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Sir Roger "William" De Somerville, Baron Somerville 1175–1215 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1175

Birth Location: Wichnor Castle, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: abt 1215

Death Location: Linton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Somerville

Mother: Lady Somerville

Spouse(s): Lady Champagne

Children(s): Sir Somerville

Sir Roger "William" De Somerville, Baron Somerville was born in 1175 in Wichnor Castle, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, the child of Sir Roger De Somerville Baron Somerville And Lady Matilda De Cossington Baroness Somerville. Sir Roger "William" De Somerville, Baron Somerville married Lady Isabella De Champagne, and had children including Sir John Walter De Somerville Somerville. Sir Roger "William" De Somerville, Baron Somerville passed away in 1215 in Linton, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir Roger "William" De Somerville, Baron Somerville was born in 1175 in Wichnor Castle, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, the child of Sir Roger De Somerville Baron Somerville And Lady Matilda De Cossington Baroness Somerville.
  • Sir Roger "William" De Somerville, Baron Somerville married Lady Isabella De Champagne, and had children including Sir John Walter De Somerville Somerville.
  • Sir Roger "William" De Somerville, Baron Somerville passed away in 1215 in Linton, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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Children(s)

Sir Somerville's Ancestors

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Sir Somerville
1175–1215
Birth Place: Wichnor Castle, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Sir Roger De Somerville, Baron Somerville
1153–1201
Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Lady (Matilda De Cossington, Baroness) Somerville
1156–1219
Cossington Castle, Barrow Upon Soar, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Roger De Somerville) Somerville
1118–1190
Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire, , England
Lady (Edilene Baroness Somerville le) Boteler
1120–1185
Ingleby, Derbyshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Wychnor
1071–1165
Lady Somerville
1094–1150
Robert Boteler
1085–1169
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Knight
1030–1076
Lady Agnes
1040–
Alan Limesay
1058–1162
Hawise
1062–1090
Ralph BOTELER
1055–1140
Avice Warwickshire
1060–1110

Sir Somerville's Descendants

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Sir (Roger "William" De Somerville, Baron) Somerville (abt 1175–abt 1215) m. Lady (Isabella De) Champagne (abt 1180–)
  1. 1. Sir (John Walter De Somerville) Somerville 1200–1230 m. Lady (Elizabeth De) Oliphant 1200–1240
    1. 1. Sir (Robert De Somerville, Earl of) Wychnor 1235–1297 m. Lady (Isabel De Merlay, Countess of) Wychnor 1239–1298
      1. 1. Sir (Philip De Somerville, Earl of Wychnor, Sheriff of Bedford,) KS 1278–1356 m. Lady (Margaret De Pype Pipe Countess Wychnor) Cassington 1290–1352
        1. 1. Joan (de) Somerville 1310–1376 m. Sir (Rhys Hen Ap) Gruffudd 1300–1356

Sir Somerville's Timeline

2 Records

1175
abt 1175
Birth of Sir Roger "William" De Somerville, Baron Somerville in Wichnor Castle, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Wichnor Castle, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
1215
abt 1215
Age 40
Death of Sir Roger "William" De Somerville, Baron Somerville in Linton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Linton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1175
    Event Place: Wichnor Castle, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1215
    Event Place: Linton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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