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William de Burgh 1158 – 1204 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1158

Birth Location: Burgh Castle, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1204

Death Location: Galway, County Galway, Ireland

Father: Walter Burgh

Mother: Alice Briain

Spouse(s): Mor O'Brien

Children(s): Baron Burgh

William de Burgh , Governor of Wexford was born in 1158 in Burgh Castle, Norfolk, England, the child of Walter de Burgh and Alice ua Briain. William de Burgh , Governor of Wexford married Mor O'Brien, and had children including Baron Richard Mór de Burgh. William de Burgh , Governor of Wexford passed away in 1204 in Galway, County Galway, Ireland.

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Biography

  • William de Burgh , Governor of Wexford was born in 1158 in Burgh Castle, Norfolk, England, the child of Walter de Burgh and Alice ua Briain.
  • William de Burgh , Governor of Wexford married Mor O'Brien, and had children including Baron Richard Mór de Burgh.
  • William de Burgh , Governor of Wexford passed away in 1204 in Galway, County Galway, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Burgh
1130 – 1206
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
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Alice Briain
1130 – 1173
Birth Location: Burgh-Next-Aylsham, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Mor O'Brien
1160 – 1194
Birth Location: Connaught, Ireland
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Children(s)

Baron Burgh
1194 – 1242
Birth Location: Galway Castle, Connaught, Ireland
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William Burgh's Ancestors

Self
William Burgh
1158 – 1204
Birth Place: Burgh Castle, Norfolk, England
Parents
Walter de Burgh
1130 – 1206
Norfolk, England
Alice (ua) Briain
1130 – 1173
Burgh-Next-Aylsham, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Burgh's Descendants

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William (de) Burgh (1158 – 1204) m. Mor O'Brien (1160 – 1194)
  1. 1. Baron (Richard Mór de) Burgh (Abt. 1194 – Abt. 1242) m. Egidia (de) Lacy (Abt. 1196 – 24 Feb 1240)
    1. 1. Sir (Walter de) Burgh (Abt. 1230 – 28 Jul 1271) m. Aveline Fitzjohn (1229 – 20 May 1274)
      1. 1. Sir (Richard "The Red Earl" de) Burgh (1259 – 29 Jul 1326) m. Margaret ("Margaret of Guines" de) Burgh (Abt. 1260 – Abt. 1304)
        1. 1. William (de) Burgh (1295 – 1334) m. Lady (Eleanor) Cowley (1298 – 1325)
    2. 2. Lady (Joan) FitzJohn (1250 – 4 Apr 1303) m. Theobald Butler (1242 – 26 Sep 1285)
      1. 1. Edmund Butler (1268 – 13 Sep 1321) m. Joan FitzGerald (Abt. 1281 – 2 May 1320)
        1. 1. Lord (Sir Knight James) Butler (17 Oct 1304 – 6 Jan 1338) m. Lady (Eleanor de) Bohun (17 Oct 1304 – 7 Oct 1363) m. Lady (Alianor de) Bohun (17 Oct 1304 – 7 Oct 1363)

William Burgh's Timeline

2 Records

1158
1158
Birth of William de Burgh , Governor of Wexford in Burgh Castle, Norfolk, England
Burgh Castle, Norfolk, England
1204
1204
Age 46
Death of William de Burgh , Governor of Wexford in Galway, County Galway, Ireland
Galway, County Galway, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1158
    Event Place: Burgh Castle, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1204
    Event Place: Galway, County Galway, Ireland
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