'Marmion1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Marmion of Fontney (Marmyon of Fontenay), Marmion of Galby, Marmion of Scrivelsby, Marmion of Tamworth, Marmion of Tanfield

                               
BE1883 identifies the arms of Baron Marmion as "Vairé arg. and az., a fesse, gules".
Robert de Marmion (or Marmyon) of Fontney (Fontenay, Normandy), later of Tamworth (d c1106)
m. Hawise
Robert is thought to have been Champion of Normandy. He was probably father of ...
1. Roger de Marmion of Fontney (Fontenay) Tamworth & Scriveslby
  m. ?? (dau of Urse d'Abetot)
A. Robert de Marmion of Fontney, Tamworth & Scriveslby (d 1143/4)
  m. Milicent (she m2. Richard de Camville)
  i. Robert de Marmion of Fontney, Tamworth & Scriveslby (d c10.1181) the first mentioned by Nichols
  m. Elizabeth (dau of Gervase son of Hugh, Count of Rethel)
  a. Robert de Marmion of Tamworth & Scrivelsby, Sheriff of Worcestershire (d 1218)
  m1. Maud de Beauchamp
(1) Robert Marmion of Tamworth & Scrivelsby (d c1242)
  m. Juliane de Vassy (dau of Philip de Vassy)
  (A) Philip Marmion of Tamworth & Scrivelsby, Sheriff of Warwickshire, etc (d before 05.12.1291)
  m1. Joan de Kilpeck (dau of Hugh de Kilpeck)
  (i) Joan Marmion, heiress of Tamworth Castle (dsp before 13.08.1295)
  m. William de Morteyn
  (ii) Mazera Marmion, heiress of Tamworth Castle
  m. Ralph de Cromwell of Cromwell (d before 18.09.1289)
  (iii) Maud (Matilda) Marmion
m. Ralph le Butler (de Botiller)
  m2. Mary (d before 26.09.1313)
  (iv) Joan Marmion, heiress of Scriveslby (2nd of the name)
  Nichols confuses the Joans & generations, showing this Joan as mother (by Thomas Ludlow) of her half-sisters, Joan, Mazera & Matilda. We are following BLG1952 & TCP.
  m1. Sir Thomas de Ludlow
  m2. Henry Hillary of Scrivelsby (d by 02.1349)
(a) Sir Edward Hillary
  partner unknown
  (v) Robert Marmion
  TCP reports that Robert married Isabel, dau of Giles son of Ralph. A contributor (OWC, 16.01.08) identified her father as follows and kindly provided a connection as follows:
  m. Isabel (d by 1292, dau of Giles son of Nicholas by Margery, dau of Geoffrey de Appleby)
  (a) Amice Marmion @@ see here @@
  m. John de Whitacre of Nether Whitacre
  ((1)) Isabel de Whitacre (de Bromwich?)
m. Sir John de la Roche / Sir Thomas de Bermingham
  m2. Philippe
  (2) Robert Marmion of Witringham (Wetrington) (d by 1241)
  m. Avice (a 1284, dau of Gernegan FitzHugh, son of Hugh de Tanfield)
  (A) William Marmion (d 1275)
  m. (1248) Lorette de Dover (dau of Richard de Dover of Chilham)
(i) John Marmion of Tanfield etc, 1st Lord (d before 07.05.1322)
  m. Isabel
  (a) John Marmion of Tanfield etc, 2nd Lord (b c1292, d 30.04.1335)
  m. Maud de Furnivalle (dau of Thomas, Lord Furnivalle)
  ((1)) John Marmion, 3rd Lord (dsp c1360)
  m. Maud (a 1374)
  ((2)) Avice Marmion
  m. John de Grey, 2nd Lord of Rotherfield (b 1300, d 1359)
  ((3)) Joan Marmion
  m. Sir John Bernack or Bernake of Tattershall
Unsure who was the mother of ...
  (3) William Marmion of Torington, Lord (a 1264, dsp)
  (4)+ other issue - Loretta, Elizabeth, Matilda
  b. Robert de Marmion (2nd of the name)
  (1) William de Marmion (a 1258)
  c. William de Marmion (a 1217)
  d. Avice de Marmion
  m. _ Jamyan (sic)
  e. Milesent de Marmion
  m. Hugh Kilpek
  B. Geoffrey de Marmion of Llanstephan thought by some as possibly the same person as Geoffrey of Clifton & Arrow who was father of ...
  i. Albreda Marmion (a 1233, heiress)
  m. William de Camville of Clifton
2.+ other issue - Helto, Manasses

 

 

Nichols (p570) identifies the arms of the following family as "Vaire, a fess Gules, fretty Or" which suggests that a connection was known or assumed with the above family.
Mansere Marmion of Galby (a 1278)
1. William Marmion of Galby (a 1302)
  A. William Marmion (a 1346)
  i. Sir William Marmion 'of Ryseby and/or Newton Marmion' (a 1368, 1388)
  m. ?? Folvile (dau/heir of John de Folvile of Ashby Folvile)
a. Maurice Marmion (a 1408, 1424)
  m. _ Willoughby of Nottinghamshire
  (1) John Marmion (d before 1439)
  m. Margaret (a 1439)
  (A) Thomas Marmion of Galby & Newton (dsp 1517-8)
  (B) William Marmion 'of Ringston' of Galby & Newton (b c1487, d 08.07.1520)
  m. Alye (Ridell?)
  (i) Edward Marmion (dsp)
  (ii) Catharine Marmion (b 1507, d 1573)
  m1. John Haselwood of Maidwell (d before 03.11.1550)
  m2. Thomas Claughton 'of Lancashire'
  (2) Thomas Marmion

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (originally uploaded to MZmisc03 on 21.07.03) : BLG1952 ('Dymoke of Scrivelsby'), TCP ('Marmion') with some input/support from BE1883 ('Marmyon of Marmyon'), BE1883 ('Marmyon of Wetrington'), 'History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester' (John NichoÏs, vol 2, part 2, 1798, 'Pedigree of Marmion of Galby, &c.', p569)
(2) For lower section : 'History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester' (John NichoÏs, vol 2, part 2, 1798, 'Pedigree of Marmion and Haselwood', p569)
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