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William A. Behnke

M, #8376, Deceased, b. 24 September 1922, d. after 1972
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Biography

Birth24 September 1922William A. Behnke was born on 24 September 1922.
Marriage14 February 1972He and Evelyn Ann Pagel were married on 14 February 1972 in County of Lee, Florida, United States (North America)G.
Deathafter 1972He died after 1972 in County of Lee, Florida, United States (North America)G. The cause of death in the State of Florida (location presumed from their marriage) at age 50 in the year of 1972 is not known--added as age was showing as >100 in 2025
Person SourceWilliam A. Behnke had person sources.1
Last Edited 24 February 2025

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Joanna Marie

F, #8377, Deceased, b. 1440, d. after 1476
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Family

Family: John Belchum (b. 1436, d. about 1480)

Daughter*Anne Belchum+ (b. 1475, d. 3 December 1528)

Biography

Birth1440Joanna Marie was born in 1440 in County of Suffolk, England (Medieval), EuropeG+.
Deathafter 1476She died after 1476 in Wherstead, Suffolk County, England (Medieval), EuropeG. The cause of her death (at the age of 36) in the year of 1476 is not known-surviving in 1476 was difficult & it occurred in Medieval England
Person SourceJoanna Marie had person sources.1
Last Edited 9 April 2024

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Anne Belchum

F, #8378, Deceased, b. 1475, d. 3 December 1528

Parents

Father*John Belchum (b. 1436, d. about 1480)
Mother*Joanna Marie (b. 1440, d. after 1476)
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Family

Family: Michael Gerrard (b. 1479, d. after 1509)

Daughter*Anne Agnes Gerrard+ (b. 1509, d. 10 June 1560)

Biography

Birth1475Anne Belchum was born in 1475 in Wherstead, Suffolk County, England (Medieval), EuropeG.
Marriage1504John Merrill and she were married in 1504 in Wherstead, Suffolk County, England (Tudor), EuropeG.
Death3 December 1528She died on 3 December 1528 at age ~53 in Wherstead, Suffolk County, England (Tudor), EuropeG. The cause of her death (at the age of 53) on Monday, December 3rd, 1528 is not known-surviving in 1528 was difficult & it occurred in Tudor England
Person SourceAnne Belchum had person sources.1
Last Edited 9 April 2024

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Jennifer Marie

F, #8379, Living
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Last Edited 9 April 2024

Roger de Quincy, III; Don's 23rd GGF (in another branch)

M, #8380, Deceased, b. 1172, d. 25 April 1264
ReferencesDon's Family & Direct Ancestors
Most Ancient of Don's Actual Ancients, Enos ben Seth

Parents

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Family

Family: Hawise, of Meschines, Don's 23rd GGM, (b. 1180, d. 6 June 1243)

Daughter*Margaret de Quincy, Don's 22nd GGM+ (b. about 1193, d. 30 March 1266)

Biography

Birth1172Roger de Quincy, III; Don's 23rd GGF (in another branch), was born in 1172 in Buckley, Northamptonshire, England (Medieval), EuropeG.
Marriageabout 1193He and Hawise, of Meschines, Don's 23rd GGM, were married about 1193.
Death25 April 1264He died on 25 April 1264 at age ~92 in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England (Medieval), EuropeG. The cause of his death (at the old-age of 92) on Friday, April 25th, 1264 is not known-surviving in 1264 as a very old person was difficult

Died as the Lord of Long-Buckby and 2nd Earl of Winchester1
Burialafter 25 April 1264He was buried after 25 April 1264 at Buried in an unknown cemetery in the South Northamptonshire BoroughG in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England (Medieval), EuropeG.
Person SourceRoger de Quincy, III; Don's 23rd GGF (in another branch), had person sources.2
Titleafter 1172He held the title of Lord of Long-Buckby and 2nd Earl of Winchester after 1172 in England (Medieval), EuropeG+.
Last Edited 19 August 2023

Citations

  1. [S836] Heritage Consulting, Millennium File
  2. [S1921] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source Citation: Source number: 4842.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CCC

Robert de Quincy, I

M, #8381, Deceased, b. about 1060, d. about 1127
ReferencesDon's Family & Direct Ancestors
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Family

Family: Maude Dunmow (b. 1095, d. 1140)

Son*Walter FitzRobert, Baynard (b. 1110, d. 1198)
Son*Saher FitzRobert, of Quincy (b. about 1126, d. 1190)
Son*Robert de Quincy, II+ (b. 1127, d. 1197)

Person Exhibits

Quincy crest [in Coats of Arms & Flags]

Biography

Birthabout 1060Robert de Quincy, I, was born about 1060 at CuinchyG in Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France (Medieval), EuropeG.
Deathabout 1127He died about 1127 at age ~67 in Scotland (MiddleAges part of Anglo-Saxon Britain), EuropeG+. The cause of his death (at the age of 67) in the year of 1127 is not known-surviving in 1127 was difficult & it occurred in the Middle-ages of Scotland
Person SourceRobert de Quincy, I, had person sources.1
Last Edited 9 April 2024

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Saher de Quincy, IV; Don's 24th GGF (in another branch)

M, #8382, Deceased, b. 1155, d. 13 November 1219
ReferencesDon's Family & Direct Ancestors

Parents

Father*Robert de Quincy, II (b. 1127, d. 1197)
Mother*Orabilis de Nessius, (of Leuchars) (b. about 1131, d. 30 June 1203)
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Family

Family: Margaret de Harcourt, of Beaumont; Don's 24th GGM (in another branch), (b. 1156, d. 12 January 1235)

Son*Roger de Quincy, III; Don's 23rd GGF (in another branch)+ (b. 1172, d. 25 April 1264)
Daughter*Hawise, of Quincy (b. about 1178, d. February 1263)
Daughter*Lorette, of Quincy (b. 1180, d. about 1180)

Person Exhibits

Charlemagne Bust [in Ancient People & Artifacts]

Biography

Birth1155Saher de Quincy, IV; Don's 24th GGF (in another branch), was born in 1155 in Buckley, Northamptonshire, England (Medieval), EuropeG.1,2
Marriage1173He and Margaret de Harcourt, of Beaumont; Don's 24th GGM (in another branch), were married in 1173.
Death13 November 1219He died on 13 November 1219 at age ~64 in Yerushalayim (Jerusalem District), Israel, AsiaG+. His death as a Magna Carta Baron, a Sir, the Lord of the Manor and of Buckby and Daventry, and as the 1st Earl of Winchester at the age of 64 on Wednesday, November 13th, 1219 was when he fell ill and died on the 5th military Crusade (perhaps in fulfillment of an earlier vow)-surviving in 1219 was difficult
Burialafter 13 November 1219He was buried after 13 November 1219 at Buried in the cemetery at the Church of Saint CrossG in Hatzafon Northern District, Israel, AsiaG.
NameSaher de Quincy, IV; Don's 24th GGF (in another branch), was also known as Saier Saer Segher Sigher Seagar Taher.
NoteSaer de Quincy IV was born as the 1st Earl of Winchester in 1155 at Buckley in Northamptonshire, Medieval England and lived until age 64, where he died on November 3rd, 1219 in the Jerusalem District, Israel; he is buried there in the Church Of Saint Cross

His arms were: Or, a fess azure, in chief a label of seven points gules
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One of the leaders of the baronial rebellion against King John of England, and a major figure in both Scotland and England in the decades around the turn of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries

Saer de Quincy's immediate background was in the Scottish kingdom: his father, Robert de Quincy, who was a knight in the service of king William the Lion, and his mother Orabilis, the heiress of the lordship of Leuchars in Fife (see below)

His absence from English records for the first few decades of his life has led some modern historians and genealogists to confuse him with his uncle, Saer II, who took part in the rebellion of Henry the Young King in 1173, when the future Earl of Winchester can have been no more than a toddler; Saer II's line ended without direct heirs, and his nephew and namesake would eventually inherit his estate, uniting his primary Scottish holdings with the family's Northamptonshire patrimony, and possibly some lands in France

He seems to have inherited no English lands from his father, and pursued a knightly career in Scotland, where he is recorded from around 1160 as a close companion of his cousin, King William the Lion

His rise to prominence in England came through his marriage to Margaret, the younger sister of Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester: but it is probably no coincidence that her other brother was the de Quincy's' powerful Fife neighbor, Roger de Beaumont, Bishop of St Andrews

In 1204, Earl Robert died, leaving Margaret as co-heiress of the vast earldom along with her elder sister. The estate was split in half, and after the final division was ratified in 1207, de Quincy was made Earl of Winchester
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Following his marriage, de Quincy became a prominent military and diplomatic figure in England. There is no evidence of any close alliance with King John, however, and his rise to importance was probably due to his newly-acquired magnate status and the family connections that underpinned it

By his wife Margaret de Beaumont, Saer de Quincy had three sons and three daughters:
> Lorette, who married Sir William de Valognes, Chamberlain of Scotland
> Arabella who married Sir Richard Harcourt
> Robert (d. 1217), before 1206 he married Hawise of Chester, Countess of Lincoln, sister and co-heiress of Ranulf de Blundeville, Earl of Chester
> Roger, who succeeded his father as earl of Winchester (though he did not take formal possession of the earldom until after his mother's death)
> Robert de Quincy (second son of that name; d. 1257) who married Helen, daughter of the Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great
> Hawise, who married Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford
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Seal of Robert FitzWalter (d. 1235)

So close was the alliance between both men that Robert's seal shows the arms of de Quincy on a separate shield before his horse

One man with whom he does seem to have developed a close personal relationship is his cousin, Robert FitzWalter (d. 1235)

They are first found together in 1203, as co-commanders of the garrison at the major fortress of Vaudreuil in Normandy; they were responsible for surrendering the castle without a fight to Philip II of France, fatally weakening the English position in northern France, but although popular opinion seems to have blamed them for the capitulation, a royal writ is extant stating that the castle was surrendered at King John's command, and both Saer and FitzWalter had to endure personal humiliation and heavy ransoms at the hands of the French
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In Scotland, he was perhaps more successful

In 1211-12, the Earl of Winchester commanded an imposing retinue of a hundred knights and a hundred serjeants in William the Lion's campaign against the Mac William rebels, a force which some historians have suggested may have been the mercenary force from Brabant lent to the campaign by John
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In 1215, when the baronial rebellion broke out, Robert FitzWalter became the military commander, and the Earl of Winchester joined him, acting as one of the chief negotiators with John; both cousins were among the 25 guarantors of the Magna Carta. De Quincy fought against John in the troubles that followed the signing of the Charter, and, again with FitzWalter, traveled to France to invite Prince Louis of France to take the English throne. He and FitzWalter were subsequently among the most committed and prominent supporters of Louis' candidature for the kingship, against both John and the infant Henry III
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When military defeat cleared the way for Henry III to take the throne, de Quincy went on crusade, perhaps in fulfillment of an earlier vow, and in 1219 he left to join the Fifth Crusade, then besieging Damietta

While in the east, he fell sick and died. He was buried in Acre, the capital of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, rather than in Egypt, and his heart was brought back and interred at Garendon Abbey near Loughborough, a house endowed by his wife's family
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The family of de Quincy had arrived in England after the Norman Conquest, and took their name from Cuinchy in the Arrondissement of Béthune; the personal name "Saer" was used by them over several generations. Both names are variously spelled in primary sources and older modern works, the first name being sometimes rendered Saher or Seer, and the surname as Quency or Quenci
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The first recorded Saer de Quincy (known to historians as "Saer I") was lord of the manor of Long Buckby in Northamptonshire in the earlier twelfth century, and second husband of Matilda of St Liz, stepdaughter of King David I of Scotland by Maud of Northumbria. This marriage produced two sons, Saer II and Robert de Quincy. It was Robert, the younger son, who was the father of the Saer de Quincy who eventually became Earl of Winchester. By her first husband Robert FitzRichard, Matilda was also the paternal grandmother of Earl Saer's close ally, Robert FitzWalter
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References
> MFG on Saher de Quincy
> "Winchester", in The Complete Peerage, ed. G.E.C., xii. 745-751
> Sidney Painter, "The House of Quency, 1136-1264", Medicaid et Humanistic, 11 (1957) 3-9; reprinted in his book Feudalism and Liberty
> Grant G. Simpson, "An Anglo-Scottish Baron of the Thirteenth century: the Acts of Roger de Quincy Earl of Winchester and Constable of Scotland" (Unpublished PhD Thesis, Edinburgh 1963)
> Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700 (7th Edition, 1992,), 58-60
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Source: Global Find a Grave Index, For Burials at Sea and other select locations
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=91246578&ref=acom.
Person SourceHe had person sources.3,4
Titleafter 1155He held the title of 1st Earl of Winchester after 1155 in Winchester, Hampshire, England (Medieval), EuropeG.
Titlebetween 1165 and 1219He held the title of Magna Carta Baron, Lord of Buckby and Daventry, Sir between 1165 and 1219 in Winchester, Hampshire, England (Medieval), EuropeG.
Titleabout 1200He held the title of Lord of the Manor about 1200 in Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, England (Medieval), EuropeG.
Destinationbefore 1219He arrived before 1219 in Yerushalayim (Jerusalem District), Israel, AsiaG+. He traveled from England
Military1219He served in the military He was on the 5th Crusade in 1219 in Yerushalayim (Jerusalem District), Israel, AsiaG+.
Last Edited 9 May 2025

Citations

  1. [S836] Heritage Consulting, Millennium File
  2. [S1821] Ancestry.com, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
  3. [S1921] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source Citation: Source number: 93.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MGM
  4. [S214] Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2014
    Original data - GenealogieOnline Coret Genealogie
    http://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/
    accessed 4 September 2014

Jane

F, #8383, Deceased, b. about 1841, d. after 1901
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Family

Family: Thomas Hartwell Parker (b. about 1839, d. after 1871)

Son*Philip Hartwell Parker+ (b. about 1864, d. March 1930)
Son*Frederick H. Parker (b. about 1866, d. after 1871)
Daughter*Ann H. Parker (b. about 1870, d. after 1871)

Biography

Birthabout 1841Jane was born about 1841 in Borough of Lambeth, Region of Greater London, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG+.1
Deathafter 1901She died The cause of her death (at the age of 60) in the year of 1901 is not known after 1901 in Borough of Lambeth, Region of Greater London, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG+. Her death is not known & it occurred in today's England (location not known; used birth place)
Residence1871Jane lived in Borough of Lambeth, Region of Greater London, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG+, in 1871. Relation to Head of House: wife
Residence1901She lived in Borough of Lambeth, Region of Greater London, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG+, in 1901. Relation to Head of House: Mother
Last Edited 25 April 2023

Citations

  1. [S840] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 430; Folio: 9; Page: 10

William Parkinson

M, #8384, Deceased, b. 1821, d. after 1851
ReferencesDon's Family & Direct Ancestors
Pedigree Link

Biography

Birth1821William Parkinson was born in 1821 in County of Nottinghamshire, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG.1
Deathafter 1851He died The cause of his death (at the age of 30) in the year of 1851 is not known after 1851 in County of Nottinghamshire, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG. His death is not known & it occurred in today's England (location not known; used birth place)
Residence1851William Parkinson lived in Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG, in 1851. Resource event had no description; added / NFIA
Last Edited 13 May 2023

Citations

  1. [S1055] Ancestry.com, 1851 England Census, Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 2134; Folio: 234; Page: 12; GSU roll: 87764

Jessie Lillian Collins, Don's 2nd GGM (in another branch)

F, #8385, Deceased, b. about 1 January 1852, d. 23 September 1917
ReferencesDon's Family & Direct Ancestors
Most Ancient of Don's Actual Ancients, Enos ben Seth

Parents

Father*Lazarus Alexander Collins (b. 1831, d. 1 December 1904)
Mother*Caroline Anne Murry (b. 29 June 1844, d. after 1867)
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Family

Family: Charles White Walbridge, Don's 2nd GGF, (b. October 1838, d. 18 February 1903)

Son*Archibald William Walbridge+ (b. 26 April 1866, d. 21 February 1907)
Son*Charles Steven Walbridge (b. about 1867, d. 5 April 1915)
Son*George Alfred Walbridge (b. 1871, d. 18 October 1901)
Daughter*Mary Jane Walbridge, Don's GGM+ (b. 29 August 1873, d. 21 June 1930)
Daughter*Ann Walbridge (b. after 1874, d. before 1880)
Daughter*Anne Louisa Sansa Walbridge (b. April 1880, d. July 1892)
Daughter*Ellen Laura Walbridge+ (b. before 19 June 1881, d. December 1946)
Son*Ernest Walbridge (b. April 1886, d. December 1960)
Daughter*Thirza Daisy Walbridge (b. July 1890, d. April 1893)

Person Exhibits

An imagined snap of Jessie riding her horse [in People]
Old tales say that Jessie rode around on a horse & cart, taking in washing--trying to make ends meet; she stood out because of her dark skin, her Indian looks (as she was from India) and her long, tied-back hair

Biography

Birthabout 1 January 1852Jessie Lillian Collins, Don's 2nd GGM (in another branch), was born about 1 January 1852 at CannoraG in Tamil Nādu, East Indies, India, AsiaG. Sources also show her DOB year as in 1846 & 1850, less possible if her (presumed) mother's DOB is correct

Set birth date to January 1st to allow for her very young birth of Archibald in 26 April 18661
Marriage5 July 1865Charles White Walbridge, Don's 2nd GGF, and she were married on 5 July 1865 in Kamptee, Tamil Nādu, India, AsiaG. Their marriage date was also shared as on 7-May-1865; this one is from records

Also shown as…
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Kamptee, Bengal (Source: Ancestry)…
see location "Kamptee, Tamil Nadu" for details
Madrass, India (Allen Family tree)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India2,3,4,5
Death23 September 1917She died The cause of her death (at the age of 65) on Sunday, September 23rd, 1917 was from Senile Decay on 23 September 1917 at age ~65 at At the Poor Law InstitutionG in Weymouth, County of Dorset, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG. She died at an infirmary; her daughter, Mary, was the witness6
Burialafter 23 September 1917She was buried after 23 September 1917 at Buried in the Church of St. Mary'sG in Weymouth, County of Dorset, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG. She is buried with her husband in an unmarked grave at St. Mary's Church7
NameJessie Lillian Collins, Don's 2nd GGM (in another branch), was also known as Jessy.8
Historical factabout 1852She Birth location is not known; estimated to be as shown; at Incarnal ResidentG in Tamil Nādu, East Indies, India, AsiaG, about 1852.9
Emigrationabout 1877She emigrated about 1877 from Weymouth, County of Dorset, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG. She traveled from India with her husband Charles & family
Residence3 April 1881She lived at ChickerellG+ in Weymouth, County of Dorset, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG, on 3 April 1881. Age: 29; Relation to Head of House: wife; Marital status: Married
Census5 April 1891She appeared in the census on 5 April 1891 at ChickerellG+ in Weymouth, County of Dorset, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG.10
Residence5 April 1891She lived at Putton LaneG in Weymouth, County of Dorset, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG, on 5 April 1891. Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence31 March 1901She lived at West ChickerellG in Weymouth, County of Dorset, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG, on 31 March 1901. Age: 50; Relation to Head of House: wife11
Census31 March 1901She appeared in the census on 31 March 1901 at ChickerellG+ in Weymouth, County of Dorset, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG.
Census2 April 1911She appeared in the census on 2 April 1911 in Weymouth, County of Dorset, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG.12
Residence2 April 1911She lived in Weymouth, County of Dorset, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG, on 2 April 1911. Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head
Historical factbefore September 1917She; at ChickerellG+ in Weymouth, County of Dorset, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG, before September 1917. Old tales say that Jessie rode around on a horse & cart, taking in washing--trying to make ends meet; she stood out because of her dark skin, her Indian looks (as she was from India) and her long, tied-back hair
Last Edited 19 April 2025

Citations

  1. [S1796] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2106; Folio: 106; Page: 21; GSU roll: 1341508.
  2. [S129] Conversations with Ellen Nora
    In the upstairs flat at Doug's Tape-recorders shop, Boscombe
    circa 1991-1993, Don made notes from the several discussions with her when I visited Gran in the late 1990's, Research data / From Gran's data; she noted that "Jessie was married at the age of 13, and was taken from the convent by Charlie"
  3. [S1191] Ancestry.com, India, Select Marriages, 1792-1948
  4. [S758] richardson Family Tree, Charles White Walbridge
  5. [S791] allen Family Tree, Charles White Walbridge
  6. [S588] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2015
  7. [S127] Philip Daniels, Cut from the newspaper, Info
  8. [S1171] Ancestry.com, India, Select Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947
  9. [S41] Web Source
    Enquiry posted at Genealogy.com
    Location: http://genforum.genealogy.com/india/messages/3482.html
    Date: March 29, 2009 at 13:19:03, Birth is estimated from her marriage at age 13
  10. [S1797] Ancestry.com, 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 1646; Folio 11; Page 15; GSU roll: 6096756.
  11. [S840] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1992; Folio: 16; Page: 23.
  12. [S1434] Ancestry.com, 1911 England Census

Laura Daniels

F, #8386, Deceased, b. about 1861, d. after 1880

Parents

Father*Nelson Daniels (b. 1833, d. after 1880)
Mother*Mary (b. 1838, d. after 1880)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Birthabout 1861Laura Daniels was born about 1861 in State of Texas, United States (North America)G.1
Deathafter 1880She died The cause of her death (as a teenager aged 19) in the year of 1880 is not known after 1880 in State of Texas, United States (North America)G. Her death is not known & it occurred in the State of Texas (location not known; used birth place)
Residence1880Laura Daniels lived at Precinct 6G in County of Washington, Texas, United States (North America)G, in 1880. Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Last Edited 25 April 2023

Citations

  1. [S1795] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 6, Washington, Texas; Roll: 1332; Family History Film: 1255332; Page: 291A; Enumeration District: 152

Henrietta Luckock

F, #8387, Deceased, b. 9 April 1893, d. April 1984

Parents

Father*Frederick Henry Luckock (b. about 1866, d. March 1938)
Mother*Elizabeth Fletcher (b. 28 September 1864, d. July 1898)
Pedigree Link

Person Exhibits

Biography

Birth9 April 1893Henrietta Luckock was born on 9 April 1893 at Saint James's Palace in the City of WestminsterG in Region of Greater London, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG+.1
DeathApril 1984She died The cause of her death (at the old-age of 91) in April, 1984 is not known in April 1984 at age ~91 in Town of Romford, Region of Greater London, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG. Her death is not known & it occurred in today's England
Residence1901Henrietta Luckock lived at Saint James's Palace in the City of WestminsterG in Region of Greater London, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG+, in 1901. Age: 8 Relation: Daughter
Last Edited 18 August 2023

Citations

  1. [S840] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 255; Folio: 140; Page: 62

Richard Luckock

M, #8388, Deceased, b. March 1890, d. June 1933

Parents

Father*Frederick Henry Luckock (b. about 1866, d. March 1938)
Mother*Elizabeth Fletcher (b. 28 September 1864, d. July 1898)
Pedigree Link

Biography

BirthMarch 1890Richard Luckock was born in March 1890 at HolbornG in Region of Greater London, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG+.1
DeathJune 1933He died The cause of his death (at the age of 43) in June, 1933 is not known in June 1933 at age 43 in Area of Shoreditch in the Borough of Hackney, Region of Greater London, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG+. His death is not known & it occurred in today's England
Residence1901Richard Luckock lived at Saint James's Palace in the City of WestminsterG in Region of Greater London, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG+, in 1901. Age: 11 Relation: Son
Last Edited 25 April 2023

Citations

  1. [S840] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 255; Folio: 140; Page: 62

Polly Luckock

F, #8389, Deceased, b. 1890, d. 1984

Parents

Father*Frederick Henry Luckock (b. about 1866, d. March 1938)
Mother*Elizabeth Fletcher (b. 28 September 1864, d. July 1898)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Birth1890Polly Luckock was born in 1890 at Saint James's Palace in the City of WestminsterG in Region of Greater London, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG+.
Death1984She died The cause of her death (at the old-age of 94) in the year of 1984 is not known in 1984 at age ~94 in Region of Greater London, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG+. Her death is not known & it occurred in today's England (location not known; used birth place)
Person SourcePolly Luckock had person sources.1
Last Edited 9 April 2024

Citations

  1. [S1] DJS: Source for an unsourced person, --Citation added for an unsourced person-- Every element of Don's family tree is legally controlled by "All Rights Reserved © April, 1988-to today's date by Don Shave"

George William Luckock

M, #8390, Deceased, b. April 1897, d. 1900

Parents

Father*Frederick Henry Luckock (b. about 1866, d. March 1938)
Mother*Ada Timms (b. January 1874, d. March 1959)
Pedigree Link

Biography

BirthApril 1897George William Luckock was born in April 1897 at Saint James's Palace in the City of WestminsterG in Region of Greater London, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG+.
Death1900He died The cause of his death (at a young age of 3) in the year of 1900 is not known in 1900 at age ~3 at HolbornG in Region of Greater London, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG+. His death is not known & it occurred in today's England
Person SourceGeorge William Luckock had person sources.1
Last Edited 9 April 2024

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Catherine Elizabeth A. Middleton

F, #8391, Living
ReferencesMost Ancient of Don's Actual Ancients, Enos ben Seth
Pedigree Link
Last Edited 11 August 2023

Daniel Barnes

M, #8392, Deceased, b. 1624, d. 1625

Parents

Father*Thomas Barnes, Jr. (b. 1591, d. 1689)
Mother*Mary Bigod (b. 1590, d. 6 February 1661/62)
Pedigree Link

Biography

Birth1624Daniel Barnes was born in 1624 in Colonial County of Middlesex, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America (North America)G+.
Death1625He died in 1625 at age ~1 in Colonial County of Middlesex, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America (North America)G+. The cause of his death (sadly, as an infant in their 2nd year) in the year of 1625 is not known-surviving in 1625 as an infant was difficult & it occurred in the pre-1776 Colony of Connecticut
Person SourceDaniel Barnes had person sources.1
Last Edited 9 April 2024

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(Mother), Of 2 Children-By Their Father

F, #8393, Deceased, b. about 1800, d. after 1823
Pedigree Link

Family

Family: (Father) Courtney (b. about 1800, d. after 1823)

Daughter*Sarah Courtney+ (b. about 1815, d. 2 January 1884)
Son*Richard Robert Courtney (b. about 1823, d. after 1823)

Biography

Birthabout 1800(Mother), Of 2 Children-By Their Father, was born about 1800.
Marriageabout 1815(Father) Courtney and she were married about 1815. Date is based on birth of child
Deathafter 1823She died The cause of her death (at the age of 23) in the year of 1823 is not known after 1823 at This global place was used as neither death nor birth locations are knownG in A Conceptual Continent that surrounds the Region of OceaniaG+. Her death is not known; as neither death or birth location are known, used the conceptual continent
Person Source(Mother), Of 2 Children-By Their Father, had person sources.1
Last Edited 9 April 2024

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(Mother), of Elizabeth-by Brian

F, #8394, Deceased, b. 1440, d. after 1462
Pedigree Link

Family

Family: Brian Jackson (b. 1436, d. after 1462)

Daughter*Elizabeth Jackson+ (b. 1462, d. 1557)

Biography

Birth1440(Mother), of Elizabeth-by Brian, was born in 1440 at Warton, WestmorlandG, in Warton, Lancashire, England (Medieval), EuropeG.
Marriage1461Brian Jackson and she were married in 1461 at SilkstoneG in County of Yorkshire, England (Medieval), EuropeG+.
Deathafter 1462She died after 1462 in Warton, Lancashire, England (Medieval), EuropeG. The cause of her death (at the age of 22) in the year of 1462 is not known-surviving in 1462 was difficult & it occurred in Medieval England (location not known; used birth place)
Person Source(Mother), of Elizabeth-by Brian, had person sources.1
Last Edited 9 April 2024

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Josephine Barbara Smet

F, #8395, Deceased, b. 9 December 1921, d. 2 February 1983

Parents

Father*Bernard Henry Smet (b. 26 October 1894, d. 21 February 1963)
Mother*Marie Grace VerBunker (b. 25 May 1901, d. 3 April 1967)
Pedigree Link

Person Exhibits

Josie her husben &Grandma Grace [in People]

Biography

Birth9 December 1921Josephine Barbara Smet was born on 9 December 1921 in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States (North America)G.1,2,3,4
Marriageabout 1950Leroy Peter Alsteen and she were married about 1950 in Lena, Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States (North America)G.
Marriage14 September 1974John Elmer Christenson and she were married on 14 September 1974 in Oconto Falls, Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States (North America)G.3
Death2 February 1983She died The cause of her death (at the age of 62) on Wednesday, February 2nd, 1983 is not known on 2 February 1983 at age 61 in Lena, Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States (North America)G. Her death is not known & it occurred in the State of Wisconsin
Burialafter 2 February 1983She was buried after 2 February 1983 at Buried in an unknown cemeteryG in Lena, Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States (North America)G.
NameJosephine Barbara Smet was also known as Josie, Her Every-Day Name.
Person SourceShe had person sources.5,6
Residence1930She lived in Oneida, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States (North America)G, in 1930. Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
Residence1953She lived in Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States (North America)G, in 1953. Resource event had no description; added / NFIA7
Residencebefore 1983She lived in Oconto Falls, Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States (North America)G, before 1983. Resource event had no description; added / NFIA
Last Edited 28 April 2024

Citations

  1. [S134] Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.,2012 Original data - Find A Grave
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
    accessed 1-Feb-2013
  2. [S1167] "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9SZ-PPN: accessed 4 July 2019), Josephine Smet in household of Henry Smet, Oneida, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 45, sheet 8A, line 44, family 142, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2604; FHL microfilm 2,342,338.
  3. [S1569] Ancestry.com., Wisconsin, State Censuses, 1855-1905
  4. [S1802] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Oneida, Outagamie, Wisconsin; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 2342338
  5. [S1567] Ancestry.com, Wisconsin, Death Index, 1959-1997
  6. [S1168] Find A Grave, Josephine Barbara Smet Alsteen-Christenson 2 Feb 1983
  7. [S1059] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

Harriett Minterne

F, #8396, Deceased, b. 1814, d. after 1880
Pedigree Link

Family

Family: George Chant (b. 1815, d. after 1880)

Daughter*Emily Chant (b. 27 February 1838, d. 10 April 1910)
Son*James Chant (b. 15 January 1840, d. 8 April 1908)
Son*George T. Chant (b. 1842, d. after 1842)
Daughter*Ann Chant (b. 1843, d. after 1843)
Daughter*Mary Chant (b. 1847, d. after 1857)
Son*John Chant (b. 1847, d. after 1857)
Daughter*Helena Chant (b. 1854, d. after 1857)
Daughter*Laura Augusta Chant+ (b. 5 July 1854, d. 5 May 1919)
Daughter*Louisa Chant (b. 1855, d. after 1861)

Biography

Birth1814Harriett Minterne was born in 1814 in Hooke, County of Dorset, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG.1,2,3
Marriage25 December 1834George Chant and she were married on 25 December 1834 in Sherborne, County of Dorset, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG.
Deathafter 1880She died The cause of her death (at the age of 66) in the year of 1880 is not known after 1880 in Hooke, County of Dorset, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG. Her death is not known & it occurred in today's England (location not known; used birth place)
NameHarriett Minterne was also known as Harriet Minturn.
Person SourceShe had person sources.4
Residence1851She lived in Yeovil, Somerset County, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG, in 1851. Resource event had no description; added / NFIA
Residence1861She lived in Yeovil, Somerset County, England (United Kingdom), EuropeG, in 1861. Resource event had no description; added / NFIA
Arrival1872She arrived in the US at at Arrival in the Port of New York (prior to 1892 when Ellis Island opened)G+ in New York City, New York Metropolitan Area, New York, United States (North America)G+, on or around in 1872 an actual Immigration event may not be present. The Arrival fact was created from differing birth & death locations; date and location are from their child Laura Augusta's (unsourced) Immigration event
Residence1880She lived in Hawley, Clay County, Minnesota, United States (North America)G, in 1880. Resource event had no description; added / NFIA
Last Edited 25 April 2023

Citations

  1. [S373] "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/SGGY-LZS: 24 July 2016), Harriet Chant in household of George Chant, Yeovil, Somerset, England; citing Yeovil, Somerset, England, p. 14, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com: n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  2. [S374] "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7XH-46V: 6 April 2016), Harriett Chant in household of George Chant, Yeovil, Somersetshire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com: n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  3. [S375] "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZ9S-4XH: 14 July 2016), Harriet Chant in household of George Chant, Hawley, Clay, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district ED 191, sheet 523D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0617; FHL microfilm 1,254,617.
  4. [S372] "England Marriages, 1538-1973, " database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N6R2-7J3: 10 December 2014), George Chant and Harriet Minterne, 21 Dec 1834; citing Dean Of Salisbury, Dorset, England, reference; FHL microfilm 1,278,695.

Robert FitzRichard, de Clare

M, #8397, Deceased, b. 1064, d. 1136
ReferencesDon's Family & Direct Ancestors

Parents

Father*Richard FitzGilbert, I (de Bienfaite) (b. 30 October 1030, d. 15 March 1091)
Mother*Rohese Giffard, de Longueville (b. 13 April 1034, d. 7 January 1113)
Pedigree Link

Family

Family: Maude Dunmow (b. 1095, d. 1140)

Daughter*Maud Beatrix FitzRobert, de Belvoir+ (b. 1134, d. about 1163)

Person Exhibits

Baynard Castle, London, England. [in Places]

Biography

Birth1064Robert FitzRichard, de Clare, was born in 1064 in Tunbridge Wells, County of Kent, England (MiddleAges part of Anglo-Saxon Britain), EuropeG.
Marriage1112He and Maude Dunmow were married in 1112 in Buckley, Northamptonshire, England (Medieval), EuropeG.
Death1136He died in 1136 at age ~72 in Little Dunmow, Essexshire, England (Medieval), EuropeG. The cause of his death (at the age of 72) in the year of 1136 is not known-surviving in 1136 was difficult

Died as Sir Lord of Little Dunmow
Burialafter 1136He was buried after 1136 at Buried in an unknown cemeteryG in Little Dunmow, Essexshire, England (Medieval), EuropeG.
Note[ from an HTML file ]

Robert FitzRichard, feudal Baron of Little Dunmow, Constable of Baynard Castle was born in 1064 & died in Essex, England in 1136. He was an Anglo-Norman feudal Baron of Little Dunmow, Essex and Constable of Baynard's Castle in the City of London

His feudal barony, the caput of which was at Little Dunmow in Essex, was granted to him by the king after it had been forfeited in 1110 by William Baynard, whose grandfather Ralph Baynard was the first holder and the builder of Baynard's Castle in the City of London

He was steward under King Henry I (1100–1135) and under King Stephen (1135–1154) and served for a period as High Sheriff of Yorkshire

Family
He was the son of Sir Richard FitzGilbert, Lord of Clare and Tonbridge (c. 1030–1091) and Rohese Giffard, (b. c. 1034), daughter of Sir Walter Giffard, Lord of Longueville, and Agnes Flatel

He married (c. 1114), Maud de St. Liz, daughter of Sir Simon de St Liz, Earl of Northampton, and Maud de Huntingdon. Their children were:
Sir Walter FitzRobert, (b. c. 1124)

Maud FitzRobert, (b. c. 1132), Essex, who married (c. 1146, William d'Aubigny, son of Sir William d'Aubigny, Lord of Belvoir, and Cecily Bigod.
Person SourceRobert FitzRichard, de Clare, had person sources.1
Occupationabout 1100About 1100 Robert FitzRichard, de Clare, was a Constable (the Governor) of Baynard's Castle in the City of London at Baynard's Castle in the City of London refers to a ancient place, today between Blackfriars Station and St Paul's CathedralG, in Region of Greater London, England (Medieval), EuropeG+.
Occupationbetween 1100 and 1154Between 1100 and 1154 Robert FitzRichard, de Clare, was a Steward / see note for details. He served as the Steward under King Henry I (1100–1135) and under King Stephen (1135–1154)

Although medieval stewards were servants, they wielded a great deal of power. Particularly large estates, such as the king's, sometimes divided the responsibilities between two stewards, with one overseeing the household and the other assigned to administrative duties

[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steward_(office) ]
Titlebefore 1136He held the title of Lord of Little Dunmow; Sir before 1136 in Little Dunmow, Essexshire, England (Medieval), EuropeG.
Last Edited 23 November 2022

Citations

  1. [S1921] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source Citation: Source number: 630.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GMF

(Mother), of Hugh

F, #8398, Deceased, b. about 1374, d. after 1394
ReferencesDon's Family & Direct Ancestors
Pedigree Link

Family

Family: (Father) Higins (b. 1374, d. after 1394)

Son*Hugh Higins+ (b. 1394, d. 1417)

Biography

Birthabout 1374(Mother), of Hugh, was born about 1374.
Deathafter 1394She died after 1394 at This global place was used as neither death nor birth locations are knownG in A Conceptual Continent that surrounds the Region of OceaniaG+. The cause of her death (at the presumed age of 20) in the year of 1394 is not known-surviving in 1394 was difficult-as neither death or birth location are known, used the conceptual continent
Person Source(Mother), of Hugh, had person sources.1
Last Edited 9 April 2024

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Joseph Wilman

M, #8399, Deceased, b. about 1794, d. after 1819
Pedigree Link

Family

Family: Mary Ann Berch (b. about 1794, d. January 1862)

Daughter*Caroline Welman+ (b. about 1819, d. after 1871)

Biography

Birthabout 1794Joseph Wilman was born about 1794.
Deathafter 1819He died The cause of his death (at the age of 25) in the year of 1819 is not known after 1819 at This global place was used as neither death nor birth locations are knownG in A Conceptual Continent that surrounds the Region of OceaniaG+. His death is not known; as neither death or birth location are known, used the conceptual continent
Person SourceJoseph Wilman had person sources.1
Last Edited 9 April 2024

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Richard de Clare, Don's 24th and 21st GGF (in multiple branches) {tagged} common ancestor (2nd branch)

M, #8400, Deceased, b. 4 August 1222, d. 15 July 1262
ReferencesDon's Family & Direct Ancestors
Most Ancient of Don's Actual Ancients, Enos ben Seth

Parents

Father*Gilbert de Clare (b. 1180, d. 25 October 1239)
Mother*Isabella Marshal (b. 9 October 1203, d. 17 January 1239)
Pedigree Link

Family

Family: Maud Matilda de Lacy, III of Mauduit; Don's 24th and 21st GGM (in multiple branches) {tagged} common ancestor, (b. 4 August 1222, d. 10 March 1287)

Son*Gilbert de Clare (b. 2 September 1243, d. 7 December 1295)
Son*Thomas de Clare, Don's 23rd GGF+ (b. 1245, d. 29 August 1287)
Daughter*Rohese de Clare, Don's 20th GGM+ (b. 17 October 1252, d. 16 September 1312)
Daughter*Maud de Clare (b. about 1260, d. 1 February 1327)

Person Exhibits

COA for de Clare [in Coats of Arms & Flags]

Biography

Birth4 August 1222Richard de Clare, Don's 24th and 21st GGF (in multiple branches) {tagged} common ancestor (2nd branch), was born on 4 August 1222 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England (Medieval), EuropeG.1
Marriage25 January 1237He and Maud Matilda de Lacy, III of Mauduit; Don's 24th and 21st GGM (in multiple branches) {tagged} common ancestor, were married on 25 January 1237 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England (Medieval), EuropeG.
Death15 July 1262He died on 15 July 1262 at age 39 at Ashenfield ManorG in Waltham, County of Kent, England (Medieval), EuropeG. The cause of his death (at the age of 40) on Saturday, July 15th, 1262 is not known-surviving in 1262 was difficult

Died as a Sir and as a Knight, as the 5th Earl of Hertford, the 6th Earl of Gloucester, the 7th and 8th Earl and the Lord of Clare
Burial29 July 1262He was buried on 29 July 1262 at Interred or buried in the cemetery at the Abbey of TewkesburyG in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England (Medieval), EuropeG. Source: A Baronial Family in Medieval England: The Clares, 1217-1314, Michael Altschul, The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, 1965. From p 92:

"On July 15, 1262, the day after the king sailed to France, Earl Richard de Clare died. Two weeks later he was buried at Tewkesbury Abbey

The earl had not played a conspicuous role in the baronial movement since the settlement of 1261; he had been in ill health for some months before his death, and rumors circulated that he had been poisoned. [Footnote by Altschul: "E.g., Dunstable, p. 219' *Annales Cambriae*, pp. 99-100, where "Gilbert" is wrongly given for "Richard." These chronicles have probably confused the earl's natural death with the alleged poison plot of 1258."]" [Was Richard maybe poisoned at the instigation of Simon de Montfort or some of his allies?] Henry had settled with the rebellious barons in 1261 (p 92). Richard de Clare had at first sided with the barons in the movement which began in the summer of 1258 or thereabouts (p 82-87), but appears to have withdrawn support shortly after December 1258 (p 87). He Kilkenny Acceded: 1243. 6th Earl of Hertford. He and Meggotta de Burgh married clandestinely & were very much in love by all accounts. He was 2nd Earl of Gloucester. Lord of Usk, Kilkenny. He wanted the Oxford Provisions to apply to the King only, not to the Barons. He appears to have withdrawn support shortly after December 1258. He founded (1248) Clare Priory, the first house of Austin Friars in England. He was in 1252 sent to Scotland to check the imprisonment of Margaret, Henry III's daughter. He in May 1252 spoke for non-censure of Simon de Montfort at latter's Gascony trial. In Jul 1258 he became sicken after the banquet thrown by defeated de Lusignans.
NoteRichard was the most powerful English noble of his time

Born August 4th, 1222 to Isabel Marshal and Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford and 6th Earl of Clare, he was the 5th Earl of Gloucester, the 6th Earl of Hertford and the 7th and 8th Earl and Lord of Clare, inheriting these titles of Hertford and Gloucester from the death of his father in October 1230. He went on to hold estates in more than 20 English counties, including the lordship of Tewkesbury, wealthy manors in Gloucester, and the great marcher lordship of Glamorgan. He acquired the Kilkenny estates in Ireland and the lordship of Usk and Caerleon in south Wales, making him the greatest lord in south Wales; in Glamorgan, especially, he was almost an independent prince

As he was just an 8-year old child at the time of his fathers' death, he was made the ward of Hubert de Burgh. In 1243, he secretly married Hubert's daughter, Margaret; King Henry III frowned upon this marriage, and they were later divorced

Richard refused to help King Henry III on the French expedition of 1253 but was with him afterward at Paris. Thereafter he went on a diplomatic errand to Scotland and was sent to Germany to work among the princes for the election of his stepfather, Richard, Earl of Cornwall, as king of the Romans

About 1258 Gloucester became a leader of the barons in their resistance to the king, and Richard was prominent during the proceedings that followed the Mad Parliament at Oxford in 1258. In 1259, however, he quarreled with Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester; the dispute, begun in England, was renewed in France, and he was again in the confidence of the king. This attitude, too, was only temporary, and in 1261 Gloucester and Montfort were again working in concord

Richard was an important member of Henry III's court. There were at least two attempts on Richard's life. The first occurred when his chief steward, Walter de Scotenay, poisoned Richard and his brother, William. William died but Richard survived despite losing all of his hair and his fingernails

The second attempt succeeded on July 14, 1262. Richard, Baldwin, the Earl of Devon, and others were poisoned at the table of Peter de Savoy

Sources:
> British Kings and Queens by Mike Ashley, Carroll and Graf Pub., NY 1998.
> Last of the Norman Invasions, by Michael Greaney, Military History, Dec. 1998.
> Encyclopedia Britannica Online, article titled "Gloucester,Richard de Clare"

Note: the date of his fathers' death is in question / shown as between 1230 and 1240, his children drove an estimate as 25 Oct 1239

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5th Earl of Gloucester. Royal servant. He succeeded his father Gilbert de Clare in 1230 at the age of eight; through his mother he inherited a share of William Marshal's estates, including Kilkenny in Ireland. Matthew Paris criticized his "base avarice" but praised his eloquence and knowledge of law. His rank, wealth and ability meant he was often employed on embassies abroad, perhaps the most delicate being when sent to Edinburgh in 1255 to free Henry III's daughter Margaret and her husband, the young King Alexander III, from the control of a Scottish court faction. After 1258 he picked his own way in quarrels between King and Simon de Montfort, dying before they degenerated into civil war

Source: Who's Who in British History, page 182. Collins & Brown. London, England. 2000

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Died at Ashenfield Manor, Waltham, Canterbury and is buried at Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucester

Earl of Hertford. Usk; Kilkenny. "Weis Ancestral Roots" (54: 30), (63: 29) and Earl of Gloucester and Hertford

With the next generation, the Clare family reached he height of its prominence in the thirteenth century. Earl Richard de Clare was twice married, secretly in 1232 to Meggotta, daughter of the justiciar Hubert de Burgh, who had Richard's custody during his minority after 1230, and in 1237 to Maud, daughter of John de Lacy, earl of Lincoln (d. 1240)

There was no issue by the ill-fated first marriage, but by Maud de Lacy Richard had three sons and four daughters. Negotiations for the second marriage [of Richard] began even before Megotta de Burgh's death in November, 1237

As early as 1236, before the original match was publicly revealed, King Henry had entertained notions of marrying the heir to one of his French relatives

The plan apparently fell through, perhaps when news of the first marriage came out

In the fall of 1237, while Meggotta was still alive, John de Lacy, earl of Lincoln, offered 5,000 marks, a sum roughly equivalent to the gross annual value of the Clare inheritance, to have Richard's marriage for his own daughter Maud. The earl was undoubtedly moved by many of the same considerations that had prompted the wife of Hubert de Burgh, although he had no need to resort to the drastic actions she had taken in 1232. He was the highest, and perhaps the only, bidder, but Henry still desired to marry Richard to a foreign kinsman

Through the efforts of his brother Richard of Cornwall, the stepfather of the young heir, a compromise was effected. On October 26, 1237, Henry offered the marriage to Hugh de Lusignan, count of La Marche, for one of his daughters, with the proviso that if the count did not agree to the proposal by the following January, the earl of Lincoln could have it for 3,000 marks. Hugh de Lusignan did not agree, and on January 25, 1238, Richard de Clare was married to Maud de Lacy

By the time of his second marriage, Richard was almost sixteen. He was to remain a ward of the king until 1243, when he came of age and was formally granted seisin of his inheritance. His fortunes shed a grim light on the political and financial manipulations of the rights of wardship and marriage, and on the impact of those rights on national politics. His own attitudes and personal feelings never emerge during this entire period

As Powicke has remarked, "one would like to know how Richard de Clare felt about it all."

On July 15, 1262, the day after the king sailed to France, Earl Richard de Clare died. Two weeks later he was buried at Tewkesbury Abbey. The earl had not played a conspicuous role in the baronial movement since the settlement of 1261; he had been in ill health for some months before his death, and rumors circulated that he had been poisoned. [Footnote by Altschul: "E.g., Dunstable, p. 219' *Annales Cambriae*, pp. 99-100, where "Gilbert" is wrongly given for "Richard." These chronicles have probably confused the earl's natural death with the alleged poison plot of 1258. Was Richard maybe poisoned at the instigation of Simon de Montfort or some of his allies?

Henry had settled with the rebellious barons in 1261 (p 92). Richard de Clare had at first sided with the barons in the antiroyalist movement which began in the summer of 1258 or thereabouts (p 82-87), but appears to have withdrawn support shortly after December 1258 (p 87).
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Of Earl Richard's four daughters, three married well, the fourth, Eglentina, dying in infancy in 1257

The eldest, Isabel, born in 1240, was married in June 1258 to an important nobleman, William, marquis de Montferrat. Earl Richard paid the marquis 4,000 marks to secure the marriage, and allowed him a choice of brides in addition. Since Isabel was about eighteen and her surviving sisters each less than eight years old, the choice must have been easy. They were married at Lyons, and Isabel seems never to have returned to England

Montferrat was a lordship in northern Italy, technically a member of the Empire but subject to Provencal and Angevin influences. The marquis was a prominent figure on the Ghibelline side in thirteenth century Mediterranean politics, but nothing further is known of Isabel. She probably died sometime before 1271, since the marquis married a daughter of King Alfonso X of Castile in that year. [See notes for the 2nd daughter, Margaret]

The third daughter, Rohese, born in 1252, was married in 1270 to a member of the lesser baronage, Roger de Mowbray, lord of the Yorkshire barony of Thirsk (d. 1297)

Again, the marriage was arranged by her mother, the dowager Countess Maud, and her brother Bogo

Michael Altschul, *A Baronial Family in Medieval England: The Clares,1217-1314*, Baltimore MD (Johns Hopkins Press) 1965. pp 34-37 & 62-63 & 92.
Person SourceRichard de Clare, Don's 24th and 21st GGF (in multiple branches) {tagged} common ancestor (2nd branch), had person sources.2
Titlebetween October 1230 and 15 July 1262He held the title of 6th Earl of Gloucester between October 1230 and 15 July 1262 in England (Medieval), EuropeG+. Sources (FamilySearch) share that he is the "5th Earl of Hertford, 6th Earl of Gloucester" and that he is the "2nd Earl of Gloucester"
Titlebetween October 1230 and 15 July 1262He held the title of 7th and 8th Earl and Lord of Clare between October 1230 and 15 July 1262 in Republic of Ireland (Medieval), EuropeG+. Sources (FamilySearch) share that he is the "5th Earl of Hertford, 6th Earl of Gloucester" and that he is the "2nd Earl of Gloucester"
Titlebetween October 1230 and 15 July 1262He held the title of 5th Earl of Hertford between October 1230 and 15 July 1262 in England (Medieval), EuropeG+. Sources (FamilySearch) share that he is the "5th Earl of Hertford, 6th Earl of Gloucester" and that he is the "2nd Earl of Gloucester"
Title4 June 1245He held the title of Knight; Sir on 4 June 1245. He was knighted by King Peter in London
Possessions1248He possessed See note in 1248 in Clare, Suffolk County, England (Medieval), EuropeG.
Titlebefore July 1262He held the title of 2nd Lord of Glamorgan before July 1262 in Scotland (MiddleAges part of Anglo-Saxon Britain), EuropeG+.
Last Edited 7 May 2025

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