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Hereward 'The Wake' Lord of Bourne Thegn of Mercia 1004–1086 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1004

Birth Location: Bourne Deeping, Mercia (Lincolnshire), England

Death Date: 1086

Death Location: Witham Castle, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Leofric Mercia

Mother: Unknown Godiva

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In 1004, Hereward 'The Wake' Lord of Bourne Thegn of Mercia entered the world in Bourne Deeping, Mercia (Lincolnshire), England, born to Leofric Great Lord Mercia And Unknown Godiva. Hereward 'The Wake' Lord of Bourne Thegn of Mercia passed away in 1086 in Witham Castle, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1004, Hereward 'The Wake' Lord of Bourne Thegn of Mercia entered the world in Bourne Deeping, Mercia (Lincolnshire), England, born to Leofric Great Lord Mercia And Unknown Godiva.
  • Hereward 'The Wake' Lord of Bourne Thegn of Mercia passed away in 1086 in Witham Castle, Lincolnshire, England.

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Hereward Mercia's Ancestors

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Hereward Mercia
1004–1086
Birth Place: Bourne Deeping, Mercia (Lincolnshire), England
Parents
Leofric Great Lord Mercia
–1057
Mercia, England
Unknown Godiva
–1067
Mercia, England
Grandparents
Unknown Leofwine
–1031
Unknown Alswarca
–1010
Thorold (Tharold Lincoln) Coventry
–1046
Bukenhall, Lincolnshire, England
Edith (De) Malet
–1057
Alkborough, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edulf York
–1002
Elfwynn Mercia
Morcor Mercia
–1049
Eadgyth Mercia
–1017
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aethelred Mercians
Aelfrida Wessex

Hereward Mercia's Timeline

2 Records

1004
1004
Birth of Hereward 'The Wake' Lord of Bourne Thegn of Mercia in Bourne Deeping, Mercia (Lincolnshire), England
Bourne Deeping, Mercia (Lincolnshire), England
1086
1086
Age 82
Death of Hereward 'The Wake' Lord of Bourne Thegn of Mercia in Witham Castle, Lincolnshire, England
Witham Castle, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1004
    Event Place: Bourne Deeping, Mercia (Lincolnshire), England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1086
    Event Place: Witham Castle, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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