--- de Venables (son of Gilbert)

~ The son of Gilbert de Venables, the Domesday baron, and father of Gilbert (III): 'The name of his son does not appear' (Ormerod); the generation is required by Sir William Venables's charter (c.1188) confirming Astbury 'sicut proavus meus Gilbertus de Venables eam dedit'. Source: Ormerod, History of Cheshire (1819), vol. III, pp.102-104 'Kinderton' (from Sir Peter Leycester's MS pedigrees and Erdeswick's 1600 transcript of the Kinderton charters), read 2 Nov 2026 (archive.org djvu text). [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.]