Sir Thomas de Umfreville, of Riddesdale

Sir Thomas de Umfreville, of Riddesdale is my 18th great grandfather.
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Family and Education b.c.1362, s. and h. of Thomas Umfraville (d. 21 May 1387) of Harbottle and Hessle by Joan, da. of Adam Rodham. m. Agnes (d. 25 Oct. 1420), 1s. 5da. Kntd. by May 1387.1

Offices Held Commr. of gaol delivery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Feb. 1387, Feb. 1389;2 inquiry Northumb. July 1387 (rival claims to the manor of Eslington), Mar. 1389 (concealments), May 1389 (damage by the Scots), Nov. 1389 (estates of Henry de la Val); array June, Aug. 1388;3 to survey Bamburgh castle Feb. 1389; impose order on the garrison at Berwick-upon-Tweed Mar. 1389;4 examine measures for weighing sea coal Apr. 1389.

Sheriff, Northumb. 1 Dec. 1388-15 Nov. 1389.

Capt. of Roxburgh castle by 7 May 1389-d.

J.p. Northumb. 15 July 1389-d.

Envoy to negotiate with the Scots over violations of truce 18 Dec. 1389, regarding arrangements for peace talks 1-13 Mar., 27 May 1390.5

Biography The Umfravilles were a family of great distinction and antiquity, having first settled in the north of England at the time of the Norman Conquest, when they received the liberty of Redesdale in Northumberland. Thomas’s great-grandfather, Gilbert Umfraville, was elevated to the earldom of Angus by Edward I, although his descendants retained the title for less than a century because of the failure of heirs male in the main line. Thomas himself belonged to a cadet branch of the family, and thus benefited directly from a series of entails of property made by his uncle, Gilbert, the 3rd earl, who died in 1381 without surviving issue. Much earlier, in the summer of 1364, Earl Gilbert had settled his manor and castle of Harbottle and manor of Otterburn, together with their extensive appurtenances in Northumberland, first upon his only son, Sir Robert (who died without issue four years later), and then with successive remainders upon his half-brothers, Robert and Thomas. The earl confirmed this arrangement by a deed of February 1378, which now included his young nephew, Thomas Umfraville the younger, the subject of this biography. In the event, Thomas and his father were destined to enjoy a substantial inheritance, for Robert Umfraville, Thomas’s uncle, died childless in the following year. Thomas Umfraville the elder immediately succeeded to Robert’s manors of Edmondsley and ‘Farnacres’ together with holdings in Gateshead and Ravensworth in the palatinate of Durham; and on the earl’s death, not long afterwards, he duly took possession of Harbottle and Otterburn as well. Since he had also come to occupy the manor of Wheatley, the adjoining vill of Holmside (near Edmondsley) and land in the environs of Durham, together with the Umfraville manor of Hessle in Yorkshire (given to him by his half-brother, the earl, in 1377) and other properties in and around the Northumbrian villages of Whelpington and Alwinton, Thomas now commanded a prominent position among the northern gentry. To be sure, part of his inheritance remained temporarily as dower in the hands of Gilbert’s widow, Maud, although her marriage to Henry Percy, 1st earl of Northumberland, in 1383, brought some compensation in the way of a new and powerful family connexion.6

By the time of his father’s death, in May 1387, Thomas Umfraville the younger had already served on at least one royal commission of gaol delivery at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and had, moreover, been made a knight. Some doubt exists as to his precise age, but he was probably about 24 when, in the following summer, the escheators of Yorkshire and Northumberland were ordered by the Crown to give him custody of his patrimony. By then he possessed the resources to offer joint sureties of £1,000 on behalf of his neighbour, Sir Henry Heton, who was being sued by another Northumbrian landowner. One year later, Sir Thomas performed a similar service for Richard Clifford, the future bishop of Worcester (1401) and London (1407). Sir Thomas’s readiness to stand bail for Clifford, then a clerk of the chapel royal, and for Nicholas Blake, dean of the chapel, on their release from prison is particularly interesting, since the two men belonged to a group of Richard II’s servants who had been consigned to the Tower at the instigation of the Lords Appellant and only discharged on 4 June 1388, the very last day of the Merciless Parliament. As a Member of this assembly, where he was representing Northumberland for the first time, Sir Thomas must have been a party to the trial for treason of King Richard’s most unpopular favourites as well as to sustained attacks on the court party in general, although he evidently felt some sympathy for the victims of the Appellants’ wrath.7

As soon as the parliamentary session ended, Sir Thomas hastened back to the border, where he was ordered to ensure the strict observance of the existing truce with the Scots, who were only too anxious to exploit England’s political divisions by launching an invasion on the slightest pretext. The expiry of the truce on 19 June 1388 gave them an ideal opportunity to strike, and just over a fortnight later the earl of Douglas inflicted a crushing defeat on the English at Otterburn. Sir Thomas, whose own estates lay in the path of the advancing enemy, was himself present at the battle, although he escaped the fate of his new kinsman by marriage, Sir Henry Percy (‘Hotspur’), who was captured by the Scots. His subsequent appointment as sheriff of Northumberland and keeper of the strategically vital castle of Roxburgh on the Scottish march, no less than his membership of royal commissions for the improvement of defences and discipline at the other important English strongholds of Bamburgh and Berwick-upon-Tweed, reflect the government’s anxiety over the vulnerability of the north to attack, and its desire that defensive measures should be executed by energetic and able men. By December 1389, Sir Thomas had also begun to serve on diplomatic missions to Scotland, and he was later instrumental in smoothing the way towards more constructive talks for peace. His second return to Parliament, in January 1390, further confirms that his influence in the north was growing steadily, although his early death, on 12 Feb. 1391, bought an abrupt end to his promising career.8

Sir Thomas left five daughters and a son, named Gilbert, who was born and baptized at Harbottle on 18 Oct. 1390, and was thus only a few months old when his father died. In early March 1391, Edward, earl of Rutland, secured the wardship and marriage of the young heir, only to lose it again a few months later when Ralph, Lord Neville (later earl of Westmoreland), had the grant changed in his own favour. The boy made a suitable husband for Neville’s daughter, Anne, to whom he was betrothed in childhood. The death of Maud, countess of Northumberland, in December 1398, left Gilbert heir to her dower properties in Otterburn and Harbottle, as well as the lordship of Kyme and other estates in Lincolnshire, which, to Neville’s chagrin, were placed first in the custody of the Percys and then, after their fall, in 1403, were shared between the late Sir Thomas’s younger brother, Sir Robert Umfraville KG, and George Dunbar, earl of March, as joint guardians. Like his father and his uncle, Sir Robert (who became deputy admiral of England), Gilbert showed great promise as a commander. After distinguishing himself in a series of campaigns against the French, he was killed at the battle of Baugé in March 1421, just a few months after the death of his widowed mother, Agnes. Since he left no issue, the family estates were partitioned between his five sisters and their husbands.9

Ref Volumes: 1386-1421 Author: C.R. Notes Variant: Dumfreville.

1.CP, i. 151-2; DKR, xlv. 272-3; Cal. Scots Docs. iv. no. 366; CIPM, xv. nos. 469-70; Arch. Aeliana, (ser. 3), vi. 76; Surtees Soc. xc. 201-2. 2. C66/323 m. 24v, 327 m. 23v. 3.Rot. Scot. ed. Macpherson etc. ii. 95. 4. Ibid. 96. 5.Rot. Scot. ii. 101, 103; Cal. Scots Docs. iv. no. 409; PPC, i. 27. 6.CP, i. 151-2; Newcastle-upon-Tyne Rec. Ser. vii. 221; CPR, 1388-61, p. 11; 1377-81, p. 122; DKR, xlv. 272-3; CIPM, xvi. nos. 469-70; Cal. Scots Docs. iv. no. 301; Arch. Aeliana (ser. 3), vi. 76. 7.CCR, 1385-9, pp. 346, 414, 432; CFR, x. 192. 8.Arch. Aeliana (ser. 4), xi. 75-76; CIPM, xvi. nos. 1043-4. 9.CP, i. 151-2; Cal. Scots Docs. iv. nos. 524, 637, 652, 685, 820-1; DKR, xlv. 273; Arch. Aeliana, n.s. xxii. 121-2; CFR, x. 357; CPR, 1388-92, p. 382; J. Hodgson, Hist. Northumb. ii (1),

Arms: Gules, semy of cross crosslets and a cinquefoil or

Death Date 2/12/1391 or 8/4/1416

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Thomas UMFREVILLE (AFN:18HW-3HG)  Pedigree  

Born: 1361 Place: Ofharbottlecastl, , Yorkshire, England

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Agnes GREY (AFN:18HW-3JN)  Pedigree  

Born: Abt 1365 Place: Of, Heton, Northumberland, England
Father: Thomas GREY (AFN:9GG9-S3) Family

Mother:  Margaret De PRESSENE (AFN:9GG9-T8)   

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Harbottle Castle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Ruins of Harbottle Castle

Harbottle Castle is a ruinous medieval castle situated at the west end of the village of Harbottle, Northumberland, 9 miles west-north-west of Rothbury overlooking the River Coquet (grid reference NT93250481). It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building

It is thought that the mound on which the keep stands was a site used by the ancient Britons and that in Saxon times there was a stronghold on the site held by Mildred, son of Ackman. The present castle was built about 1160 by the Umfraville family at the request of King Henry II on land awarded to them following the Norman Conquest, presumably as a defence against the Scots.

Not long after its erection, in 1174, it was taken by the Scots and was then rebuilt more strongly. In 1296 it was besieged by Robert de Ros and some 40,000 men, but the siege was withheld. In the 1310s Robert the Bruce captured the castle. It was restored in 1336, but in ruins again by 1351. It was repaired at the end of the 14th century and in about 1436 the castle passed into the hands of the Tailleboys. It was for a long time the residence of the Warden of the Middle Marches and used as a prison. A child's poem about the castle set in stone

In 1515 Margaret Tudor, the widowed queen of James IV of Scotland and sister of Henry VIII, having been banished by the regent, the Duke of Albany, came to the castle with her second husband, the Earl of Angus. While there a daughter was born, who was also called Margaret. Margaret was to become the mother of Lord Darnley, the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, and grandmother of James VI of Scotland and James I of England. Further building work took place between 1541 and 1551 and more repairs were made in 1563.

In 1605 James I granted the castle and manor to George Home, Lord Treasurer of Scotland, but thereafter the castle fell into decay and much of its masonry was used in other buildings. A survey of 1715 reported the castle to be ruinous once more. Today only earthworks and some standing masonry remains. The site is run by Northumberland National Park Authority and entry to it is free.

Confusingly following the abandonment of the castle as a residence the name Harbottle Castle was reused:-

Harbottle Castle (grid reference NT93234796) is a 19th century mansion house situate at the east end of Harbottle village.

Stone from the derelict medieval castle was used in the building of a 17th century manor house. The manor was acquired by Percival Clennell in 1796 and in 1829 the house was replaced on the site with a two storeyed five bayed mansion designed by architect John Dobson for Fenwick Clennell. The house is protected with Grade II listed building status. The stable block was converted into a separate house in 1890.

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a) Sir THOMAS de Umfreville of Harbottle ([1360]-12 Feb or 8 Mar 1391). m AGNES GREY (b.abt 1365 d.25 Oct 1420), daughter of Thomas de Grey and Margaret de Pressene--. Sir Thomas & his wife had six children:

i) Sir GILBERT de Umfreville of Harbottle (Harbottle Castle 18 Oct 1390-killed in battle Baugé, Anjou 22 Mar 1421). m (before 3 Feb 1413) ANNE Neville, daughter of RALPH Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland & his first wife Margaret Stafford of Stafford.

ii) ELIZABETH de Umfreville ([1391]-23 Nov 1424). m Sir WILLIAM Elmeden of Elmeden [Embleton], co. Durham.

iii) MAUD de Umfreville ([1393]-4 Jan 1435). m Sir WILLIAM Ryther of Ryther, Yorkshire.

iv) JOAN de Umfreville ([1395]-after 1446). m Sir THOMAS Lambert .

v) MARGARET de Umfreville ([1397]-23 Jun 1444). m firstly WILLIAM Lodington of Gunby, co. Lincoln (-9 Jan 1420). m secondly (before 26 Apr 1423) JOHN Constable of Halsham in Holderness.

vi) AGNES de Umfreville ([1399]-after 1446). m THOMAS Haggerston of Haggerston, co. Durham.

b) Sir ROBERT de Umfreville (-before 10 Oct 1379).

(From: The Foundation for Medieval Genealogy-Scottish Nobility)- www.fmg.ac

His first son and heir by Lucy de Kyme, Gilbert de Umfraville (1310-1381), claimed the earldom, which he hoped to gain by helping Edward Baliol to win the Scottish crown, but he failed, and on his death without issue the greater part of his English estates passed to his niece, Eleanor, the wife of Sir Henry Talboys (died 1370), while others, including Redesdale, Harbottle, and Otterbourne, came to his half-brother, Sir Thomas de Umfraville(d.1386) a son by Lady Eleanor(Alienor) Lumley,. Sir Thomas's son, another Sir Thomas de Umfraville (1362-1391), left a son, Gilbert de Umfraville (1390-1421), who fought on the Scottish border and in France under his warlike uncle, Sir Robert de Umfraville (died 1436).

Although not related in blood he appears to have inherited the estates in Lincolnshire of the Kyme family, and he was generally known as the Earl of Kyme, though the title was never properly conferred upon him. In 1415 he fought at the Battle of Agincourt; he was afterwards sent as an ambassador to Charles VI of France, and arranged an alliance between the English and the Burgundians. He was killed at the Battle of Bauge on 22 March 1421.

His heir was his uncle Sir Robert, who died on 29 January 1436, when the male line of the Umfraville family became extinct. The chronicler John Hardyng was for many years in the service of Sir Robert, and in his Chronicle he eulogizes various members of the family.

Dickie Umfraville was a much-married character in Anthony Powell's novel series A Dance to the Music of Time.

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

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Baron Sir Thomas (Thomas) Umfreville formerly Umfraville aka 2Nd Baron De Umfreville Of Harbott, Knight and Lord of Riddesdale Born about 1361 in Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, Englandmap Son of Sir Thomas (Umfraville) Umfreville and Joan (Roddam) Umfreville Brother of Robert De Umfreville Sir Knight	 Husband of Agnes (Grey) Umfreville — married [date unknown] [location unknown] Father of Robert de Umfreville, Elizabeth (D'Umfraville) Umfreville, Maude (De Umfreville) Umfreville, Joan (Umfraville) Umfreville, Margaret (Umfraville) Constable, Agnes (De Umfreville) Umfreville and Gilbert (De Umfreville) Umfreville	 Died about February 12, 1390 in Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, Englandmap Profile managers: Kim Ostermyer private message [send private message], Jacques Charles Pictet private message [send private message], Wendy Hampton private message [send private message], Katherine Patterson private message [send private message], Paul Lee private message [send private message], Ellen Blackwell private message [send private message], David Robinson private message [send private message], and Beverley Scott private message [send private message] This page has been accessed 461 times. Nominate for Profile of the Week by posting the link http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Umfraville-14 in our G+ Community. Vote by clicking the +1 button above. ’’’CAUTION’’’ Umfraville-13 and Umfraville-14 are NOT the same generation. -14 born 32 years after -13. Do not merge these profiles. .

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Thomas D'Umfreyville ... [10]

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Thi relates to Thomas father of this entry who was born about 1324. Thomas de Umfreville ... He passed away in 1387. [11]

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Harbottle Castle is a ruined medieval castle situated at the west end of the village of Harbottle, Northumberland, England 9 miles (14 km) west-north-west of Rothbury overlooking the River Coquet. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building

It is thought that the mound on which the keep stands was a site used by the ancient Britons and that in Anglian times there was a stronghold on the site held by Mildred, son of Ackman. The present castle was built about 1160 by the Umfraville family at the request of King Henry II on land awarded to them following the Norman Conquest, presumably as a defence against the Scots.

Not long after its erection, in 1174, it was taken by the Scots and was then rebuilt more strongly. In 1296 it was besieged by Robert de Ros and some 40,000 men, but the siege was withstood. In the 1310s Robert the Bruce captured the castle. It was restored in 1336, but in ruins again by 1351. It was repaired at the end of the 14th century and in about 1436 the castle passed into the hands of the Tailleboys. It was for a long time the residence of the Warden of the Middle Marches and used as a prison. Child's poem about the castle set in stone A child's poem about the castle set in stone

In 1515 Margaret Tudor, the widowed queen of James IV of Scotland and sister of Henry VIII, having been banished by the regent, the Duke of Albany, came to the castle with her second husband, the Earl of Angus. While there a daughter was born, who was also called Margaret. Margaret was to become the mother of Lord Darnley, the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, and grandmother of James VI of Scotland and I of England. Further building work took place between 1541 and 1551 and more repairs were made in 1563.

In 1605 James I granted the castle and manor to George Home, Lord Treasurer of Scotland, but thereafter the castle fell into decay and much of its masonry was used in other buildings. A survey of 1715 reported the castle to be ruinous once more. Today only earthworks and some standing masonry remains. The site is run by Northumberland National Park Authority and entry to it is free.

Extract from Wiki please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbottle_Castle

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Date: ABT 1361

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       Place: Harbottle Castle, Hallystone, Northumberland, England[12][13] 

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   Note: Thomas de Umfreville, b. c 1361, MP Northumberland 1387-88, d. 12 Feb or 8 Mar 1390/1; m. Agnes, d. 25 Oct 1420, pos. dau. of Thomas Grey of Heton. [Ancestral Roots]

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       BARONY OF UMFREVILLE (II) 

       Sir Thomas de Umfreville, of Harbottle, etc., elder son [of Thomas de Umfreville & Joan de Roddam], aged 26 at his father's death. Sheriff of Northumberland 1388-89 and M.P. for that county in the Parliaments that met 3 February 1387/8 and 17 January 1389/90. He m. Agnes. He d. 12 Feb or 8 Mar 1390/1. His widow d. 25 Oct 1420. [Complete Peerage I:151] 

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Sir Thomas de Umfreville, of Riddesdale Biography

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Thomas UMFREVILLE (AFN:18HW-3HG) Pedigree Born: 1361 Place: Ofharbottlecastl, , Yorkshire, England Christened: Place: (26-1387) Died: 12 Feb 1390 Place: Father: Mother:

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Agnes GREY (AFN:18HW-3JN) Pedigree Born: Abt 1365 Place: Of, Heton, Northumberland, England Father: Thomas GREY (AFN:9GG9-S3) Family Mother: Margaret De PRESSENE (AFN:9GG9-T8)

Children Harbottle Castle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Ruins of Harbottle Castle

Harbottle Castle is a ruinous medieval castle situated at the west end of the village of Harbottle, Northumberland, 9 miles west-north-west of Rothbury overlooking the River Coquet (grid reference NT93250481). It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building

It is thought that the mound on which the keep stands was a site used by the ancient Britons and that in Saxon times there was a stronghold on the site held by Mildred, son of Ackman. The present castle was built about 1160 by the Umfraville family at the request of King Henry II on land awarded to them following the Norman Conquest, presumably as a defence against the Scots.

Not long after its erection, in 1174, it was taken by the Scots and was then rebuilt more strongly. In 1296 it was besieged by Robert de Ros and some 40,000 men, but the siege was withheld. In the 1310s Robert the Bruce captured the castle. It was restored in 1336, but in ruins again by 1351. It was repaired at the end of the 14th century and in about 1436 the castle passed into the hands of the Tailleboys. It was for a long time the residence of the Warden of the Middle Marches and used as a prison. A child's poem about the castle set in stone

In 1515 Margaret Tudor, the widowed queen of James IV of Scotland and sister of Henry VIII, having been banished by the regent, the Duke of Albany, came to the castle with her second husband, the Earl of Angus. While there a daughter was born, who was also called Margaret. Margaret was to become the mother of Lord Darnley, the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, and grandmother of James VI of Scotland and James I of England. Further building work took place between 1541 and 1551 and more repairs were made in 1563.

In 1605 James I granted the castle and manor to George Home, Lord Treasurer of Scotland, but thereafter the castle fell into decay and much of its masonry was used in other buildings. A survey of 1715 reported the castle to be ruinous once more. Today only earthworks and some standing masonry remains. The site is run by Northumberland National Park Authority and entry to it is free.

Confusingly following the abandonment of the castle as a residence the name Harbottle Castle was reused:-

Harbottle Castle (grid reference NT93234796) is a 19th century mansion house situate at the east end of Harbottle village.

Stone from the derelict medieval castle was used in the building of a 17th century manor house. The manor was acquired by Percival Clennell in 1796 and in 1829 the house was replaced on the site with a two storeyed five bayed mansion designed by architect John Dobson for Fenwick Clennell. The house is protected with Grade II listed building status. The stable block was converted into a separate house in 1890. -------------------- a) Sir THOMAS de Umfreville of Harbottle ([1360]-12 Feb or 8 Mar 1391). m AGNES GREY (b.abt 1365 d.25 Oct 1420), daughter of Thomas de Grey and Margaret de Pressene--. Sir Thomas & his wife had six children:

i) Sir GILBERT de Umfreville of Harbottle (Harbottle Castle 18 Oct 1390-killed in battle Baugé, Anjou 22 Mar 1421). m (before 3 Feb 1413) ANNE Neville, daughter of RALPH Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland & his first wife Margaret Stafford of Stafford.

ii) ELIZABETH de Umfreville ([1391]-23 Nov 1424). m Sir WILLIAM Elmeden of Elmeden [Embleton], co. Durham.

iii) MAUD de Umfreville ([1393]-4 Jan 1435). m Sir WILLIAM Ryther of Ryther, Yorkshire.

iv) JOAN de Umfreville ([1395]-after 1446). m Sir THOMAS Lambert .

v) MARGARET de Umfreville ([1397]-23 Jun 1444). m firstly WILLIAM Lodington of Gunby, co. Lincoln (-9 Jan 1420). m secondly (before 26 Apr 1423) JOHN Constable of Halsham in Holderness.

vi) AGNES de Umfreville ([1399]-after 1446). m THOMAS Haggerston of Haggerston, co. Durham.

b) Sir ROBERT de Umfreville (-before 10 Oct 1379).

(From: The Foundation for Medieval Genealogy-Scottish Nobility)- www.fmg.ac

His first son and heir by Lucy de Kyme, Gilbert de Umfraville (1310-1381), claimed the earldom, which he hoped to gain by helping Edward Baliol to win the Scottish crown, but he failed, and on his death without issue the greater part of his English estates passed to his niece, Eleanor, the wife of Sir Henry Talboys (died 1370), while others, including Redesdale, Harbottle, and Otterbourne, came to his half-brother, Sir Thomas de Umfraville(d.1386) a son by Lady Eleanor(Alienor) Lumley,. Sir Thomas's son, another Sir Thomas de Umfraville (1362-1391), left a son, Gilbert de Umfraville (1390-1421), who fought on the Scottish border and in France under his warlike uncle, Sir Robert de Umfraville (died 1436).

Although not related in blood he appears to have inherited the estates in Lincolnshire of the Kyme family, and he was generally known as the Earl of Kyme, though the title was never properly conferred upon him. In 1415 he fought at the Battle of Agincourt; he was afterwards sent as an ambassador to Charles VI of France, and arranged an alliance between the English and the Burgundians. He was killed at the Battle of Bauge on 22 March 1421.

His heir was his uncle Sir Robert, who died on 29 January 1436, when the male line of the Umfraville family became extinct. The chronicler John Hardyng was for many years in the service of Sir Robert, and in his Chronicle he eulogizes various members of the family.

Dickie Umfraville was a much-married character in Anthony Powell's novel series A Dance to the Music of Time.

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.