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It all started with Osborne Fitz Tesson who held lands in Hanley, Gropenhale (Grappenhall) and Doddleston who was living c1086.
a quo Hugh Fitz Osborne who owned lands in Doddleston - living 1093 a quo
Osborne Fitz Hugh owned lands in Doddleston living 1124 a quo William Fitz Osbert owned
lands in Doddleston living 1155 a quo Idonia (Idonea) sole Heiress = married Helias otherwise
Helto de Boidele above taken from Ormerods Cheshire The Following taken from
the Lawson Pedigree 1945. The Pedigree of boydell of Doddleston & Grappenhall Co Chester.
Helias otherwise Helto de Boidele = Idonea (Idonia) Helias otherwise Helto de boidele a benefactor
to the Abbey of St Werburgh Chester c1160. He and his wife gave the church of Hanley to St Werburghs c1170 he died in or
before 1180. Idonea sole heiress of Fitz Tesson's domesday fiefs and lands in Hanley, Grappenhall, Doddleston in Co Chester
and Stainton Marden Wells - Newbold Co Lincs. In 1170 and 1242 ? dau of William Fitz Osbert Lord of Doddleston, benefactor
of St Werburgh and of the Nuns of St Mary's Chester c1155 Fitz hugh, Fitz Osborn, Fitz Tesson c1081 & 1086.
4 1ssue 1) Hugh de Boidele in the time of Richard 1 (1184 - 1199) died without issue. 2)
Alan de Boidele granted the churches of Doddleston and Hanley to St Werburghs Abbey - died without issue. 3)
Richard de Boidele living in 1200 & 1201 - issue? 4) William de Boidele Lord of Doddleston grantee of
his Brother Alan of Doddleston confirmed his brothers donations and was a benefactor of Poulton Abbey near Chester. Was living
1200 died in the time of king John before 1216. 2 issue 1) Ralph de Boydele 1257?
2) Sir William de Boydele, Lord of Doddleston, a benefactor of Dieulacres & Slanlawe Abbeys about 1228 confirmed his
fathers grants by deeds dated 1250 - 1258 died in September 1272. Inquisition post mortem 2/2/1273. Bore a saltire on his
seal in 1236 and three pierced mullets on a fesse on his recumbent effigy in Grappenhall church said to have been inscribed
HIC JACET WILLELMUS LE BOYDELL JUNIOR PREMER SEPTEMBR ANNO MCCLXXII = Alice dau of Hugh de Dutton of Dutton by a dau of Numon
Masser Baron of Dunham Masser and Agatha de Thenay his wife 2 issue 1) Hugh de Boydel
2) Sir John de Boydel, Kt It is intended to finish collating the information from the family tree.
However this is proving very time consuming consequently I have scanned in the family tree below. There are several entries
that may prove difficult to read - if you are experiencing problems please contact me via the contacts page, and I will endeavour
to reply as soon as I am able.



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