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Walter de Gant 1080–1138 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1080

Birth Location: Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 1138

Death Location: Priory Church Of Saint Mary Churchyard, Bridlington, Yorkshire, England

Father: Gilbert Book

Mother: Alice Montfort-sur-Risle

Spouse(s): Matilda Penthièvre

Children(s): Robert Folkingham, Agnes Gaunt, William Lindsay, Maud Gant, Geoffroy Gant, Isabel Gant, Hugh Gaunt, Philip Gant, Geoffrey Gant, Baldwin Bridlington, Isabel Welles, Agnes Gand

The story of Walter de Gant began in 1080 in Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England. Walter de Gant married Matilda De Penthievre, and had children including Agnes De Gand, Agnes De Gaunt, Baldwin De Gant Canon Of Bridlington, Geoffrey De Gant, Geoffroy Gant, Hugh De Gaunt, Isabel De Gant, Isabel De Welles, Maud De Gant, Philip De Gant, Robert De Gaunt Lord Of Folkingham, William De Lindsay. Walter de Gant passed away in 1138 in Priory Church Of Saint Mary Churchyard, Bridlington, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter de Gant began in 1080 in Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England.
  • Walter de Gant married Matilda De Penthievre, and had children including Agnes De Gand, Agnes De Gaunt, Baldwin De Gant Canon Of Bridlington, Geoffrey De Gant, Geoffroy Gant, Hugh De Gaunt, Isabel De Gant, Isabel De Welles, Maud De Gant, Philip De Gant, Robert De Gaunt Lord Of Folkingham, William De Lindsay.
  • Walter de Gant passed away in 1138 in Priory Church Of Saint Mary Churchyard, Bridlington, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gilbert Book
1048–1095
Birth Location: Aalst, Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium
GB
Alice Montfort-sur-Risle
1037–1094
Birth Location: Montfort-sur-Risle, Eure, France
AM

Spouses(s)

Matilda Penthièvre
1088–1135
Birth Location: Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
MP

Children(s)

Robert Folkingham
1122–1191
Birth Location: Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England
RF
Agnes Gaunt
1110–1155
Birth Location: Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England
AG
William Lindsay
1096–1147
Birth Location: Fordington, Lancastershire, England
WL
Maud Gant
1114–1176
Birth Location: Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England
MG
Geoffroy Gant
1116–
Birth Location: Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England
GG
Isabel Gant
1114–1176
Birth Location: Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England
IG
Hugh Gaunt
1117–
Birth Location: Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
HG
Philip Gant
1119–
Birth Location: Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England
PG
Geoffrey Gant
1130–
Birth Location: Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England
GG
Baldwin Bridlington
1120–
Birth Location: Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England
BB
Isabel Welles
1138–1212
Birth Location: Wells, Norfolk, England
IW
Agnes Gand
–1176
Birth Location: Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England
AG

Walter Gant's Ancestors

Self
Walter Gant
1080–1138
Birth Place: Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Gilbert de Gaunt 'Gant' Lord of Folkingham - Domesday Book
1048–1095
Aalst, Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium
Alice (de) Montfort-sur-Risle
1037–1094
Montfort-sur-Risle, Eure, France
Grandparents
Ranaulf (de Gand Seigneur d') Aalst
1022–1058
Aalst, Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgique
Gisela (von) Luxemburg
1019–1059
Flanders, Belgium
Hugues (de Montfort-sur-Risle) II
1020–1088
Montfort-sur-Risle, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France
Alice (de) Beaufour
1020–1108
Normandy, France
Great-Grandparents
Adelbert Gand
1004–1031
Ermengarde Vlaanderen
1005–1027
Friedrich Luxembourg
–1019
Irmintrud Wetterau
–1015
Hugues Montfort-sur-Risle
–1038
Adeline Beaufort
–1037
Richard Beaufour
–1081
Aubrey d'Ivry
1008–1034
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Siegfried Moselgau
Hadwig Nordgau
Heribert Kinziggau
Irmintrud Avalgau
–1020
Richard Montfort-sur-Risle
–1023
Raoul Beaufour
–1066
Emma
–1014
Raoul Bayeux
–1015

Walter Gant's Descendants

1.
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Walter (de) Gant (abt 1080–1138) m. Matilda (de) Penthièvre (abt 1088–21 Apr 1135)
  1. 1. Robert (de Gaunt, Lord of) Folkingham 1122–1191 m. Gunnora d'Aubigny 1160–1193 m. Alicia Paynel 1135–1182
    1. 1. Gilbert (Gaunt Earl of) Lincoln –1242 m. Alice Albinaco 1182–
      1. 1. Juliana (de) Gaunt 1198–1241 m. Geoffrey d'Armenters 1193–1246
        1. 1. Henry d'Armentiers 1224–1255 m. Alice Picot 1226–1266
      2. 2. William (de) Gaunt 1206–
      3. 3. Robert (de) Gaunt 1210–1242
      4. 4. Nichole 1200–1284 m. Piers (de) Maulay 1200–
      5. 5. Gunnor (De) Gaunt 1216–
      6. 6. Gilbert (de Gaunt) (Ghent) 1220–1274 m. Lora (de) Balliol 1220–1309
      7. 7. Adam (de) Gaunt 1208–
      8. 8. Henry (De) Gaunt 1212–
    2. 2. Nicholas (de) Stuteville 1185–1218 m. Gunnora d'Aubigny 1160–1193 m. Joan 1149–
    3. 3. Robert (V de Stuteville, Baron of) Liddell 1191–1213 m. Sybilla (de) Valoignes 1185–1213
  2. 2. Agnes (de) Gaunt 1110–1155 m. William (de Mohun 1st Earl of) Somerset 1086–1145
    1. 1. William (de) Mohun 1132–1176 m. Godeheut (de) Tosny 1130–1228 m. Godehaut (I de) Toesny 1139–1166
      1. 1. William (de Mohun) III 1156–1202 m. Lucy Gedehold 1165–1201
        1. 1. Reginald (de Mohun) I 1180–1213 m. Alice (de) Briwere 1184–1246
      2. 2. Thomas (de) Mohun 1160–
      3. 3. Geoffrey (de) Mohun 1160–
      4. 4. Robert (de) Mohun 1169–
      5. 5. Agnes (de) Mohun 1172–
      6. 6. John (de) Mohun 1170– m. John (de) Mohun 1172–
      7. 7. Yolanda (de) Mohun 1166–1252 m. Brompton FitzWilliam 1160–1210 m. Ralphe FitzWilliam 1150–1227 m. Ralph (FitzWilliam de) Taillebois 1160–1227 m. Ralph FitzWilliam 1180–1212
    2. 2. Iwan (de) Mohun 1145–
    3. 3. Richard (de) Mohun 1145–1176
    4. 4. Henry (de) Mohun 1145–
    5. 5. Peter (de) Mohun 1145–
    6. 6. Ralph (de) Mohun 1147–
  3. 3. William (de) Lindsay 1096–1147 m. Etheldreda (de) Lindsay 1098– m. Alienora (or Eleanor de) Limesi 1120–1180
  4. 4. Maud (de) Gant 1114–1176 m. William (de) Welles 1115–1198
  5. 5. Geoffroy Gant 1116–
  6. 6. Isabel (de) Gant 1114–1176 m. William (Fitzwalter De Welles of Claxby St.) Andrew 1110–1198 m. ROBERT (FITZWILLIAM DE) WELLES 1115–1198
  7. 7. Hugh (de) Gaunt 1117–
  8. 8. Philip (de) Gant 1119–
  9. 9. Geoffrey (de) Gant 1130–
  10. 10. Baldwin (de Gant Canon of) Bridlington 1120–
  11. 11. Isabel (de) Welles 1138–1212 m. Robert (De Fitzhugh Of) Tattershall 1110–1185
  12. 12. Agnes (de) Gand –1176 m. Gilbert (de) Lacy 1096–1141 m. Roger (de Mowbray 2nd Lord of) Mowbray 1119–1188

Walter Gant's Timeline

3 Records

1080
abt 1080
Birth of Walter de Gant in Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England
Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England
1138
22 Aug 1138
Age 58
Death of Walter de Gant in North Allerton, Northumberland, England
North Allerton, Northumberland, England
1138
1138
Age 58
Burial of Walter de Gant in Priory Church Of Saint Mary Churchyard, Bridlington, Yorkshire, England
Priory Church Of Saint Mary Churchyard, Bridlington, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1080
    Event Place: Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1138
    Event Place: North Allerton, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1138
    Event Place: Priory Church Of Saint Mary Churchyard, Bridlington, Yorkshire, England
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