Thomas de Furnival

Aft 1251 - Bef 1332  (< 79 years)

• Name	Thomas de Furnival
  Birth	Aft 1251	Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
  Gender	Male
  Fact	1270
  	He obtained a charter from King Henry III to build a castle at Sheffield.
  Fact	5 Jun 1291
  	The King took his homage, and he had livery of his father's lands.
  Life Sketch	18 Apr 1294
  	Thomas de Furnival, 1st Baron Furnival, who had a summons, amongst other great men, to attend the King in order to advise of the affairs of the realm, and having done so, received command to repair to Portsmouth, upon the first of the ensuing September
  Military Service	8 Jun 1294
  	He was summoned to attend the King at Salisbury.
  Occupation	From 1295 to 1331
  	Member of Parliament (summoned by writs directed to 'Thome de Furnival' or 'de Fournivall' with the addition, on and after 25 August 1318, of seniori, whereby he is held to have become Lord Furnivale)
  Title %28Nobility%29	24 Jun 1295
  	1st Lord (Baron) Furinvall(e) (by writ of summons to Parliament)
  Military Service	From 1297 to 1327
  	He was summoned for Military Service, to attend the King wherever he might be
  Fact	16 Sep 1297
  	He was summoned to attend the king's Coronation
  Military Service	16 Sep 1297
  	He was summoned to a Military Council.
  Military Service	22 Jul 1298
  	He was at the Battle of Falkirk against the Scots.
  Military Service	1299
  	He was constituted Captain-General and Lieutenant to the King, for the Counties of Nottingham and Derby.
  Fact	12 Feb 1300
  	As Thomas de Furnivall 'dominus de Shefeld' he took part in the Barons' Letter to the Pope
  Fact	From 1324 to 1331
  	He was summoned to Councils
  Fact	Bef 27 Jan 1332
  	He had summons to Parliament uninterruptedly, but he did not hold lands by barony
  Death	Bef 18 Apr 1332	Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
  Burial	18 Apr 1332	Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
  Fact	1707
  	A report was published stating that, when Sheffield Castle was demolished in 1648, a large flat stone was found engraved "I Lord Furnival; I built this castle-hall; And under this wall; Within this tomb was my burial."
  Title %28Nobility%29	Lord
  _FSFTID	GS8N-54D
  Person ID	I16396	My Genealogy | Gent Tree received from familysearch
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Lord of Hallamshire Thomas de Furnival,   b. 1229, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom d. 12 May 1291, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F5987	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Joan Despenser,   b. Abt 1264, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom d. Bef 8 Jun 1322, Nottinghamshire, England (Age < 58 years)
  Marriage	Abt Jan 1275	Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
  Children	1. Maud Furnival,   b. Abt 1280, England, United Kingdom d. Aft 1347, England, United Kingdom (Age > 68 years)   2. Eleanor Furnival,   b. Abt 1286, Mulgrave Castle, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom d. 1335, Mulgrave Castle, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (Age 49 years)   3. 2nd Lord Furnival Thomas de Furnival,   b. 1292, Nottinghamshire, England d. 5 Oct 1339, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (Age 47 years)   4. Margaret de Furnival,   b. Abt 1295, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England d. 5 Oct 1349, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (Age 54 years)   5. Catherine de Furnivalle,   b. Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom d. 1349
  Family ID	F5354	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth de Montfort,   b. Abt 1275   d. Aug 1354, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Bef 8 Jun 1322	Yorkshire, England
  Family ID	F6844	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023