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Walter de Gant 1087–1139 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1087

Birth Location: Folkingham, Bourne, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 1139

Death Location: Bardney, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Gilbert Gant,

Mother: Alice Montfort

Spouse(s): Maud Bretagne

Children(s): Elizabeth Gaunt

The story of Walter de Gant began in 1087 in Folkingham, Bourne, Lincolnshire, England. Walter de Gant married Maud De Bretagne, and had children including Elizabeth De Gaunt. Walter de Gant passed away in 1139 in Bardney, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter de Gant began in 1087 in Folkingham, Bourne, Lincolnshire, England.
  • Walter de Gant married Maud De Bretagne, and had children including Elizabeth De Gaunt.
  • Walter de Gant passed away in 1139 in Bardney, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gilbert Gant,
1040–1095
Birth Location: Withern, Lincolnshire, England
GG
Alice Montfort
1050–1091
Birth Location: Montfort Sur Risle, Normandie, France
AM

Spouses(s)

Maud Bretagne
1090–1135
Birth Location: Penthièvre, Morbihan, Brittany, France
MB

Children(s)

Elizabeth Gaunt
1111–1176
Birth Location: Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England
EG

Walter Gant's Ancestors

Self
Walter Gant
1087–1139
Birth Place: Folkingham, Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Gilbert de Gant,
1040–1095
Withern, Lincolnshire, England
Alice (de) Montfort
1050–1091
Montfort Sur Risle, Normandie, France
Grandparents
Gisele Luxembourg
1009–1056
Gisele Luxembourg
1009–1056
Hugues (II de) Montfort,
1020–1088
of Montfort-sur-Risle, Eure, Upper Normandy, France
(unknown) (de) Beaufour
1025–
France
Great-Grandparents
Friedrich Luxembourg
–1019
Irmtrud Wetterau
–1015
Friedrich Luxembourg
–1019
Irmtrud Wetterau
–1015
Hugh Montfort
–1037
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sigfried,
Hedwig
Irmintrud Avalgau
–1020
Sigfried,
Hedwig
Irmintrud Avalgau
–1020

Walter Gant's Descendants

1.
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Walter (de) Gant (1087–1139) m. Maud (de) Bretagne (ABT 1090–21 APR 1135)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (de) Gaunt 1111–1176 m. William (FitzWalter de) Welles 1115–1198
    1. 1. Robert (fitz William de) Welles 1144–1206 m. Maud (de) Lincolnshire 1165–1218
      1. 1. William (de) Welles 1187–1242 m. Emma (de) Grainsby 1187–1226
        1. 1. Robert (De) Welles 1226–1264 m. Isabel (de) Periton 1235–1315

Walter Gant's Timeline

3 Records

1087
1087
Birth of Walter de Gant in Folkingham, Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Folkingham, Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
1139
1139
Age 52
Death of Walter de Gant in Folkingham, Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Folkingham, Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
1139
1139
Age 52
Burial of Walter de Gant in Bardney, Lincolnshire, England
Bardney, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1087
    Event Place: Folkingham, Bourne, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1139
    Event Place: Folkingham, Bourne, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1139
    Event Place: Bardney, Lincolnshire, England
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