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William Fitz Adam 1165–1206 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1165

Birth Location: Charlton Adam, Somerset, England

Death Date: 1206

Death Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Father: Adam FitzAdam

Mother: Matilda Fitzwalter

Spouse(s): Alice Chester

Children(s): William Adam

In 1165, William Fitz Adam entered the world in Charlton Adam, Somerset, England, born to Adam Fitzadam And Matilda Fitzwalter. William Fitz Adam married Alice Of Chester, and had children including William Fitz Adam. William Fitz Adam passed away in 1206 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1165, William Fitz Adam entered the world in Charlton Adam, Somerset, England, born to Adam Fitzadam And Matilda Fitzwalter.
  • William Fitz Adam married Alice Of Chester, and had children including William Fitz Adam.
  • William Fitz Adam passed away in 1206 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adam FitzAdam
1130–1159
Birth Location: Hornby, Yorkshire, England
AF
Matilda Fitzwalter
1107–
Birth Location: Silkstone, Yorkshire, England
MF

Spouses(s)

Alice Chester
1180–1247
Birth Location: Chester, Cheshire, England
AC

Children(s)

William Adam
1195–1252
Birth Location: Charleton Fitz Adam, Somerset, England
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William Adam's Ancestors

Self
William Adam
1165–1206
Birth Place: Charlton Adam, Somerset, England
Parents
Adam FitzAdam
1130–1159
Hornby, Yorkshire, England
Matilda Fitzwalter
1107–
Silkstone, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Swaine Fitzalaric
1095–1130
Silkstone, Yorkshire, England
Mathilda DeVesci
1082–1159
Malton, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Alaric Silkstone
1070–1088
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Fledaldus FitzFlaad
1046–1103
Quenta Griffith
1047–1089

William Adam's Descendants

1.
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William (Fitz) Adam (1165–1206) m. Alice (Of) Chester (1180–2 Nov 1247)
  1. 1. William (Fitz) Adam 1195–1252 m. Margery 1203–1247
    1. 1. William (Fitz) Adam 1220–1300 m. Elizabeth DeGournai 1217–1311
      1. 1. Reginald (Ap) Adams 1242–1268 m. Jane (De) Knoville 1246–1268
        1. 1. Sir (John William AP) Adam 1265–1311 m. Lady (Elizabeth Beverstone) DeGournai 1265–1311
        2. 2. Sir (John Ap) Adam 1265–1343
        3. 3. Lord (John) Adams 1265–1309
        4. 4. Sir (John William Ap) Adams 1270–1309
        5. 5. John (Ap Adam) Beaverstone 1270–1311

William Adam's Timeline

2 Records

1165
1165
Birth of William Fitz Adam in Charlton Adam, Somerset, England
Charlton Adam, Somerset, England
1206
1206
Age 41
Death of William Fitz Adam in Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1165
    Event Place: Charlton Adam, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1206
    Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
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