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Robert IV The Strong Unknown1,2,3
M, #4281, Deceased, b. 825, d. 15 September 866
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Parents
| Father | Robert III Unknown (b. about 778, d. about 834) |
| Mother | Wialdruth Unknown (b. about 782) |
Family: Adelaide Unknown
| Son | Robert I Unknown+ (b. 860, d. 15 June 923) |
Main Events
| Marriage | Robert IV The Strong Unknown and Adelaide Unknown were married.4,1 |
| Residence | He resided See notes.1 |
| User Reference Number | He; 18364 |
| Note | Event Memos from GEDCOM Import... Residence Robert the Strong (also known as Rutpert) (died September 15, 866), was Margrave in Neustria. His family is named after him and called Robertians. He was first nominated by Charles the Bald missus dominicus in 853. Robert was the father of the kings Odo and Robert I of France. Robert was the great-grandfather of Hugh Capet and thus the ancestor of all the Capetians. His father was Robert of Worms. While very little is known about the beginnings of the Robertian family, historians have been able to adduce that the family of nobles had its origins in Hesbaye. During the reign of Louis the German, the Robertian family moved from East Francia to West Francia. After his arrival in West Francia, Charles the Bald showed his favour of the family defecting from his enemy Louis by assigning Robert to the lay abbacy of Marmoutier in 852. In 853 the position of missus dominicus in the provinces of Maine, Anjou, and Touraine was given him and he had de facto control of the ancient ducatus Cenomannicus, a vast duchy centred on Le Mans and corresponding to the regnum Neustriae. Robert's rise came at the expense of the established family of the Rorigonids and was designed to curb their regional power and to defend Neustria from Viking and Breton raids. Despite the fact that he was a favoured noble of Charles, Robert joined a rebellion against the king in 858. He led the Frankish nobles of Neustria with the Bretons under Salomon in inviting Louis the German to invade West Francia and receive their homage. The revolt had been sparked by the marriage alliance between Charles and Erispoe, Duke of Brittany, and by the investment of Louis the Stammerer with the regnum Neustriae (856). These actions significantly curtailed the influence both of Salomon and Robert. Charles compensated Robert for the losses suffered in this civil war by giving him the counties of Autun and Nevers in Burgundy, which greatly enlarged his landholdings. In 856 he had to defend Autun from Louis the German following the death of Lothair I. But following Erispoe's assassination in November 857, both he and Salomon rebelled. Louis the German reached Orléans in September 858 and received delegations from the Breton and Neustrian leaders, as well as from Pepin II. The Neustrian rebels had chased Louis the Stammerer from Le Mans, his capital, earlier that year. In 861, Charles made peace with Robert and appointed him Count of Anjou, even though he had been involved in the revolt. While count of Anjou, Robert was able to successfully defend the northern coast against the threat of a Viking invasion. In 862 Charles granted Louis the Stammerer, his son, the lay abbacy of Saint Martin of Tours, a small benefice in comparison with the kingdom he had received in 856 (and lost in 858). The young Louis rebelled and was quickly joined by Salomon, who supplied him with troops for a war against Robert. Salomon himself hired Vikings to prosecute a war on Robert, who consequently did the same in defence. Robert made war on Pepin II in his later years. In 863 he had to defend Autun again from Louis the German, this time after the death of Charles of Provence. Robert was in Neustria during 865 and 866, with Bretons and Vikings ravaging the environs of Le Mans. In 866, Robert was killed at the Battle of Brissarthe while, unsurprisingly, defending Francia against a Viking raiding party. During the battle, Robert had entrapped the Viking commander in a nearby church. Thinking he was not endangered, Robert took off his armour and began to besiege the church. Once Robert was unarmoured, the trapped Vikings launched a surprise attack and killed him before he had time to re-arm. His success against the Vikings led to his heroic characterisation as 'a second Maccabaeus' in the Annales Fuldenses. Robert left as widow Adelaide or Adalais, a daughter of Hugh of Tours and thus an Etichonid. She was the widow of a Welf when he married her and she gave him two sons who rose to prominence in Neustria and Burgundy respectively and became kings of France: Odo and Robert. |
| His wife Adelaide Unknown died. | |
| Birth | He was born in 825.3,1 |
| His father Robert III Unknown died about 834. | |
| His son Robert I Unknown was born in 860. | |
| Death | Robert IV The Strong Unknown died on 15 September 866, at age ~41.3,1 |
Citations
John Egerton
M, #4286, Deceased, b. 1837
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Parents
| Father | Robert Egerton (b. about 1806) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Thomas (b. about 1810) |
Main Events
| User Reference Number | John Egerton; 20946 |
| Birth | He was born in 1837. |
Census
| Label and Year | Manual |
|---|---|
| Census 1841 | John Egerton Id #4,286 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1841 at Handbridge, Chester; Witness Role: Son
Original Documents, Source and Citations here1 |
Citations
- [S1202] Census 1841 Cheshire Ann Egerton a. 9
Beatrice Snelson
F, #4287, Deceased, b. about April 1888, d. 10 November 1888
| Consanguinity | 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Adrian John Snelson |
Parents
| Father | William Snelson (b. 20 April 1849, d. 30 January 1900) |
| Mother | Eliza Jane Williams (b. 4 October 1847, d. 26 January 1922) |
Main Events
| User Reference Number | Beatrice Snelson; 1651 |
| Birth | She was born about April 1888 in Chester, Cheshire, England. |
| Christening | Beatrice was christened on 4 July 1888 in Church of England, St. Mary's, Chester.1 |
| Death | She died on 10 November 1888, at age ~0. |
| Burial | Beatrice's remains were buried on 14 November 1888 in Chester General Cemetery, Overleigh, Description: Daughter of William & Eliza Jane Snelson Age: 7 m Address: Handbridge Parish: St Mary Date of Death: 10/11/1888 Date of Burial: 14/11/1888 Grave Number: G7897 Page Number: Consecrated: True Cemetery Register: DCE/1/4 Running Number: 3254. |
| Her father William Snelson died on 30 January 1900 in 31 Hartington St, Chester. | |
| Her mother Eliza Jane Williams died on 26 January 1922 in 54 Trafford St, Chester, Cheshire. |
Citations
- [S147] According to Richard Snelson
Jane Abbott
F, #4290, Deceased, b. about 1858, d. 13 May 1936
| Consanguinity | 2nd great-aunt of Adrian John Snelson |
Parents
| Father | John Abbott (b. about 1821, d. 1888) |
| Mother | Ann Foster (b. about 1814, d. about 1 March 1891) |
Family: John Williams (b. about 1843, d. 12 August 1911)
| Person References | Ann Foster c1816 - 1891 |
| Last Edited | 10 June 2025 |
Main Events
| User Reference Number | Jane Abbott; 18212 |
| Birth | She was born about 1858 in Prescot, Lancashire, England. |
| Marriage | Jane Abbott and John Williams were married on 18 June 1877 in St Nicholas, Liverpool, Jane Abbott, a minor so, less than 21 years old, marries John Williams, a Joiner, of Wild Street, son of John Williams a Builder. Jane Abbott cannot write, and describes herself as living in Islington, and a daughter of John Abbott a watch balance maker. Interestingly, the witnesses are William Mutch and Alice Roby the bride’s sister. |
| Her father John Abbott died in 1888. | |
| Her mother Ann Foster died about 1 March 1891 in Highfield Place, Prescot, Lancashire. | |
| Her husband John Williams died on 12 August 1911 in Prescot. | |
| Burial | Jane's remains were buried in May 1936 in St Mary the Virgin, Prescot, Section 1 Grave B17. |
| Death | She died on 13 May 1936, at age ~78. |
Census
| Label and Year | Manual |
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| Census 1861 | Jane Abbott Id #4,290 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1861 at Fazackerly Street, Prescot; John and his brother William were living with their mother Ann [Foster] aged 47, and their step father John Abbott [[Witness Role: Daughter]] Original Documents, Source and Citations here  |
| Census 1871 | Jane Abbott Id #4,290 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1871 at Parr Square, Prescot; Witness Role: Daughter
Original Documents, Source and Citations here |
| Census 1871 | Jane Abbott Id #4,290 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1871 at Parr Square, Prescot; Principal Role Witness Role: Head of Household Principal Role [[Witness Role: Daughter]] Original Documents, Source and Citations here |
Charles Howard James Avons
M, #4291, Deceased, b. 28 March 1913, d. February 1997
| Consanguinity | Partner of Gladys May Benyon (2nd cousin 1 time removed of Adrian John Snelson) |
Parents
| Father | Edward Howard Avons (b. 1880, d. 1938) |
| Mother | Edith Henrietta Pepler Day (b. 1883, d. 1943) |
Family: Gladys May Benyon (b. 1918, d. 2013)
| Person References | George Benyon 1783-1850 |
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| User Reference Number | Charles Howard James Avons; 23364 |
| Birth | He was born on 28 March 1913. |
| His father Edward Howard Avons died in 1938. | |
| Marriage | Charles Howard James Avons and Gladys May Benyon were married in 1939 in Eton, Buckinghamshire. |
| His mother Edith Henrietta Pepler Day died in 1943. | |
| Death | He died in February 1997, at age 83, in Trowbridge, Wiltshire. |
| His wife Gladys May Benyon died in 2013 in Melksham. |