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William Norton 1212 – 1263 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1212

Birth Location: Bridport, , Dorset, England

Death Date: 1263

Death Location: Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire, England

Father: William Morville

Mother: Actina Witt

Spouse(s): Jean Boulogne

Children(s): John Morville

In 1212, William Norton entered the world in Bridport, , Dorset, England, born to William De Morville and Actina De Witt. William Norton married Jean de Boulogne, and had children including John de Morville. William Norton passed away in 1263 in Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1212, William Norton entered the world in Bridport, , Dorset, England, born to William De Morville and Actina De Witt.
  • William Norton married Jean de Boulogne, and had children including John de Morville.
  • William Norton passed away in 1263 in Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Morville
1180 – 1228
Birth Location: Wraxall, Dorset, England
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Actina Witt
1190 – 1230
Birth Location: Bradpole, Dorset, England
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Spouses(s)

Jean Boulogne
1219 – 1252
Birth Location: Paris, Seine, Île-de-France, France
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Children(s)

John Morville
1235 – 1325
Birth Location: Norton, Shropshire, England
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William Norton's Ancestors

Self
William Norton
1212 – 1263
Birth Place: Bridport, , Dorset, England
Parents
William De Morville
1180 – 1228
Wraxall, Dorset, England
Actina (De) Witt
1190 – 1230
Bradpole, Dorset, England
Grandparents
Eudes (De) Moreville
1150 – 1202
Wraxall, Somerset, England
Elizabeth (De) Wrokeshale
1155 – 1210
Preston, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Morville
1109 – 1161
Matilda Moreville
1125 – 1170
Richard Wrokeshale
1125 – 1155
Matilda Criol
1125 – 1161
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Morville
1091 – 1154
Ada Engayne
1081 – 1167
John Wrokeshale
1100 –
Bertam Criol
1085 – 1160

William Norton's Descendants

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William Norton (1212 – 1263) m. Jean (de) Boulogne (1219 – 1252)
  1. 1. John (de) Morville (1235 – Abt 1325) m. Jeanne (de) Bar-le-Duc (1245 – Abt 1335)
    1. 1. Norton (Alias) Norville (1260 – )
    2. 2. William (de) Norton (1264 – 1328)
    3. 3. Jacob (de) Norton (1286 – 1331) m. Elizabeth (De La) Stane (Abt 1290 – Bef 1390)
      1. 1. Amy (De) Norton (Abt 1310 – Bef 1410) m. Edmund Lenham m. William (De) Weston (1307 – 1382)
      2. 2. Thomas (de) Norton (1312 – 21 Apr 1346) m. Margaret (de) Hampshire (1312 – )
        1. 1. Margaret Norton (1333 – 1357) m. John (de la) Mare (1329 – 1389)
        2. 2. Ralph (de) Norton (Abt 1338 – ) m. Margaret m. Margaret
      3. 3. Peter (de) Norton ( – Bef 1334)

William Norton's Timeline

2 Records

1212
1212
Birth of William Norton in Bridport, , Dorset, England
Bridport, , Dorset, England
1263
1263
Age 51
Death of William Norton in Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire, England
Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1212
    Event Place: Bridport, , Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1263
    Event Place: Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire, England
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