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William Bigod 1188–1240 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1188

Birth Location: Thetford, Norfolk, England

Death Date: abt 1240

Death Location: Thetford, Norfolk, England

Father: Roger Bigod

Mother: Ida Tosny

Spouse(s): Margaret Sutton

Children(s):

William Bigod was born in 1188 in Thetford, Norfolk, England, the child of Roger Bigod And Ida De Tosny. William Bigod married Margaret De Sutton. William Bigod passed away in 1240 in Thetford, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • William Bigod was born in 1188 in Thetford, Norfolk, England, the child of Roger Bigod And Ida De Tosny.
  • William Bigod married Margaret De Sutton.
  • William Bigod passed away in 1240 in Thetford, Norfolk, England.

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William Bigod's Ancestors

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William Bigod
1188–1240
Birth Place: Thetford, Norfolk, England
Parents
Roger Bigod
1150–1221
Thetford, Norfolk, England
Ida (de) Tosny
1154–1204
Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
Hugh (Bigod 1st Earl of) Norfolk
1095–1175
Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, England
Juliana (de) Vere
1116–1194
England
Raoul (de Tosny) V
1132–1162
Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England
Margaret (de) Beaumont
1125–1185
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Roger Bigod
1066–1107
Adelisa Tosny
1064–1135
Aubrey II
1062–1141
Alice FitzGilbert
1091–1163
Roger III
1104–1157
Gertrude Hainaut
1109–1194
Robert Leicester
1104–1168
Amice Gael
1108–1168
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Tosny
1030–1088
Adelisa Savona
1027–1118
Aubrey I
1030–1112
Beatrice Ghent
1040–1100
Gilbert I
1066–1117
Adelisa Clermont
1065–1125
Raoul III
1079–1126
Baudouin Hainaut
1087–1120
Jolanthe Geldern
1085–1110
Robert Leicester
1046–1118
Raoul Gael
1073–1143
Havoise Montauban
1085–1123

William Bigod's Timeline

2 Records

1188
abt 1188
Birth of William Bigod in Thetford, Norfolk, England
Thetford, Norfolk, England
1240
abt 1240
Age 52
Death of William Bigod
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1188
    Event Place: Thetford, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1240

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Thetford, Norfolk, England

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