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Berthe de Ferrers 1205–1279 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1205

Birth Location: Staffordshire, England

Death Date: AFT 1279

Death Location: Greyfriars Priory, Dunwich, Suffolk, England

Father: William Derby

Mother: Agnes Chester

Spouse(s): Roger Norfolk, Thomas Furnival

Children(s): John Bigod

Berthe de Ferrers was born in 1205 in Staffordshire, England, the child of William De Ferrers 4Th Earl Of Derby And Agnes Of Chester. Berthe de Ferrers married Roger Bigod 6Th Earl Of Norfolk, Thomas De Furnival, and had children including John Bigod. Berthe de Ferrers passed away in 1279 in Greyfriars Priory, Dunwich, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • Berthe de Ferrers was born in 1205 in Staffordshire, England, the child of William De Ferrers 4Th Earl Of Derby And Agnes Of Chester.
  • Berthe de Ferrers married Roger Bigod 6Th Earl Of Norfolk, Thomas De Furnival, and had children including John Bigod.
  • Berthe de Ferrers passed away in 1279 in Greyfriars Priory, Dunwich, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Derby
1168–1247
Birth Location: Tutbury, Staffordshire, England
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Agnes Chester
1174–1247
Birth Location: Chester, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Roger Norfolk
1210–1270
Birth Location: Thetford, Norfolk, England
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Thomas Furnival
1200–1238
Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

John Bigod
1245–1305
Birth Location: Stockton, Norfolk, England
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Berthe Ferrers's Ancestors

Self
Berthe Ferrers
1205–1279
Birth Place: Staffordshire, England
Parents
William de Ferrers 4th Earl Of Derby
1168–1247
Tutbury, Staffordshire, England
Agnes (of) Chester
1174–1247
Chester, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
William (de Ferrers 3rd Earl Of) Derby
1136–1190
Tutbury Castle, Tutbury, Staffordshire, England
Sybil (de) Braose
1149–1227
Bramber, Sussex, England
Hugh (II de) Cyfeiliog
1147–1181
Kevelioc, Merionethshire, Wales
Bertrade (de) Montfort
1155–1227
Montfort-Sur-Risle, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France
Great-Grandparents
Robert Derby
1100–1162
Margaret Peverel
1114–1154
William Braose
1112–1192
Bertha FitzMiles
1130–1204
Ranulf Chester
1100–1153
Maud Gloucester
1120–1189
Simon Montfort
1121–1181
Mathilde d'Evreaux
1125–1169
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Berthe Ferrers's Descendants

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Berthe (de) Ferrers (1205–AFT 1279) m. Roger (Bigod 6th Earl of) Norfolk (1210–11 JUL 1270) m. Thomas (de) Furnival (1200–13 APR 1238)
  1. 1. John Bigod 1245–1305 m. Isabel (de) Stockton 1265–1311
    1. 1. Ralph Bigod 1285–1332 m. Idonia Hertford 1289–
      1. 1. Isabel Bigod 1310–1350 m. John (de) Gernon 1315–1384
        1. 1. Margaret Gernon 1350–1413 m. John Peyton 1346–1396
    2. 2. Roger Bigod 1300–1362 m. Joan 1304–
      1. 1. John (Bigod Sheriff Of) Yorkshire 1334–1388 m. Amy Settrington 1339–1420
        1. 1. John Bigod 1376–1427 m. Constance (de) Mauley 1371–1451

Berthe Ferrers's Timeline

3 Records

1205
1205
Birth of Berthe de Ferrers in Staffordshire, England
Staffordshire, England
1205
AFT 1205
Berthe de Ferrers was christened in Cumberland, England
Cumberland, England
1279
AFT 1279
Age 74
Death of Berthe de Ferrers in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1205
    Event Place: Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: AFT 1205
    Event Place: Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AFT 1279
    Event Place: Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greyfriars Priory, Dunwich, Suffolk, England
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