Sir William Venables (fl. 1188)

✓ Sir William Venables, knight, eldest son and heir of Gilbert; gave his brother Hugh his right in the churches of Rostherne, Eccleston and Astbury in the synod after the consecration of Bishop Hugh de Nonant (1188); gave Richard de Davenport a moiety of Marton with his sister Amabilia; confirmed Astbury to St Werburgh's 'sicut proavus meus Gilbertus de Venables eam dedit'. Wife not named. 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.]