Basilia (de Gresley)

~ Basilia, wife of William de Gresley (occ. 1184-1220) and mother of Geoffrey: the calendar of Beauchief Abbey commemorates on 26 July 'Basille matris Galfridi de Gresely', and only this William's son Geoffrey fits. Madan accepts it ('unless there be an error in the original record'); Nichols thought the two Basilias (this one and Robert de Gresley's wife) needed corroboration - so ~. Source: Falconer Madan, The Gresleys of Drakelowe (Oxford, 1899; archive.org The_Gresleys_of_Drakelowe), chs. II-III and pedigrees, from the Gresley Chartulary, Gresley Charters, Liber Niger and Salt Society records; read 2 Nov 2026. [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 2 Nov 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]