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William Ferrers 4th Earl of Derby 1162–1247 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1162

Birth Location: Tutbury, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 22 Sep 1247

Death Location: Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England

Father: William Derby

Mother: Sibyl Braose

Spouse(s): Agnes Meschines

Children(s): William Derby

The story of William Ferrers 4th Earl of Derby began in 1162 in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England. William Ferrers 4th Earl of Derby married Agnes Meschines, and had children including William Ferrers Iii Earl Of Derby. William Ferrers 4th Earl of Derby passed away in 1247 in Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Ferrers 4th Earl of Derby began in 1162 in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England.
  • William Ferrers 4th Earl of Derby married Agnes Meschines, and had children including William Ferrers Iii Earl Of Derby.
  • William Ferrers 4th Earl of Derby passed away in 1247 in Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Derby's Ancestors

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William Derby
1162–1247
Birth Place: Tutbury, Staffordshire, England
Parents
William Ferrers Third Earl of Derby
1140–1190
Bailey, Derbyshire, England
Sibyl Braose
1150–1227
Bramber, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Robert (Ferrers Second Earl of) Derby
1090–1161
Tutbury Castle, Staffordshire, England
Margaret Peverell
1114–1154
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
William (Braose Third Lord of) Bramber
1126–1179
Briouze, Normandy, France
Bertha
1130–1200
Hereford
Great-Grandparents
Robert Ferrers
1062–1139
Hawise Vitre
1069–1139
William Peverel
1084–1155
Alice Lancastria
1088–1149
Philip Bramber
1070–1134
Aenor Totnes
1084–1153
Miles Hereford
1100–1143
Sybil Neufmarche
1100–1143
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Ferrers
1040–1101
Bertha Aigle
1040–1105
Andre Vitre
1049–1139
Agnes Mortaigne
1054–1115
William Braose
1049–1093
Agnes Clare
1054–1080
Juhel Totnes
1060–1120
Bertha Picquigny
1050–1145
Walter Gloucester
1065–1129
Berta Gloucester
1070–1140
Bernard Breckmark
1050–1110
Nesta Osborn
1081–1163

William Derby's Descendants

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William (Ferrers 4th Earl of) Derby (1162–22 Sep 1247) m. Agnes Meschines (1174–2 Nov 1247)
  1. 1. William (Ferrers III Earl of) Derby 1193–1254 m. Margaret Quincy 1230–1280
    1. 1. Joan (Margaret) Ferrers 1250–1310 m. Thomas (Berkeley The Wise) Baron 1245–1321
      1. 1. Alice Berkeley 1268–1290 m. Ralph Stourton 1250–1305
        1. 1. William Stourton 1290–1342 m. Jane Stourton 1300–1360

William Derby's Timeline

2 Records

1162
1162
Birth of William Ferrers 4th Earl of Derby in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England
Tutbury, Staffordshire, England
1247
22 Sep 1247
Age 85
Death of William Ferrers 4th Earl of Derby in Duffield, Derbyshire, England
Duffield, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1162
    Event Place: Tutbury, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1247
    Event Place: Duffield, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Stebbins Genealogy : in two volumes

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stowe-by-Chartley, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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