd:1149;
            • G1. Robert le Scrope, lvd:1134/1198;
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  • H1. Simon le Scrope of Flotmanby and Wensley, lvd:1165/1225, m. Imgoline;
    • I1. Henry le Scrope of Flotmanby and Wensley, lvd:1183/1224, m. Juliane of Thornton;
      • J1. Sir William le Scrope of Bolton-in-Wensleydale, lvd:1214/1296;
        • K1. Sir William le Scrope of West Bolton, d:1312, m. Constance de Newsham;
          • L1. Sir Geoffrey le Scrope of Masham, d:1340, m. Juette de Ros;
            • M1. Sir Henry le Scrope, 1st Lord of Masham;
              • N1. Joane le Scrope, m. Henry FitzHugh;  ==>  FitzHugh family
              • N2. Isabella le Scrope, m. Sir Robert Plumpton;  ==>  Plumpton family
              • N3. Sir Stephen le Scrope, 2nd Lord of Masham, d:1406, m. Margery Welles;  ==>  Mowbray family
                • O1. Sir John le Scrope of Upsal, 4th Lord of Masham, d:1455, m. Elizabeth Chaworth;
                  • P1. Eleanor le Scrope, m. Richard d'Arcy;  <==  d'Arcy family
                  • P2. Elizabeth le Scrope, lvd:1497, m. Henry le Scrope *;
          • L2. Sir Henry le Scrope of Bolton, lvd:1271/1336, m. Margaret de Ros;
            • M1. Sir Richard le Scrope, 1st Lord of Bolton, lvd:1327/1403, m. Blance de la Pole;
              • N1. Roger le Scrope, d:1403, m. Margaret Tiptoft;
                • O1. Richard le Scrope, lvd:1394/1420, m. Margaret Neville;  ==>  Neville family
                  • P1. Henry le Scrope, lvd:1418/1458, m. Elizabeth Scrope *;
                    • Q1. Margaret le Scrope, m. John Barnard;  <==  Barnard family