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Lord Waltheof II Armstrong 1036 – 1076 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1036

Birth Location: Northumberland, England

Death Date: 31 May 1076

Death Location: St. Giles's Hill, Winchester - beheaded

Father: Lord Armstrong

Mother: Lady Bamburgh

Spouse(s): Lady Lens

Children(s): Henry Armstrong, Lady Armstrong

In 1036, Lord Waltheof II Armstrong , 1st Earl of Northumbria entered the world in Northumberland, England, born to Lord Siward Fairbairn Armstrong and Lady Ælfflæd of Bamburgh. Lord Waltheof II Armstrong , 1st Earl of Northumbria married Lady Judith De Lens, and had children including Henry Ursus Armstrong, Lady Adelise Armstrong. Lord Waltheof II Armstrong , 1st Earl of Northumbria passed away in 1076 in St. Giles's Hill, Winchester - beheaded.

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Biography

  • In 1036, Lord Waltheof II Armstrong , 1st Earl of Northumbria entered the world in Northumberland, England, born to Lord Siward Fairbairn Armstrong and Lady Ælfflæd of Bamburgh.
  • Lord Waltheof II Armstrong , 1st Earl of Northumbria married Lady Judith De Lens, and had children including Henry Ursus Armstrong, Lady Adelise Armstrong.
  • Lord Waltheof II Armstrong , 1st Earl of Northumbria passed away in 1076 in St. Giles's Hill, Winchester - beheaded.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Armstrong
1020 – 1055
Birth Location: Upland, Denmark
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Lady Bamburgh
1020 – 1060
Birth Location: Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Lens
1055 – 1086
Birth Location: Lens, Normandy
LL

Children(s)

Henry Armstrong
1068 – 1152
Birth Location: Falde, Roxburghshire, Scotland
HA
Lady Armstrong
1075 – 1126
Birth Location: Huntington Castle, Huntingdonshire, England
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Lord Armstrong's Ancestors

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Lord Armstrong
1036 – 1076
Birth Place: Northumberland, England
Parents
Lord Siward Fairbairn Armstrong
1020 – 1055
Upland, Denmark
Lady (Ælfflæd of) Bamburgh
1020 – 1060
Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Earl (Hringo) Armstrong
1000 – 1049
Schleswig-Holstein Upland, Denmark
Queen (Flicka) Hiordis
– 1052
Jellinge, Vejle, Denmark
Ealdred (II of) Bamburgh
– 1038
Great-Grandparents
Jarl Thorgilsson
– 1026
Queen Svendsdatter
– 1047
Lord Bold'
– 1016
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jarl Styrjornsson
– 1027
Lady Sprakaleg
– 1000
Waltheof 1
Ælfleda
– 1030

Lord Armstrong's Descendants

1.
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Lord (Waltheof II) Armstrong (Abt. 1036 – 31 May 1076) m. Lady (Judith De) Lens (1055 – Aft. 1086)
  1. 1. Henry (Ursus) Armstrong (1068 – 1152)
    1. 1. Sir (Allen) Armstrong (1083 – ) m. Lady (Ella) Knutson (1083 – )
      1. 1. Sir (James) Armstrong (1101 – 1154) m. Lady (Margaret) Mansfield (Abt. 1105 – )
        1. 1. Lord (Henry Ursus) Armstrong (1124 – 1152) m. Lady (Lois M) Salyers (1130 – )
  2. 2. Lady (Adelise) Armstrong (Abt. 1075 – Abt 1126) m. Raoul Tosny (1079 – 1126)
    1. 1. Margaret (de) Toeni m. Sir (Walter (known before the 1130s as Walter FitzRichard) de) Clifford (1113 – 1190)
      1. 1. Sir (Walter de) Clifford (Abt. 1160 – 17 Jan 1221) m. Lady (Agnes) Cundy
        1. 1. Sir (Roger de) Clifford m. Lady (Sybil de) Ewyas

Lord Armstrong's Timeline

2 Records

1036
Abt. 1036
Birth of Lord Waltheof II Armstrong , 1st Earl of Northumbria in Northumberland, England
Northumberland, England
1076
31 May 1076
Age 40
Death of Lord Waltheof II Armstrong , 1st Earl of Northumbria in St. Giles's Hill, Winchester - beheaded
St. Giles's Hill, Winchester - beheaded

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1036
    Event Place: Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1076
    Event Place: St. Giles's Hill, Winchester - beheaded
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