de Ferrers, Robert 1 2a

Birth Name de Ferrers, Robert
Gender male
Age at Death 72 years

Narrative

# Note:

Robert de Ferrers, 2nd Earl of Derby, in the 12th Henry II, upon levying the aid for marrying the king's daughter, certified the knights' fees then in his possession to be in number seventy-nine for which he paid the sum of 68 marks. This nobleman was also a liberal benefactor to the church. His lordship was buried at the Abbey of Meervale, co. Warwick, one of the religious houses which he had founded, wrapped in an ox's hide according to his desire. His lordship m. Margaret, dau. and heiress of William Peverel, of Nottingham, by whom he had issue. He was s. by his son, William de Ferrers, 3rd Earl of Derby. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 196, Ferrers, Earls of Derby]

 

 

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1090 Ferrers, Derbyshire, England   1
Death 1162 Merevale, Warwickshire, England   1

Age: 72y

Burial   Abbey Merevale, England    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father de Ferrers, Robert10621139
Mother de Vitre, Hawise1069
    Sister     de Ferrers, Milisent 1064 1088-03-30
         de Ferrers, Robert 1090 1162
    Sister     de Ferreres, Maude 1092

Families

Family of de Ferrers, Robert and Peverel, Margaret
Married Wife Peverel, Margaret ( * 1114 + ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1135   Religious Marriage  
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
de Ferrers, Walcheline1135
de Ferrers, Hugo1138
de Ferrers, William11401189-12-31
de Ferrers, Henry1144
de Ferrers, Ralph1147
de Ferrers, Robert1150
de Ferrers, Thomas1152

Source References

  1. Michael Neuman: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=michaelrneuman&id=I011628&style=TABLE Neuman-Smith-Goodale Family and Ancestors
  2. Michael Neuman: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=michaelrneuman&id=I017585 Neuman-Smith-Goodale Family and Ancestors
      • Source text:

        ID: I017585
        Name: Robert de Ferrers , 2nd Earl of Derby
        Sex: M
        Birth: ABT 1090 in Ferrers, Derbyshire, England
        Death: 1162 in Merevale, Warwickshire, England

        Father: Robert de Ferrieres , 1st Earl of Derby b: ABT 1062 in Ferrieres-St. Hilaire, Eure, Normandy, France
        Mother: Hawise de Vitré b: ABT 1068 in Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France

        Marriage 1 Margaret Peverell b: ABT 1114 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
        Children
        Walcheline De Ferrers , Lord Eggington b: ABT 1135 in Ferrers, Derbyshire, England
        Hugo de Ferrers b: ABT 1138 in Ferrers, Derbyshire, England
        William de Ferrers , 3rd Earl of Derby b: ABT 1140 in Ferrers, Derbyshire, England
        Henry de Ferrers b: ABT 1144 in Ferrers, Derbyshire, England
        Ralph de Ferrers b: ABT 1147 in Ferrers, Derbyshire, England
        Robert de Ferrers b: ABT 1150 in Ferrers, Derbyshire, England
        Thomas De Ferrers b: ABT 1152 in Ferrers, Derbyshire, England

        Marriage 2 Elizabeth le Boteler b: ABT 1095 in Ingleby, Derbyshire, England
        Children
        Isolda de Ferrers b: ABT 1120 in Ferrers, Derbyshire, England

         

      • Citation:

        Descendants and ancestors of George Smith and Eva Goodale

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