Eynion de Tilston

Sir Eynion de Tilston (born c. 1126) was a Norman knight and first lord of the manor of Tilston in the English county of Cheshire.

Lord of Tilston

In the 12th century, William de Malpas gave Eynion the manor of Tilston in Cheshire, near the Welsh border. Sir Eynion was given the Manor of Tilston by the Earl of Chester in return for military service. The man who gave Sir Eynion de Tilston the manor was William de Malpas. He and his descendents had to be constantly alert because of the Welsh who constantly raided the border areas.

Marriage,family and descendants

In 1154 he married Beatrix de Gernons, daughter of Ranulf de Gernon, Earl of Chester. They had at least one son born around 1156. The name of his son is unknown.

Sir Eynion de Tilston has several notable family members:

His great grandfather fought at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

One of his descendants was John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury (1691–1694).

Flight Officer Norman Tilston DFC Royal Canadian Air Force, Raf Lissett, 158 Squadron, Yorkshire, England. Tribute website - www.normantilston.moonfruit.com

Steve Tilston - British folk singer-songwriter.

Resources

• Descent from Richard de Tilston to Philip Robert Burns
• Tilson Genealogy
• Cheshire towns and villages including Tilston