Sir William de Stafford

~ Sir William de Stafford, Kt., son of Sir William of Bromshulf and Alditha de Vernon; m. Ermentrude (FitzWalkelin); father of Sir Robert (d. c.1308). Source: Madan, The Gresleys of Drakelowe (1899), p.45 (text) and Pedigree LIII 'Stafford III' (Staffords of Sandon); read 2 Nov 2026. ~ throughout: one family historian's pedigree of a cadet Stafford line, not checked against CP or Wrottesley. [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.]