Sir William Venables (d. 1292)

✓ Sir William Venables, knight, son and heir of Sir Roger (deed 1267); restored the advowson of Astbury to the monks of Chester after 1291; d. 20 Edw. I (1292); m. 1253 Margaret, da. of Sir Thomas Dutton (Marston assigned as her dower 1293). Father of Sir Hugh, Sir William of Bradwall and Cecilia. 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.]