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Margaret (Maud) d' Avranches Heiress of Chester 1050–1109 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Aug 1050

Birth Location: Avranches, Manche, Normandy, France

Death Date: 21 May 1109

Death Location: Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France

Father: Count Avranches

Mother: Emma Conteville

Spouse(s): Ranulph Bayeux, Ranulph Chester

Children(s): William, Meschines

In 1050, Margaret (Maud) d' Avranches Heiress of Chester entered the world in Avranches, Manche, Normandy, France, born to Count Richard The Fat De Goz Viscount Of Avranches And Emma De Conteville. Margaret (Maud) d' Avranches Heiress of Chester married Ranulph De Briquessart Vicomte De Bessin Bayeux, Ranulph Ii De Meschin Earl Of Chester, and had children including William Sir Knight Lord Of Copeland Le Meschines. Margaret (Maud) d' Avranches Heiress of Chester passed away in 1109 in Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France.

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  • In 1050, Margaret (Maud) d' Avranches Heiress of Chester entered the world in Avranches, Manche, Normandy, France, born to Count Richard The Fat De Goz Viscount Of Avranches And Emma De Conteville.
  • Margaret (Maud) d' Avranches Heiress of Chester married Ranulph De Briquessart Vicomte De Bessin Bayeux, Ranulph Ii De Meschin Earl Of Chester, and had children including William Sir Knight Lord Of Copeland Le Meschines.
  • Margaret (Maud) d' Avranches Heiress of Chester passed away in 1109 in Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France.

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Margaret Chester's Ancestors

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Margaret Chester
1050–1109
Birth Place: Avranches, Manche, Normandy, France
Parents
Count Richard "the Fat" de Goz Viscount of Avranches
1025–1066
Avranches, Normandy, France
Emma (de) Conteville
1024–1066
Conteville, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Grandparents
Toustien ((Thurstan) Le Goz, Viscount de) Hiemes
–1041
Avranches, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Judith (Turuvia de) Montanolier
1004–1028
Normandy, France
Herlouth (Viscount) DeConteville
–1087
Conteville, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France
Harlette (Herleva) DeFalaisse
1003–1078
Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Chester's Descendants

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Margaret ((Maud) d' Avranches Heiress of) Chester (19 Aug 1050–21 May 1109) m. Ranulph (de Briquessart Vicomte de (Bessin)) Bayeux (abt 1045–1089) m. Ranulph (II de Meschin Earl of) Chester (1048–Jan 1129)
  1. 1. William, (Sir Knight, Lord of Copeland, le) Meschines 1078–1130 m. Cecily, (Heiress of Skipton & Harewood de) Rumilly 1092–1155
    1. 1. Alice, (Heiress of Skipton, Copeland &Egremont de) Rumilly 1115–1187 m. Henry Fitzhenry 1103–1157
      1. 1. Amabilis FitzHenry 1150–1201 m. Walter (de) Riddlesford 1135–1226
        1. 1. Walter (de Riddlesford (Ridelsford,) Ridelisford) 1204–1244 m. Annora (Alinore de) Vitrie 1205–1225

Margaret Chester's Timeline

2 Records

1050
19 Aug 1050
Birth of Margaret (Maud) d' Avranches Heiress of Chester in Avranches, Manche, Normandy, France
Avranches, Manche, Normandy, France
1109
21 May 1109
Age 59
Death of Margaret (Maud) d' Avranches Heiress of Chester in Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France
Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1050
    Event Place: Avranches, Manche, Normandy, France
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1109
    Event Place: Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France

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