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Richard de Bassett 1102 – 1144 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1102

Birth Location: Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 16 Sep 1144

Death Location: Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England

Father: Sir Bassett

Mother: Alice (Bruce)

Spouse(s): Matilda Ridel

Children(s): Sir I

The story of Richard de Bassett Chief Royal Justicar of England began in 1102 in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England. Richard de Bassett Chief Royal Justicar of England married Matilda (Maud) de Ridel, and had children including Sir Ralph, Lord Drayton, Basset I. Richard de Bassett Chief Royal Justicar of England passed away in 1144 in Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard de Bassett Chief Royal Justicar of England began in 1102 in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England.
  • Richard de Bassett Chief Royal Justicar of England married Matilda (Maud) de Ridel, and had children including Sir Ralph, Lord Drayton, Basset I.
  • Richard de Bassett Chief Royal Justicar of England passed away in 1144 in Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Bassett
1076 – 1127
Birth Location: Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England
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Alice (Bruce)
1080 – 1115
Birth Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Matilda Ridel
1097 – 1139
Birth Location: Wiltering, Northamptonshire, England
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Children(s)

Sir I
1131 – 1160
Birth Location: Drayton, Staffordshire, England
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Richard Bassett's Ancestors

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Richard Bassett
1102 – 1144
Birth Place: Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Sir Ralph "Sheriff of Oxfordshire, Justiciar of England", Lord of Colston de Bassett
1076 – 1127
Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England
Alice ((Agatha) de Buci) (Bruce)
1080 – 1115
Kettering, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Thurston ('The Norman' Lord Drayton) deBasset
1050 – 1086
Quilly, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Isabel (DeBroyes) (DeBrus)
1052 – 1080
Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Fouque Bassett
1005 – 1050
Frances Barney
1008 – 1060
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Osmond Basset
– 1015
Lady Crepon
– 1007

Richard Bassett's Descendants

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Richard (de) Bassett (1102 – 16 Sep 1144) m. Matilda ((Maud) de) Ridel (1097 – 1139)
  1. 1. Sir (Ralph, Lord Drayton, Basset) I (1131 – 1160) m. Lady (Alice) Audley (1135 – 1166)
    1. 1. Sir (Ralph) Bassett* (1155 – 1211) m. Lady (Isabell *) Huntington (1165 – 1224)
      1. 1. Sir (Lord Baron Ralph II De) Bassett (1189 – 4 Aug 1256) m. Lady (Baroness Margaret) LeBigod (1194 – 31 Mar 1237)
        1. 1. Sir (Lord Baron Ralph III 1st Baron Drayton De) Basset (5 Jan 1215 – 4 Aug 1265) m. Lady (Baroness Margaret) DeSomery (18 Jun 1229 – 18 Jun 1293) m. Margaret (De) Somery (1239 – 1293)
        2. 2. Sir (Robert Cheadle Staffordshire) DeBasset (1217 – 1291)

Richard Bassett's Timeline

2 Records

1102
1102
Birth of Richard de Bassett Chief Royal Justicar of England in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England
Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England
1144
16 Sep 1144
Age 42
Death of Richard de Bassett Chief Royal Justicar of England in Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England
Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1102
    Event Place: Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1144
    Event Place: Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England
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