Robert de Stafford (d. c. 1180) sheriff of Staffordshire

✓ Robert de Stafford, s. and h. of Nicholas; between 1138 and 1147 notified the bishops of Worcester and Chester of his gift of the chapel of Stafford to Stone Priory; arbitrator 1155; sheriff of Staffordshire 1155-60; carta of 1166: 60 knights (51 fees of old feoffment, 9 on the demesne); 'He last appears in the Pipe Rolls in 1177-78, and probably d. between that date and 1184-85, and was bur. at Stone with his wife. He m. Avice' (CP XII/1 'Stafford' p.169). Father of Robert (d. 1193/4, s.p.) and Millicent. Source: Complete Peerage 2nd ed. vol. XII part 1 (1953), 'Stafford' pp.168-170 and notes (page images supplied by Aynsley, read 27 Oct 2026). [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 27 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]