Background
Melsonby was the son of the rector of Melsonby.
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Thomas Melsonby
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Career
He was prior of a cell at Coldingham before being elected prior of Durham Cathedral in about 1233. He was elected to the see of Durham on 1 June 1237 but King Henry III of England objected. After lawsuits, Melsonby resigned the bishopric.
He remained prior until 1244 when he resigned that office.
He died sometime after 1244.
