I believe that I have accomplished the dream of many a family historian by
establishing a direct line back to William the Conqueror himself. Here it is
....
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1. |
Robert,
duke of Normandy |
Arletta,
a tanner's daughter |
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2. |
William I
(c.1028-1087)Illegitimate son of Robert of Normandy. Known as "William
the Bastard". Duke of Normandy and King of England. d. in Rouen on 7
September 1087. Succeeded by son William Rufus. |
Matilda,
the daughter of Baldwin V, count of Flanders and a descendant of Alfred
the Great. |
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3. |
Henry I
(1068-1135). Born at Selby.Youngest son of William I. Third Norman king
of England. d. 1 December 1135 at Lyons-la-Foret, near Rouen. No
surviving male heir. Throne usurped by nephew Stephen of Blois. |
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4. |
Matilda
Dau. of Henry I. Married twice: (1) Emperor (2) Geoffrey Plantagenet. |
Geoffrey Plantagenet |
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5. |
Henry II
(1133-1189). Son of Matilda and Geoffrey Plantagenet. b. 5 March 1133
at Le Mans, France. Son of Matilda and Geoffrey Plantagenet. Inherited
Angevin territories in France from father. King of England. d. Chinon on
6 July 1189. Succeeded by son Richard I. |
Eleanor of Aquitaine
(1152) |
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6. |
John
(1167-1216). b. Oxford on 24 December 1167. Youngest son of Henry II.
King of England on death of brother Richard I. D. Newark, Notts on 19
October 1216. |
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7. |
Henry III
(1207-72). son of John. |
Eleanor of Provence
(1236) |
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8. |
Edward I
(1239-1307). "Longshanks". b. Westminster on 17 June 1239. Eldest son of
Henry III. Married twice: (1) Eleanor of Castile and (2) Margaret of
France. D. 7 July 1307 near Carlisle. Succeeded by eldest son Edward II. |
Margaret,
sister of Philip IV of France (1299) |
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9. |
Thomas de Brotherton
(1300-38) second surviving son of
Edward I. Earl of Norfolk. Bur. St Edmundsbury Abbey |
Alice Hales,
daughter of Sir Roger Hales. |
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10. |
Margaret Plantagenet
( -1399). Dau. of Thomas Brotherton. Created Countess of Norfolk
and Countess Marshal (Dec. 1338) |
John, Lord Segrave
( -1354)
m. before 1338. |
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11. |
Elizabeth Segrave
Only dau. of John Segrave. |
John (III), Lord Mowbray
( -1368) Killed in Thrace
in 1368. |
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12. |
Thomas (I), Lord Mowbray
(1366?-1399). Duke of
Norfolk. |
Elizabeth Fitzalan,
d. of Richard Fitzalan, Earl of Arundel. |
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13.
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Isabel Mowbray
Co-heir to Thomas (II) Mowbray. |
James. Lord Berkeley
( -1463) Of Berkeley Castle. |
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14.
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Thomas Berkeley
Youngest son. d. 1484. |
Margaret Guy,
heir of Richard Guy of Minstermouth, Glos. |
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15. |
Richard Berkeley
Of Dursley, Glos. |
Margaret Dyer |
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16. |
William Berkeley
Mayor of Hereford (1544) and MP for
Hereford (1547) |
Elizabeth Burghill |
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17. |
Rowland Berkeley
(c.1548-1611) MP for City of Worcester Bur. Spetchley, Worcs. |
Catherine Heywood
( -1629) 5 sons and 9 daughters Bur.
Spetchley. |
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18. |
Dorothy Berkeley |
Thomas Wylde |
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19. |
Margaret Wylde |
Samuel Fell
(1584-1649) Dean of Christ Church,
Oxford. |
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20. |
Katherine Fell |
George Benson
(1613-92) Dean of Hereford |
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21. |
John Benson 1
(1652-1713) Prebend of Hereford |
Catherine Martin
(c.1660-1725) dau. of Benjamin Martin of Oxfordshire. |
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22. |
John Benson 2
(1683- ?) Registrar of Gloucester. |
Jane Townsend |
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23. |
John Benson 3
(1724-1804) |
Susannah Oliver
(c.1733-1824) dau. of Dr William
Oliver of Bath |
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24. |
Catherine Elizabeth Benson
(1765-1852) |
Rev. John Wood
(1764-1831) Vicar of Herne, Kent. |
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25. |
William John Wood
(1796-1854) |
Kate Eycott
(1798-1887) |
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26. |
Harriette Anne Wood
(1825-1866) |
Charles
Jacomb 3 (1814-1887)
wool broker |
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27. |
Mary Blanche Jacomb
(1858-1941) |
George Ernest Tabor
(1856-1910) solicitor |
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28. |
Nancie Elnith Tabor
(1896-1922) |
Stanley Cyril Carter
(1890-1952) civil engineer |
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29. |
Walter Brian Carter
(b. 1924) marina proprietor |
Barbara Constance Petty-Mayor
(b. 1924) |
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30. |
Michael Brian Carter
(b.1952) school teacher |
Jane Louise Richards
(b.1961)
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