Inherited land to the widow on the death of William De Lechae.
In medieval England, women were legally considered subordinate to their husbands, and a woman's land automatically became the property of her husband in marriage.
It's hard to believe, but it wasn't until the Married Women's Property Act 1870 Act of Parliament allowed married women to be the legal owners of the money they earned and to inherit property
Robber Barons would be eyeing Cecily up to marry her and take her lands