Submitted by legacy on
Family and Education
s. and h. of Sir Robert Neville (c.1312-c.1373) of Hornby and Farnley by his 1st w. Joan (d. bef. 1373), da. and h. of Henry Atherton (d. bef. 1343) of Aintree and Oldham, Lancs. m. by Sept. 1344, Margaret, da. of Sir William de la Pole (d. 21 June 1366) of Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorks. by his w. Katherine (d. 28 Jan. 1382), and sis. of Michael de la Pole, 1st earl of Suffolk (c.1330-5 Sept. 1389), 1s. d.v.p. 3da. Kntd. by May 1362.CP, ix. 487-91; xi. 541; xii (1), 436-7; Yorks. Arch. Soc. Rec. Ser. xlii. 175, 183-4; lix. 98-99, 138-9, 140-1; VCH Lancs. iii. 101; viii. 186, 193; CCR, 1360-4, pp. 390-1. R. Horrox, De la Poles of Hull (E. Yorks. Local Hist. Ser. xxxviii), 28, misdates Sir Robert’s marriage, but provides useful background information none the less.
Offices Held

Commr. of sewers, Yorks. Nov. 1377, June 1396, Feb. 1397; array Nov. 1377, Dec. 1383, Aug. 1384;Rot. Scot. ed. Macpherson etc. ii. 58, 67. Apr. 1385, Mar. 1386, Mar. 1388, Mar. 1392, July 1410; oyer and terminer Nov. 1377 (offences on property of the abp. of York), Oct. 1378 (wastes on manor of Newsome), Feb. 1379 (disorder at Frickley), May 1379 (survey weirs on the Ouse), Dec. 1384 (disorder at Scarborough), Notts. July 1391 (attacks by Sir Hugh Hussey on the abp. of York’s ferry at Flintham), Yorks. June 1396 (attacks on the abbot of Fountains’ property and servants), Feb. 1397 (obstructions to the Ouse), Feb. 1397 (disorder at Hallikeld); to suppress the insurgents of 1381 Mar., Dec. 1382; of inquiry Nov. 1384 (assault at Oakwell), Nov. 1391 (obstructions to highways), Oct. 1393 (illicit salmon fishing), Feb. 1396 (murder at Gisburn), July 1396 (pollution of royal fishery at Foss), Feb. 1400 (withholding of dues from St. Leonard’s hospital, York); to make an arrest Oct. 1389, Jan. 1396; of gaol delivery Nov. 1390 (Ripon), Nov. 1391, Feb., Sept. 1392 (Beverley).C66/331 m. 5v, 333 m. 6v, 334 m. 24v, 335 m. 7v.

Sheriff, Yorks. 25 Nov. 1378 – 5 Nov. 1379, 1 Dec. 1396–3 Nov. 1397.

J.p. Yorks. (E. Riding) 1 May 1383 – Feb. 1386, (W. Riding) 24 July 1386 – Nov. 1397, 18 Dec. 1405 – d., Beverley 11 Mar. 1390 – June 1397, 11 Ripon 1 Aug. 1398-c. Nov. 1399.

Constable of Pontefract castle, duchy of Lancaster, Yorks. bef. Feb. 1399.

Parlimentarian
NEVILLE, Sir Robert (d.1413), of Hornby, Lancs. and Farnley, Yorks.
Main residences: Hornby, Lancs.; Farnley, Yorks.
Notes

It is important not to confuse this MP with Robert Neville (d.1374), the son of Ralph, Lord Neville (d.1367) and brother of John, Lord Neville (d.1388) and of Alexander Neville, abp. of York (d.1392). This Robert took part in the expedition which his brother, John, then steward of the royal household, led to Brittany in 1372, having previously been involved in negotiations with the duke of Brittany (CP, ix. 501; DKR, xlv. 244; EHR, lxxix. 726; Foedera ed. Rymer (Hague edn.) iii (2), 187).

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C.R.
Volume
Commons 1386-1421
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NEVILLE, Sir Robert (-d.1413)

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