Sir Robert de EVERINGHAM of Everingham, Yorkshire, Laxton, Shelford, hereditary keeper of Sherwood Forest and a probable Crusader	b.1256 in Fairburn, York England d.21 Jul 1287
married: Alice DE LA HYDE (b.abt 1257) in Garthorpe, Leicester, Eng married before 1271 in Garthorpe, Leic.	parents: Adam DE EVERINGHAM (b.abt 1231) Maude MONCEAUX
children: DE EVERINGHAM Robert (b.1275/6) Adam (b.~1281) Thomas (b.~1286)	siblings:
Old Saxon Estate, Cantley Hall owned by Robert fact sources and writings about this individual: IGI files submitted to Family Search by Dee Barker of Provo, UT.,USA. Submission: AF90-101487 Wife "Alice" died after 1328. several sources give this date. wife "Alice's" parents: "Robert DE LA HYDE & Cicily WALERAND" Robert Everingham, who died in 1287, was a baron in the reign of King Henry II. He made Laxton his principal home, and was the last of the chief lords of Laxton and hereditary chief keeper or custodian of the royal forests of Nottingham and Derby. Robert was a Knight of King Edward I, and possibly a participant in the crusade led by Prince Edward, 1270-74. From his effigy in stone it is likely that he was clad in armour of ring-mail. SIR ROBERT DE EVERINGHAM, of Laxton, Notts, Everingham, Kipling Cotes, and Sherburn, co. York, Westborough, co. Lincoln., son and heir of Sir Adam DE EVERINGHAM, of the same (who died 8 December 1280). He did homage and had livery of his father's lands, 9 February 1280/1, being then aged 24. He was summoned for Military Service frorn 6 April 1282 to 14 March 1282, to attend the King at Shrewsbury, 28 June 1283, and to a Military Council, 14 June 1287. In 1287, he was arrested and possibly died while jailed. Post-death, his family control of Sherwood was taken... writ of cerciorari 8 Apr, 17, Edward I. Inq., Notts, Tuesday before Whit-Sunday (24 May) 1289. Robert's baliwick of Sherwood Forest was taken from him and his heirs for ever by the justices for pleas of the forest, on account of the many transgressions whereof he had been convicted, so that the King could confer the bailiwick of forester in fee of Sherwood on whomsoever he pleased. Robert de Everingham (probably this Robert's grandfather or ancestor) donated lands and estates from his vast holdings in England, to the Templar Knights in the 12th century, and was at the very least, a supporter of the Templars. The Templars were a very wealthy and influiential sect of Monks who were sworn protectors and powerful Knights. Later, in 1287, another Robert de Everingham died with the title "Lord Paramount" of Rouston. The original manor donated to the Templars from an Everingham, was also in Rouston. I believe Rouston is in Lincolnshire, England.

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