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William de Burgh 1160 – 1206 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1160

Birth Location: Burgh Castle, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1206

Death Location: Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland

Father: Walter Burgh

Mother: Joan Ponchard

Spouse(s): Mór O'Brien

Children(s): de Burgh, Richard Burgh, William Burgh, Hubert Burgh

In 1160, William de Burgh entered the world in Burgh Castle, Norfolk, England, born to Walter De Burgh and Joan Ponchard. William de Burgh married Mór O'Brien, and had children including de Burgh, Richard Mor de Burgh, William de Burgh, Hubert de Burgh. William de Burgh passed away in 1206 in Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1160, William de Burgh entered the world in Burgh Castle, Norfolk, England, born to Walter De Burgh and Joan Ponchard.
  • William de Burgh married Mór O'Brien, and had children including de Burgh, Richard Mor de Burgh, William de Burgh, Hubert de Burgh.
  • William de Burgh passed away in 1206 in Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Burgh
1133 – 1179
Birth Location: Burgh-next-Aylsham, Norfolk, England
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Joan Ponchard
1142 – 1173
Birth Location: Burgh next Aylsham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Mór O'Brien
1162 – 1218
Birth Location: Thomond, Connaught, Ireland
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Children(s)

de Burgh
1194 –
Birth Location: Ireland
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Richard Burgh
1195 – 1242
Birth Location: Connaught Bridge, Kildare, Ireland
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William Burgh
1198 – 1247
Birth Location: Connaught, Ulster, Ireland
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Hubert Burgh
1202 – 1250
Birth Location: Connaught, Ulster, Ireland
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William Burgh's Ancestors

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William Burgh
1160 – 1206
Birth Place: Burgh Castle, Norfolk, England
Parents
Walter De Burgh
1133 – 1179
Burgh-next-Aylsham, Norfolk, England
Joan Ponchard
1142 – 1173
Burgh next Aylsham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Fitzaldem de) Burgh
1108 – 1198
Burgh next Aylsham, Norfolk, England
Juliana Daisnel
1112 – 1133
Burgh-next-Aylsham, Norfolk, England
John Ponchard
1112 – 1162
Swaffham, Norfolk, England
Adelm (Burgo De) Mortagne
1108 – 1151
Mortagne, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France
Great-Grandparents
Aldheim Mortaigne
1085 – 1185
Agnes Burgh
1087 – 1108
Robert Daisnel
1082 – 1112
Juliana Burgh
1083 – 1112
William Ponchard
1088 – 1142
Aldheim Mortaigne
1085 – 1185
Agnes Burgh
1087 – 1108
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Mortaigne
1062 – 1140
Isabel Richard
1065 – 1130
Robert Daisnel
1058 – 1112
Daisnel
1060 –
John FitzWaleran
1060 – 1083
William Mortaigne
1062 – 1140
Isabel Richard
1065 – 1130

William Burgh's Descendants

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William (de) Burgh (Abt 1160 – 1206) m. Mór O'Brien (1162 – Feb 1218)
  1. 1. de Burgh (Abt 1194 – )
  2. 2. Richard (Mor de) Burgh (1195 – 17 Feb 1242) m. Egidia (de) Lacy (1205 – 23 Feb 1239)
    1. 1. Matilda (de) Burgh (1226 – 1276) m. Gerald Prendergast (Abt 1187 – Abt 1251)
      1. 1. Maud (de) Prendergast (17 Mar 1242 – Bef 1273) m. Maurice FitzGerald (1238 – 2 Sep 1277) m. David FitzMaurice (1205 – 1249) m. Maurice (de) Rochford (1210 – 1258)
        1. 1. Juliana FitzGerald (Abt 1263 – 29 Sep 1300) m. Thomas (de) Clare (Abt 1245 – 29 Aug 1287) m. Adam (de) Cretynges (1249 – 21 Jan 1296) m. Nicholas Avenel (Abt 1260 – Bet 11 Dec 1291 and 16 Dec 1292)
        2. 2. Amabel FitzGerald (Abt 1265 – )
    2. 2. Margery (de) Burgh (Abt 1227 – 1 Mar 1252) m. Theobald (Le) Botiller (1223 – 26 Dec 1285) m. William (de) Clare (18 May 1228 – 23 Jul 1258)
    3. 3. Richard (de) Burgh (Abt 1228 – 1248)
    4. 4. Walter (de) Burgh (Abt 1230 – 28 Jul 1271) m. Aveline FitzJohn (1234 – 20 May 1274)
      1. 1. Richard (de) Burgh (Abt 1259 – 29 Aug 1326) m. Margaret (de) Guines (1263 – 9 Jan 1304)
        1. 1. Aveline (de) Burgh (1280 – 1 Nov 1331) m. John (de) Bermingham (Abt 1280 – 10 Jun 1329) m. Richard Birmingham ( – Bef 1332)
        2. 2. Eleanor (de) Burgh (1282 – Aug 1324) m. Thomas (de) Moulton (21 Feb 1276 – 26 Nov 1313)
        3. 3. Elizabeth (De) Burgh (1284 – 26 Oct 1327) m. Robert (The) Bruce (11 Jul 1274 – 7 Jun 1329) m. King (Of Scotland Robert I The) Bruce (11 Jul 1274 – 7 Jun 1329) m. Michael Durham (Abt 1350 – 1410)
        4. 4. Walter (de) Burgh (Abt 1285 – 1304)
        5. 5. Thomas Burgh (Abt 1288 – 1316)
        6. 6. John (De) Burgh (1290 – 18 Jun 1313) m. Elizabeth (de) Clare (16 Sep 1295 – 4 Nov 1360)
        7. 7. Maud (Matilda de) Burgh (1293 – 2 Jul 1315) m. Gilbert (de) Clare (10 May 1291 – 24 Jun 1314)
        8. 8. Catherine (De) Burgh (1294 – 1 Nov 1331) m. John (de) Waterton (1265 – 1337)
        9. 9. William (de) Burgh (1295 – 1334) m. Eleanor Cowley (1298 – 1325)
        10. 10. Joan (de) Burgh (1296 – 23 Apr 1359) m. Thomas (FitzJohn) FitzGerald (1285 – 9 Apr 1328) m. John Darcy (15 Jun 1271 – 30 May 1347) m. John ((1st Baron of Darcy)) Darcy (1283 – 1347) m. John (Le Neveu) Darcy (1281 – 1347)
      2. 2. Theobald (de) Burgh (1261 – 25 Dec 1303)
      3. 3. Edgida (Giles De) Burgh (1262 – 26 Oct 1327) m. James Stewart (2 Mar 1243 – 16 Jul 1309)
        1. 1. Andrew Stewart (1291 – Abt 25 Aug 1309)
        2. 2. Walter Stewart (1293 – 9 Apr 1326) m. Marjorie Bruce (15 Dec 1296 – 2 Mar 1316) m. Isabell (de) Graham (1298 – 1325)
        3. 3. Egidia Stewart (1293 – Abt 1319) m. Alexander (De) Menzies (Abt 1264 – 1320)
        4. 4. John Stewart (1294 – 14 Oct 1318)
        5. 5. James Stewart (1297 – 1345)
      4. 4. William (de) Burgh (1265 – 21 Feb 1324) m. Marguerite (de) Guînes-Coucy (Abt 1247 – 1304) m. maud (matilda de) lassy (Abt 1250 – )
      5. 5. Thomas (De) Burgh (Abt 1267 – 1315)
    5. 5. Alice (de) Burgh (Abt 1232 – 17 Feb 1243)
    6. 6. William (Óg de) Burgh (1234 – 1270)
    7. 7. (unknown) (de) Burgh (Abt 1236 – ) m. Hamon (de) Valoignes (Abt 1230 – )
  3. 3. William (de) Burgh (1198 – 1247) m. Alice Tunbridge
  4. 4. Hubert (de) Burgh (1202 – 1250)

William Burgh's Timeline

3 Records

1160
Abt 1160
Birth of William de Burgh in Burgh Castle, Norfolk, England
Burgh Castle, Norfolk, England
1206
1206
Age 46
Death of William de Burgh in Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland
Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland
1206
1206
Age 46
Burial of William de Burgh in Athassell Abbey, Golden, County Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
Athassell Abbey, Golden, County Tipperary, Munster, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1160
    Event Place: Burgh Castle, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1206
    Event Place: Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1206
    Event Place: Athassell Abbey, Golden, County Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
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