Richard de Molyneux of Sefton

✓ as named: Richard de Molyneux of Sefton, father of Ellen de Bold. Not yet placed in the Molyneux of Sefton pedigree. TOP - nothing further wired. Source: Victoria County History, Lancashire vol. III (1907), 'Bold' pp.403-404 (archive.org djvu text, 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.] ||2 Nov 2026 (w81) IDENTIFIED|| VCH Lancs III p.67: Richard de Molyneux of Sefton, son of William, held Sefton nearly thirty years from 1336 and d. 6 Apr 1363; his son William predeceased him in 1358; feoffees regranted lands to 'Richard de Molyneux and Isabel his wife' Oct 1361 (Isabel not stated to be Ellen's mother - not wired). TOP removed. NB his great-aunt Joan de Molyneux married Robert Erneys of Chester (Speke) - possibly ancestors of Alice Erneys, Lady Norris; not linked. Source: Victoria County History, Lancashire vol. III (1907), 'Sefton' pp.66-68 (archive.org djvu text, read 2 Nov 2026).