de Meynell, Robert

Birth Name de Meynell, Robert
Gender male
Age at Death unknown

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1105 Whorlton-in-Cleveland, Stokesley, Yorkshire, England   1a
Death        

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father de Meynell, Robert10751130
Mother Fossard, Gertrude1080
    Brother     de Meynell, Stephen 1098 1145
    Brother     de Meynell, Gilbert 1100
         de Meynell, Robert 1105

Source References

  1. Michael Neuman: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=michaelrneuman&id=I023619 Neuman-Smith-Goodale Family and Ancestors
      • Source text:

        ID: I023619
        Name: Robert de Meynell
        Sex: M
        Birth: ABT 1075 in Meynell, Coutances, Manche, Normandy, France
        Death: 1135 in Whorlton-in-Cleveland, Stokesley, Yorkshire, England
        Note:
        ROBERT DE MEINILL (b), the first member of this family in England of whom there is record (c), held property in Yorkshire much of which formed part of the Mortain fee at the time of Domesday. He was probably the founder of the original castle at Whorlton in that county. He granted the vill of Myton-on-Swale to St. Mary's Abbey, York, circa 1100-1106. With his wife Gertrude he granted the church of Great Ayton to Whitby Abbey in the time of Abbot William, circa 1109; this was confirmed by their son Stephen de Meinill circa 1130-50.

        Robert married Gertrude, probably daughter of Nele FOSSARD and sister of Robert FOSSARD. He died before 1135. His widow m. Jordan PAYNEL. [Complete Peerage VIII:619-20, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

        [b] The name was variously spelt Meinill, Meisnil, Mesnil, Meignil, Masnil, Mennelle, Menill, &c. . . There appears to be no documentary evidence that the Meinills of Langley Meinill, co. Derby, were similarly connected [to this family]. They were descended from Hugh de Meinill, living circa 1251, steward to William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby, and his descendant Sir Hugh de Meinill was summoned for military service to Newcastle-upon-Tyne in Apr 1327.

        (c) He was probably of Norman extraction. William Brown gives reasons for supposing that he came from the arrondissement of Coutances in the department of Manche. It may, however, be noted that circa 1205 a Stephen de Meinnil, knight (his Christian name is possibly suggestive), was a juror relating to the rights belonging to the castelries of Evreux and Gaillon.

         

        Marriage 1 Gertrude Fossard b: ABT 1080 in South Otterington, Yorkshire, England
        Children
        Stephen de Meynell b: ABT 1098 in Whorlton-in-Cleveland, Stokesley, Yorkshire, England
        Gilbert de Meynell b: ABT 1100 in Whorlton-in-Cleveland, Stokesley, Yorkshire, England
        Robert de Meynell b: ABT 1105 in Whorlton-in-Cleveland, Stokesley, Yorkshire, England

         

      • Citation:

        Descendants and ancestors of George Smith and Eva Goodale

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