The Genealogy of the House Brus and the Lords of
Skelton and Annandale
The
Family Tree of the de Brus family in Yorkshire which also traces the Lords of
Skelton and Annandale and the relationship of the Royal Family to the Brus of
Skelton
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The story of one family’s journey through two
thousand years of British History |
The 83 family lines into which the family is divided.
Meet the whole family and how the wider family is related |
Members of the historical family ordered by date of
birth |
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related material |
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Headlines are in brown.
Dates are in red.
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References and
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Context and local
history are in purple.
Geographical
context is in green.
The history of the de
Brus Family is told
separately.
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Robert de Brus I c 1078 to 11 May 1141 1st Lord of Skelton and Cleveland, c
1107 to 1141 1st Lord of Annandale, 1124 to 1138 Founded Gisborough Priory in 1119 Married Agnes de Pagnall Brix, Normandy, Skelton |
William de Brus Forester of Bruis Later the first prior of Gisborough Abbey Normandy, Guisborough Peter de Bruis Associated with the abbey of Saint Saviour le
Vicomte Normandy |
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The Senior Line of the Brus of Skelton |
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The Junior or Cadet Line of the Brus of Annandale |
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Adam I de Brus 1105 to 1143 Lord of Skelton and Cleveland, 1141 to 1143 (he
only survived his father by 22 months) Married Agnes de Albermarle |
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Robert II de Brus, le Meschin (the Cadet) c 1120 to c 1194 2nd Lord of Annandale 1138 to 1194 Married Euphemia de Croseby |
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Agatha de Brus c 1120 Married Ralph Fitz Ribald, Lord of Middleham |
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Adam II de Brus 1127 to 1196 Lord of Skelton and Cleveland, 1143 to 1196 Married Ivetta d’Arches |
Agatha de Brus |
Robert III de Brus Died 1191 Married Isabella MacWilliam, illegitimate daughter
of King William I the Lion of
Scotland. There were no children. |
William de Brus Died 16 July 1212 3rd Lord of Annandale, 1194 to 1212 Married Christina, daughter of Uhtred of Galloway |
Bernard de Brus |
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Robert Fitz Ranulph, Lord of Middleham Married Heloise de Glenville |
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Peter I de Brus 1170 to 17 January 1211 Lord of Skelton and Cleveland, 1196 to 1211 Married Joan |
Isabel de Brus Married Henry de Percy |
Robert IV de Brus c 1195 to 1232 4th Lord of Annandale, 1212 to 1232 Married Isabel
of Huntingdon, the second daughter of David, 8th Earl of Huntingdon |
John de Brus |
William de Brus |
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Ranulph Fitz Robert, Lord of Middleham d 1251 Married Mary Bigod |
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Sir Robert de Neville c 1223 to 1282 Married Isabel de Byron |
Ralph Fitz Ranulph, Lord of Middleham d 1270 Married Anastasia Percy |
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Peter II de Brus c 1185 to 13 September 1241 Lord of Skelton and Cleveland, 1211 to 1241 Married Helewise, sister of William de Lancaster,
Baron of Kendall Amongst the northern barons who forced the Magna
Carta on John in 1215 |
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Robert V de Brus c 1220 to 31 March 1295 5th Lord of Annandale, 1232 to 1292 Justice and constable of Scotland and England, a
regent of Scotland, and a claimant to the Scottish throne in 1290 to 1292 in
the Great Cause Commonly known as "Robert the Competitor" Married Isabella, daughter of Gilbert de Clare,
Earl of Gloucester Married Christina de Ireby, the widow of Adam
Jesmond, the Sheriff of Northumberland |
Bernard de Brus of Exton |
Beatrice de Brus Married Hugo de Neville |
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Robert Neville d 1271 |
Mary Fitz Ranulph, The Lady of Middleham 1320 |
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Peter III de Brus d 18 September 1272 Lord of Skelton and Cleveland, 1241 to 1272, Lord
of Danby, Kirkby and Constable of Scarborough Castle Married Hilaria de Mauley Died without issue |
Agnes de Brus Took, as her share, the manors of Skelton, Marske,
Upleatham and Kirkleatham Married Walter de Fauconberg
(c 1220 to 1304) who became the New Lord of Skelton, Marske, Upleatham and
Kirkleatham, 1272 to 1304 |
Lucia de Brus Married Marmaduke de Thweng Took the manors of Yarm, Danby and Brotton. Married Marmaduke de Thweng of Kilton Castle in about 1247 |
Margaret de Brus Married Robert de Ross of Wark Took the barony of Kendall |
Laderina de Brus Married John de Bellew Took the lordship of Carlton amongst other holdings |
Robert VI de Brus 1243 to 1304 Earl of Carrick 6th Lord of Annandale 1292 to 1304 Annandale was seized, by King John Balliol, and
given to John "The Red" Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, but regained in
1296 Married Marjorie, daughter of Neil, Earl of Carrick Died in the Holy Land |
Sir Richard de Brus d 1287 Lord of Writtle Part of Edward I’s household |
Ranulph de Neville, First Baron Neville 18 October 1262 to 18 April 1331 Married Euphemia de Clavering Ancestors of Richard Neville, the Kingmaker, Edward
IV, Richard III and later members of the Royal Family |
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Walter de Fauconberg, Second Baron Fauconberg 1260 to 1318 Lord of Skelton, Marske, Upleatham and Kirkleatham,
1304 to 1318 |
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Isabel Bruce 1272 to 1358 Married King Eric II of Norway |
Robert VII de Brus Robert the Bruce Robert I, King of Scotland, 1306 to 1329 11 July 1274 to 7 June 1329 7th Lord of Annandale, 1304 to 1329 King of Scotland 1306 to 1329 Resounding defeat of the English at the Battle of
Bannockburn on 24 June 1314 Declaration of Arbroath Married Isabel, daughter of Donald, Earl of Mar Married Elizabeth, daughter of Atmer
de Burgh, Earl of Ulster |
Edward Bruce High King of Ireland, 1315 to 1318 c 1280 to 14 October 1318 Earl of Carrick |
Sir Thomas Bruce d 1307 Beheaded in Carlisle Married Marjory Charteris |
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John de Fauconberg 1290 to 1349 Lord of Skelton, Marske, Upleatham and Kirkleatham,
1318 to 1349 |
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Marjorie Bruce 1296 to 1317 Married Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward
of Scotland Ancestor of the Stuarts, Kings of Scotland and the
English/British Royal Families Died aged 21 |
David II of Scotland 5 March 1324 to 22 February 1371 Married Joan of the Tower, daughter of Edward II Married Margaret Logie |
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Robert Bruce, Lord of Liddersdale |
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Walter de Fauconberg Died 1361 Lord of Skelton, Marske, Upleatham and Kirkleatham,
1349 to 1361 |
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Robert II of Scotland (Blear Eyed) 2 March 1316 to 19 April 1390 Robert Stewart, the first monarch of the House of
Stuart (reigned 22 February 1371 to 19 April 1390 Married Elizabeth Mure Married Euphemia de Ross |
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Sir Thomas de Fauconberg 1345 to 1407 Lord of Skelton, Marske, Upleatham and Kirkleatham,
1361 to 1403 He inherited two-thirds of the estate, whilst his
mother, Isobel, received the other third. In 1403 the estate, by reason of Sir Thomas’s
insanity, was put into the custody of King Henry IV who, later, placed it in
the custody of Robert and John Conyers. |
Sir Roger de Fauconberg |
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Robert III of Scotland 5 March 1337 to 4 April 1406 John Stewart, Earl of Carrick before his Coronation Married Annabella Drummond of Stobhall Reigned 19 April 1390 to 4 April 1406 |
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Walter de Fauconberg d 1407 In 1407 the estate settled on Walter de Fauconberg.
He was the son of Sir Roger de Fauconberg, who was
a brother of Sir Thomas. Walter died in the same year that he inherited the
estate, which then passed to his daughter, Joan |
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Margaret Stewart,
Elizabeth Stewart, David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, Mary
Stewart |
James I of Scotland 25 July 1394 to 21 February 1437 Married Joanna Beaufort, daughter of the Earl of
Somerset |
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Joan Fauconberg c1406 to 1490 Joan married Sir William Neville (died 1462) She inherited the estate as an infant. She was
described as an ‘idiot’ from birth. The castle passed, via her marriage, to
her husband, Sir William Neville, who was made Earl of Kent by Edward IV in
1461. They made alterations to the castle in 1428 |
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James II of Scotland 16 October 1430 to 3 August 1460 Married Mary of Guelders |
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Alicia Neville 1437 to 1490 Alicia married Sir John Conyers (1435 to 1469),
later Lord Conyers. John Conyers was Lord of Skelton, 1407 to 1469 Alicia was Lady of Skelton from 1469 to 1490 |
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James III of Scotland 10 July 1451 to 11 June 1488 Married Margaret of Denmark |
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Sir William Conyers 1468 to 1524 Lord of Skelton, 1490 to 1524 He inherited the castle in 1490. He married Lady Anne Neville (1475 to 1550) |
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James IV of Scotland 17 March 1473 to 9 September 1513 Married Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of
England |
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Sir Christopher Conyers c1491 to 14 June 1538 Lord of Skelton, 1524 to 1538 He married Anne Dacre (1501 to 1548) |
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Jane Conyers 1522 to 1558 |
Leonard Conyers 1524 to 1577 |
John, Lord Conyers 1525 to 1557 Lord of Skelton 1538 to 1557 Married Maud Clifford Died intestate and no provision had been made by
him for an equitable division of his possessions and lands which included
areas beyond Skelton. There is a record of friction between the husbands
of the 3 daughters regarding their shares and it is
said that they deliberately allowed the Castle to fall into disrepair. |
Elizabeth Conyers 1531 to 1558 |
James V of Scotland 10 April 1512 to 14 December 1542 Married Madeleine of France Married Mary of Guise |
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Ann Conyers 1540 to 1567 Married Anthony Kempe Sold part of the Skelton estate to Robert Trotter |
Elizabeth Conyers 1545 to 1572 Married Thomas D’Arcy |
Catharine Conyers 1554 to 1622 Married John Atherton, Sheriff of Lancashire John Atherton opened Springbank
alum works at Slapewath c 1603, perhaps with the D’Arcys, probably the first alum works in north-east
Yorkshire |
Margaret Conyers b 1556 |
Mary, Queen of Scots 8 December 1542 to 24 July 1567 Married the Dauphin (later Francis II) of France Married Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley Married James Hepburn, 4th Earl of
Bothwell Reigned 1542 to 1567 |
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Robert Trotter d 1611 Lord of Skelton, 1577 to 1611 |
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James VI of Scotland and I of England 19 June 1566 to 27 March 1625 Married Anne of Denmark |
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Henry Trotter d 1623 Lord of Skelton, 1611 to 1623 |
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Charles I of England, Ireland and Scotland 19 November 1600 to 30 January 1649 Married Henrietta Maria of France |
Elizabeth Stuart 19 August 1596 to 13 February 1662 Married Frederick V, Elector of Palatine |
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George Trotter Lord of Skelton, 1623 to ? |
Charles II 29 May 1630 to 6 February 1685 Reigned from 29 May 1660 after the Commonwealth |
Mary, Princess of Orange 4 November 1631 to 24 December 1660 Mary Henrietta Stuart Married William II, Prince of Orange |
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James VII and II 14 October 1633 to 16 September 1701 Reigned 6 February 1685 to 23 December 1688 Married Anne Hyde Married Mary of Modena |
Sophia of Hanover 14 October 1630 to 8 June 1714 Married Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover Go under |
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Edward Trotter d 1708 Lord of Skelton, ? to 1708
Married Mary Lowther From 1668 to 1671 he was involved in opening Selby
Hagg alum works, near present day Hagg Farm, and Saltburn Alum House, behind
Cat Nab, on behalf of his father-in-law, Sir John Lowther |
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William III (William of Orange) 4 November 1650 to 8 March 1702 Married Mary II of England William and Mary reigned 1689 to 8 March 1702 |
Mary II of England 30 April 1662 to 28 December 1694 Married William of Orange William and Mary reigned 1689 to 8 March 1702 |
Queen Anne 6 February 1665 to 1 August 1714 Reigned as Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland
from 1702 and as Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1707 Married Prince George of Denmark |
James Francis Edward Stuart 10 June 1688 to 1 January 1766 Married Maria Clementina Sobieska |
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Humphrey Wharton 1568 to 1 January 1635 Bought Gilling Manor from Ralph Bowes of Barnes in
November 1607 and built Gillingwood Hall, a fine
Jacobean mansion later inherited by his grandson |
John Trotter Lord of Skelton, 1708 to ? |
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Charles Edward Stuart, Bonnie Prince Charlie 31 December 1720 to 30 January 1788 Married Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedem |
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From Sophia of Hanover |
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Thomas Wharton c 1594 to c 1640 |
Lawson Trotter Lord of Skelton, ? to 1727 Died without issue |
Catherine Trotter Married Joseph Hall (d 1733), Lord of Skelton 1727
to 1733 |
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George I 28 May 1660 to 11 June 1727 Reigned from 1714 to 1727 Married Sophia Dorothea of Celle |
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Humphrey Wharton of Gillingwood 1626 to 1694 Practising barrister Matriculated Queen’s College, Oxford in 1641 |
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Hall Stevenson
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to 1785 Lord
of Skelton, 1733 to 1785 Married Anne Stevenson and added Stevenson to
his surname John
was an author and friend of Laurence Sterne, who wrote The Life and Times
of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman He
had a reputation for throwing wild parties for his friends (including
Lawrence Sterne, Zachary Moore and Panty Lascelles) who were known collectively
as the Demoniacs He
was something of a hypochondriac and wouldn’t get out of bed if there was an
east wind blowing. The story goes that Sterne paid a youth to fix
the weathervane, so it never showed an east wind. The castle at
this time was in a state of disrepair, earning for itself the nickname Crazy
Castle |
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George II 30 October 1683 to 25 October 1760 Married Caroline of Ansbach |
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Frederick, Prince of Wales 31 January 1707 to 31 March 1751 Married Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha |
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Margaret Hicks Married Anthony Wharton of Gillingwood |
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Joseph William Hall Stevenson 1742 to 1786 Lord of Skelton, 1785 to 1786 |
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George III 4 June 1738 to 29 January 1820 Married Charlotte of Meckelenburg-Strelitz |
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John Thomas Wharton |
Anne (Wharton) Stevenson 10 August 1695 to 19 July 1724 |
John
Wharton (born Hall Stevenson)
21 June 1765 to 29 May 1843 Lord
of Skelton, 1786 to 1843 He
acquired the Kilton estate, probably in
about 1790 There
was a sale at Skelton Castle to raise funds in 1818 Ran
up large debts and on 6 December 1827, he was confined in Fleet Debtors
Prison, London Landowner
and MP |
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William Hall Wharton, MA, Vicar of Gilling Married
Charlotte, daughter of Thomas, first Lord Dundas |
George IV 12 August 1762 to 26 June 1830 Married Caroline of Brunswick |
William IV 21 August 1765 to 20 June 1837 Married Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen |
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn 2 November 1767 to 23 January 1820 Married Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
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John
Thomas Wharton
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March 1809 to 1 March 1900 Lord
of Skelton, 1843 to 1900 |
James Charles Wharton |
Queen Victoria 20 June 1837 to 22 January 1901 Married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
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William
Henry Anthony Wharton
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November 1859 to 12 December 1938 Lord
of Skelton, 1900 to 1938 Married
Harriot Emily Yeoman Commanding
Officer of the 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, the Green Howards, prior to
the outbreak of the First World War |
Philip Thomas Wharton |
Edward VII 9 November 1841 to 6 May 1910 Married Alexandra of Denmark |
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Margaret
Winsome Ringrose-Wharton
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October 1894 to 4 February 1991 Lady
of Skelton, 1938 to 1991 Married
Captain Christopher Hilyard Ringrose. Mrs
Ringrose Wharton took an active part in running the estate and supported many
activities in the local community. There
were no children from this marriage and so the estate passed to Anthony |
Lawrence Humphrey Wharton |
George V 3 June 1865 to 20 January 1936 Married Mary of Teck |
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Major
Anthony Charles Philip Wharton DL
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August 1946 to 9 January 2026 Lord
of Skelton, 1991 to 2026 Following
the death of Major Anthony Charles Philip Wharton DL on 9 January 2026, the
individual expected to inherit the family's ultimate lineage of the Skelton
and Gilling Estates remains publicly unannounced |
Edward VIII 23 June 1894 to 28 May 1972 Married Wallis Simpson Reigned 20 January to 11 December 1936 then
abdicated |
George VI 29 January 1936 to 11 December 1936 Married Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon |
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Elizabeth II 21 April 1926 to 8 September 2022 Married Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later
Philip Mountbatten |
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Charles III b 14 November 1948 Married Diana Spencer Married Camilla Parker Bowles (nee Shand) |
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William, Prince of Wales b 21 June 1982 Married Catherine Middleton |
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Prince George of Wales b 22 July 2013 |
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