'Rous03'
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Families covered: Rous of Courtyrala, Rous of Edmerstone, Rous of Halton, Rous of Little Modbury, Rous of Piercefield

Radulphus Le Rufus ("a Norman knight in the train of the Conqueror")
1. Radulphus Le Rufus
  m. ?? (dau of Asceline de Yvery)
  A. William Le Rufus, Sheriff of Devonshire (a 1175)
  i. Sir Radulphus Le Rufus
  a. William Le Rufus
  Visitation (Cornwall) starts with Ralph (Radulphus) father of William father of the Ralph who married Alice.
  (1) William Le Rous (a temp Henry III who r. 1216-1272)
  (A) Sir Ralph Le Rous of Little Modbury (a temp Edward I who r. 1272-1307)
  m. Alice
  (i) John Le Rous
  (a) William Le Rous
  m. Joan Speccott (dau of Sir Richard Speccott of Speccott)
  ((1)) Ralph Le Rous
  m. Joan Godnesford (dau of Robert Godnesford)
((A)) Ralph Le Rous of Little Modbury
  ((i)) Elizabeth Le Rous
  m. William Dymock
  ((a))+ issue - John, Ralph, Walter
  ((B)) Sir Robert Le Rous, Governor of Cherbourg (a 1376)
  ((i)) William Le Rous
  m. Alice Edmerston (dau (by Rosa, dau of William Aunte) of Thomas Edmerston of Edmerston, son (by Johanna) of John, son of Thomas, son (by Matilda) of John, son of William of Edmerston)
  ((a)) William Le Rous of Edmerston
  m. Margaret Lower (dau of William Lower of Cornwall)
  (((1))) John Rous of Edmerstone (a 1464) - continued below
  m. Isabel Drewe (dau of Henry Drewe of Modbury)
  ((b)) Robert Le Rous (dsp)
  ((C)) Baldwin Le Rous (dsp 1322-3)

 

 

John Rous of Edmerstone (a 1464) - continued above
m. Isabel Drewe (not Worth?) (dau of Henry Drewe of Modbury)
1. William Rous of Edmerstone
  m. Sibyl Fowel (dau of William Fowel of Fowelscombe)
A. Roger Rous of Edmerstone
  m. Julian Hill (dau of William Hill of Penquite & Fleet by Mabill, dau of William Revell of Stoliford)
  i. John Rous of Halton (dsp)
  ii. Richard Rous of Edmerstone
  m. Eleanor Mervyn (dau of Sir Edmund Mervyn of Fonthill)
a. Sir Anthony Rous of Edmerstone and Halton, Sheriff of Cornwall (d 1622)
  m1. Elizabeth Southcote (dau of Thomas Southcote by Grace, dau of John Barnhouse of Marsh)
  (1) Ambrose Rouse (dvp 23.07.1620)
  m. Magdalen Osborne (dau of Peter Osborne of Chicksands)
  (A) William Rous of Halton
  m. Mary Robartes (dau of Richard Robartes, 1st Lord of Truro)
(i) Richard Rous of Halton (dsp)
  m. Mary Clarke
  (ii) Charles Rous (dsp)
  (iii) Elizabeth Rous
  m. Francis Rous of Wootton Underidge just below
  (B)+ other issue - George, Thomas, John, Anthony, Ambrose, Maudlyn, Elizabeth, Katherine, Anne identified in Visitation (Devon, 1620 supplement, Rouse)
(2) Robert Rous
  m. Jane Pym (dau of Alexander Pym, niece of John)
  (A) Anthony Rous (a 1653, MP)
  m. Mary Bradshaw (dau of William Bradshaw of Lancashire)
  (i) Francis Rous of Wootton Underidge
  m. Elizabeth Rous (dau of William Rous of Halton) just above
  (a) Thomas Rous of Piercefield (d 1737)
  m. Jane Hoskins of Gloucestershire
((1)) Thomas Rous of Piercefield (2nd son)
  m. Mary Bates (dau of Thomas Bates of Northumberland)
  ((A)) Thomas Bates Rous of Moor Park (dsp 1800, MP, 2nd son)
  ((B)) George Rous of London (d 1802, MP)
  m. Charlotte Thomas (dau of _ Thomas, Dean of Ely)
  ((i)) Thomas Rous of Courtyrala, Sheriff of Glamorgan (b 14.01.1784, d 12.1850) had issue
  m. (28.05.1811) Charlotte Gwen Salusbury (d 04.02.1861, dau of Sir Robert Salusbry, Bart of Llanwern)
  ((ii)) George Rous (rector of Laverton)
  m. Jane Newcome (dau of Richard Newcome of Burcott)
  ((C)) Robert Rous of Courtyrala, Sheriff of Glamorgan (d unm)
  ((D)) Anna Maria Rous
  m. Henry Peter of Harlyn
  ((E))+ other issue (d unm) - William, Mary, Anne
  ((2)) daughter
  m. Thomas Costar of Redbroke
  ((3)) daughter
  m. _ Bentham (canon of Christchurch, Oxford)
((4)) daughter
  m. J. Mecrop of London
  ((5))+ other issue - William (dvpsp), John
  (ii)+ other issue
  (B) John Rous
  (3) Richard Rous
  m. Christian Cleobury identified in Visitation (Devon, 1620 supplement, Rouse)
  (4) Francis Rous of Lanake, 'Lord Rouse' (d 07.01.1658, Speaker of Cromwell's 'Barebones Parliament', Provost of Eton, 4th son)
  m. (02.04.1612) Ebbot Greynville (dau of George Greynvile of Penheale, sister of Sir George)
(5) Arthur Rous
  m. _ Roopes of Dartmouth identified in Visitation (Devon, 1620 supplement, Rouse)
  (6) Elizabeth Rous
  m. John Northcote or Northcott (d 12.1632)
  m2. Philippa Coles (widow of Alexander Pim, dau of Humphrey Coles of Burton by Elizabeth Lambert)
  (7) Philippa Rous
  m. Humphrey Nicolls of Penrose
  (8) Dorothy Rous
  m. John Upton of Lupton
  m3. Susan Pollard (dau of Judge Sir Lewis Pollard, widow of John Copleston of Coppleston)
  b. Edmund Rous
  m. Jane Legg of Chalton
  (1)+ issue - Henry, Anthony
  iii. William Rous
  m. _ Ashford (dau of _ Ashford of Wonwell)
  a. George Rous
  iv. Thomas Rous
  a. Roger Rous

Main source(s): Commoners (vol i, Rous of Courtyrala), Visitation (Cornwall, 1620, Rous) with some support from BLG1858 (Rous of Courtyrala)
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