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Margery De Somerville 1178–1244 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: BET 1178 AND 1184

Birth Location: Cossington, Barrow-upon-Soar, Leicestershire

Death Date: 1244

Death Location: England

Father: Roger Somerville

Mother: Mathilda Cossington

Spouse(s): Geoffrey Gresley

Children(s): William Gresley

Margery De Somerville was born in 1178 in Cossington, Barrow-upon-Soar, Leicestershire, the child of Roger De Somerville And Mathilda De Cossington. Margery De Somerville married Geoffrey Drakelow De Gresley, and had children including William De Gresley. Margery De Somerville passed away in 1244 in England.

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Biography

  • Margery De Somerville was born in 1178 in Cossington, Barrow-upon-Soar, Leicestershire, the child of Roger De Somerville And Mathilda De Cossington.
  • Margery De Somerville married Geoffrey Drakelow De Gresley, and had children including William De Gresley.
  • Margery De Somerville passed away in 1244 in England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Roger Somerville
1153–1201
Birth Location: Wychnor, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
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Mathilda Cossington
1155–1219
Birth Location: Cossington, Barrow-Upon-Soar, Leicestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Geoffrey Gresley
1172–1240
Birth Location: Drakelow Manor, Derbyshire, England
GG

Children(s)

William Gresley
1211–1254
Birth Location: Drakelow, Burton-upon-Trent, Derbyshire, England
WG

Margery Somerville's Ancestors

Self
Margery Somerville
1178–1244
Birth Place: Cossington, Barrow-upon-Soar, Leicestershire
Parents
Roger De Somerville
1153–1201
Wychnor, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Mathilda (de) Cossington
1155–1219
Cossington, Barrow-Upon-Soar, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Roger (de) Somerville
1124–1190
Wychnor, Burton-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Edelina (le) Boteler
1131–1185
Ingleby, Derbyshire, England
Gerald (de) Cossington
1125–1156
Cossington, Leicestershire, England
Margaret (de Saint) Hilary
1130–1193
Prudhoe Castle, Prudhoe, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Boteler
1091–1170
Ivetta Helgot
1105–1130
James Hilaire
1105–1154
Aveline Caenmor
1109–1130
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Helgot
1080–1160
1084–
Hasculf St.Hilary
1061–1121
Matilda Harcourt
1083–1138
Ranulph Meschines
1070–1129
Lucy Bolingbroke
1074–1138

Margery Somerville's Descendants

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Margery (De) Somerville (BET 1178 AND 1184–1244) m. Geoffrey (Drakelow De) Gresley (ABT 1172–ABT 1240)
  1. 1. William (De) Gresley 1211–1254 m. Elizabeth (De) Bakepuiz 1220–
    1. 1. Geoffrey (De) Gresley 1241– m. Agnes (De) Morton 1248–1291
      1. 1. Gresley 1270– m. Henry Bayard 1268–
        1. 1. Henry Bayard 1290– m. Margaret ((Maud)) Fryskney 1292–

Margery Somerville's Timeline

2 Records

1178
BET 1178 AND 1184
Birth of Margery De Somerville in Cossington, Barrow-upon-Soar, Leicestershire
Cossington, Barrow-upon-Soar, Leicestershire
1244
1244
Age 66
Death of Margery De Somerville in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: BET 1178 AND 1184
    Event Place: Cossington, Barrow-upon-Soar, Leicestershire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1244
    Event Place: England
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