Paternal Family Tree: Eure
Ralph Eure and Maud Greystoke were married.
In or before 1350 [his father] John Eure [aged 46] and [his mother] Margaret Grey [aged 35] were married.
Around 1350 Ralph Eure was born to John Eure [aged 47] and Margaret Grey [aged 36].
On 22nd February 1368 [his father] John Eure [aged 65] died at Kirkley Castle, Northumberland [Map].
On 27th May 1378 [his mother] Margaret Grey [aged 64] died in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map].
From 1385 to 1390 Ralph Eure [aged 35] was appointed High Sheriff of Northumberland.
From 1391 to 1392 Ralph Eure [aged 41] was appointed High Sheriff of Yorkshire.
From 1395 to 1396 Ralph Eure [aged 45] was appointed High Sheriff of Yorkshire.
In or before 1396 Ralph Eure [aged 45] and Katherine Aton [aged 28] were married.
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Around 1396 [his daughter] Anne Eure was born to Ralph Eure [aged 46] and [his wife] Katherine Aton [aged 29]. She married 1410 Thomas Rokeby.
Around 1396 [his son] William Eure was born to Ralph Eure [aged 46] and [his wife] Katherine Aton [aged 29]. He married after 25th January 1410 his half fifth cousin once removed Maud Fitzhugh, daughter of Henry Fitzhugh 3rd Baron Fitzhugh and Elizabeth Grey Baroness Fitzhugh, and had issue.
From 1397 to 1399 Ralph Eure [aged 47] was appointed High Sheriff of Northumberland.
In 1400 [his daughter] Katherine Eure was born to Ralph Eure [aged 50] and [his wife] Katherine Aton [aged 33]. She married in or before 1425 Alexander Neville and had issue.
Around 1410 [his son-in-law] Thomas Rokeby [aged 30] and [his daughter] Anne Eure [aged 14] were married.
After 25th January 1410 [his son] William Eure [aged 14] and [his daughter-in-law] Maud Fitzhugh [aged 19] were married. They were half fifth cousin once removed.
In 1422 [his wife] Katherine Aton [aged 55] died.
On 12th March 1422 Ralph Eure [aged 72] died.
father: John Eure
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Grey 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Grey
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Grey
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Grey
Grandfather: Thomas Grey
mother: Margaret Grey
Grandmother: Agnes Bayles