Sir Rowland Tempest

Sir Rowland Tempest

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  • Name Rowland Tempest  [1
    Prefix Sir 
    Born Studley, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As Rowland Tempest of Holmesdale  [1
    Person ID I11295  Mallory Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Jan 2023 

    Father Sir William Tempest,   b. Abt 1390, Studley, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Eleanor de Washington,   d. 02 Jan 1451 
    Family ID F3883  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isabella Elmdon 
    Last Modified 27 May 2018 
    Family ID F3884  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Rowland (Sir), of Holmesdale, which he acquired by gift of Sir Robert Umfraville; and in 18 HENRY VI., he also obtained lands from his brother. He m. Isabella, dau. and co-heir of Sir William Elmdon, Knt., by Elizabeth, sister and co-heir of Gilbert Umfraville, (great-grandson of Robert Umfraville, Earl of Angus.) From this Sir Rowland Tempest descended the TEMPESTS OF HOLMESDIDE, STELLA, BRANCEPETH, WYNYARD, &c., co. Durham, and the TEMPESTS OF CRANBROOK, in Kent.

      source: Burke, John and Bernard Burke. A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2. London, UK: Henry Colburn, 1847.

  • Sources 
    1. [S4054] A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2, John Burke, (London, UK: Henry Colburn, 1847).