A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



still, in 1227, Henry III included it in his general 

 confirmation. Another confirmation was issued as 

 late as 1331. Strange to say, after the monks had 

 taken such pains to vindicate their right to the place, 

 they showed no further interest in it, and it does not 

 appear either in the Valor or in Ministers' Accounts 

 of the sixteenth century. 1 



The above-mentioned Multon is the earliest 

 manorial lord of Garston of whom there is any record. 

 He had three sons Richard, Henry, and Ralph 

 and perhaps Matthew was another son. To Henry 

 and to Matthew he made respective grants of three 

 oxgangs of land, for the rent of ^'i\d., and to the 

 ancestor of Thomas (living in 1212) he gave four 

 oxgangs at 30 d. This ancestor may have been the 

 other son Ralph, who had at least one oxgang, after- 

 wards the property of Stanlaw.' Richard son of 

 Multon, who held Garston about 1146, was the 

 father of Adam de Garston, who in 1201 and various 

 subsequent years paid his contributions to the scutages. 5 

 Adam died in 1 206, leaving a widow Margaret, after- 

 wards married to Richard de Liverpool, 4 and sons 

 Adam and Richard, both young. The wardship of 

 the heir was purchased by his uncle Robert de Ains- 

 dale.' 



Adam the son of Richard was lord of Garston for 

 many years, dying in 1265. He, like his father, 

 was a benefactor to monasteries. 6 He also granted to 

 Roger the miller of Barwe the third part of his mill 

 in Garston with a fishery in Mersey and half the 

 fishery of the mill pool. 7 Adam also came to an 

 agreement with Alan le Norreys about the fishing in 

 the pool of Garston, binding himself that none should 

 fish there without Alan's consent, under a penalty of 

 4<3.f. to St. Mary of St. John's Church at Chester. 8 

 He died about 1265, and at the inquest it was found 

 that he had held four plough-lands in Garston in chief 



of Robert de Ferrers, earl of Derby, by a rent of lot. 

 per annum, doing suit to county and wapentake, and 

 that he held nothing of any one else. Of the land 

 seven oxgangs (worth <)s. 6d.) were in demesne, and 

 twenty-five in service ; there was a mill worth a mark 

 yearly. His son John, of full age, was his next heir.' 



John de Garston gave in alms two small portions 

 of his waste in Aigburth to the monks of Stanlaw. 10 

 He appears to have died about 1285, leaving his 

 brother Adam as his heir ; and in the inquest ot 

 1298 it was found that Adam de Garston had been 

 lord of the place, and that his heir was in the king's 

 hands by reason of minority. 11 



The succession at this point is doubtful. Probably 

 the ' Adam, son of Adam, formerly lord of Garston,' 

 who about the end of the thirteenth century made 

 grants to his brother Robert and his sister Margery, 

 was the son and heir ; " but a John son of Adam de 

 Garston occurs about the same time, leaving a 

 daughter Sibota and a son Robert. 13 In any case, 

 however, the inheritance came to an Ellen de Garston, 

 who early in Edward IPs reign married Robert de 

 Blackburn," thenceforward called ' lord of Garston.' 



It will here be convenient to give some notice of 

 the other branches of the Garston family. The 

 inquest of 1212 shows the following members of it 

 holding portions of the land : (i)The heir of Adam de 

 Garston held four plough-lands of the king for 201. in 

 thegnage this is the main line, whose fortunes 

 have been recounted ; (ii) Hugh son of Henry, three 

 oxgangs for 22^., of the gift of Multon ; (iii) Thomas, 

 four oxgangs for zi. 6d., by the gift of Multon ; 

 (iv) Henry son of Matthew, three oxgangs for Z2\d., 

 of the gift of Multon ; (v) Simon, three oxgangs for 

 2 2 \d., of the gift of the aforesaid Adam his brother; 

 these thirteen oxgangs were held of the lord of Garston ; 

 (vi) there were three acres held in alms. 14 



