d'Avranches, William

Birth Name d'Avranches, William
Gender male
Age at Death 71 years

Narrative

Willelm de Abrincis, son and heir of Rivallon d'Avranches, lord of Folkestone, Kent, whom he succeeded by 1134. Occurs in a Norman inquest of 1172 as tenant of one fee of Mortain. He died c 1177 leaving a son Simon, who came of age c 1190 and died in 1203, leaving a son William II (d 1230). In 1242 his heir was his granddaughter Matilda, wife of Hamo II de Crevquer (d 1263). [Domesday Descendants p263]

Sources:

1. Title: Domesday Descendants, A Prosopography of People Occurring in English Documents 1066-1166, K B S Keats-Rohan {2002}
Repository:
Media: Book
Page: 263
2. Title: The Origins of Some Anglo-Norman Families, Lewis C Loyd, 1999
Repository:
Media: Book
Page: 9-10
3. Title: English Baronies, A Study of Their Origin and Descent 1086-1327, Sanders {1960}
Repository:
Media: Book
Page: 45-46

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1120     1
Death 1191     1

Age: 71y

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father d'Avranches, Rivallon10751134
Mother de Muneville, Matilda10901134
         d'Avranches, William 1120 1191

Families

Family of d'Avranches, William and

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  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
d'Avranches, Simon11601214