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Walter van Gent lord of Folkingham de Lindsey 1087–1139 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1087

Birth Location: Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 1139

Death Location: Bridlington, Yorkshsire, England

Father: Gilbert Book

Mother: Alice Montfort-sur-Risle

Spouse(s): Maud Penthievre

Children(s): Agnes Gaunt, Alice Gaunt, William Lindsay

In 1087, Walter van Gent lord of Folkingham de Lindsey entered the world in Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England, born to Gilbert De Gaunt Gant Lord Of Folkingham Domesday Book And Alice De Montfort Sur Risle. Walter van Gent lord of Folkingham de Lindsey married Maud Matilda De Penthievre, and had children including Agnes De Gaunt, Alice De Gaunt, William De Lindsay. Walter van Gent lord of Folkingham de Lindsey passed away in 1139 in Bridlington, Yorkshsire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1087, Walter van Gent lord of Folkingham de Lindsey entered the world in Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England, born to Gilbert De Gaunt Gant Lord Of Folkingham Domesday Book And Alice De Montfort Sur Risle.
  • Walter van Gent lord of Folkingham de Lindsey married Maud Matilda De Penthievre, and had children including Agnes De Gaunt, Alice De Gaunt, William De Lindsay.
  • Walter van Gent lord of Folkingham de Lindsey passed away in 1139 in Bridlington, Yorkshsire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Walter Lindsey's Ancestors

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Walter Lindsey
1087–1139
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 Lindsey's Descendants

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Walter (van Gent lord of Folkingham de) Lindsey (1087–1139) m. Maud (Matilda De) Penthievre (1077–1132)
  1. 1. 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–
  2. 2. Alice (De) Gaunt 1097–1176
  3. 3. William (De) Lindsay 1106–1147

Walter Lindsey's Timeline

3 Records

1087
1087
Birth of Walter van Gent lord of Folkingham de Lindsey in Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England
Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England
1139
22 Aug 1139
Age 52
Death of Walter van Gent lord of Folkingham de Lindsey in Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England
Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England
1139
1139
Age 52
Burial of Walter van Gent lord of Folkingham de Lindsey in Bridlington, Yorkshsire, England
Bridlington, Yorkshsire, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1139
    Event Place: Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1139
    Event Place: Bridlington, Yorkshsire, England

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