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Sigrand Unknown1,2
M, #6826, Deceased, b. about 720
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Parents
| Father | Lambert Unknown (b. about 670) |
Family: Landrade Unknown (b. about 720)
| Son | Gunderland Unknown+ |
Main Events
| Marriage | Sigrand Unknown and Landrade Unknown were married.2,1 |
| Death | He died Y Y, Y.1 |
| User Reference Number | He; 18778 |
| His wife Landrade Unknown died. | |
| Birth | He was born about 720.1 |
Citations
Herleve Unknown1,2,3
F, #6835, Deceased, b. about 1003, d. about 1050
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Parents
| Father | Fulbert Unknown (b. about 978) |
Family 1: Robert I The Magnificent Unknown (d. 2 July 1035)
| Son | William The Conqueror Unknown+ (d. 9 September 1087) |
| Daughter | Adelaide Unknown+ (b. about 1030, d. about 1090) |
Family 2: Herluin Unknown (b. about 1001, d. about 1066)
| Daughter | Emma de Conteville+ |
| Son | Robert Unknown+ |
Main Events
| Also Known As | Herleve Unknown was also known as Herleve Unknown. |
| Also Known As | She was also known as Herleve Unknown. |
| Marriage | Herleve Unknown and Robert I The Magnificent Unknown were married.2,4,1 |
| Residence | She resided See notes.1 |
| User Reference Number | She; 18653 |
| Note | Event Memos from GEDCOM Import... Residence Herleva (c. 1003 - c. 1050) also known as Arlette, Arletta, and Herlève, was the mother of William I of England. She had two further sons, Odo of Bayeux and Robert, Count of Mortain, who became prominent in William's realm. The background of Herleva and the circumstances of William's birth are shrouded in mystery. The written evidence dates from a generation or two later, and is not entirely consistent. The most commonly accepted version says that she was the daughter of a tanner named Fulbert from the small Norman town of Falaise, where they lived. Translation being somewhat uncertain, Fulbert may instead have been a furrier, embalmer, or a person who laid out corpses for burial. It is argued by some that Herleva's father was not a tanner but rather a member of burgher class. The idea is supported by the fact that her brothers appear in a later document as attestors for an under-age William. Also, the Count of Flanders later accepted Herleva as a proper guardian for his own daughter. Both facts would be nearly impossible if the father (and therefore her brothers) of Herleva was a tanner, little more than a peasant. According to one legend, still recounted by tour guides at Falaise, it all started when Robert, the young Duke of Normandy saw Herleva from the roof of his castle tower. The walkway on the roof still looks down on the dyeing trenches cut into stone in the courtyard below, which can be seen to this day from the tower ramparts above. The traditional way of dyeing leather or garments was for individuals to trample barefoot on the garments which were awash in the dyeing liquid in these trenches. Herleva, legend goes, seeing the Duke on his ramparts above, raised her skirts perhaps a bit more than necessary in order to attract the Duke's eye. The latter was immediately smitten and ordered her brought in (as was customary for any wench that caught the Duke's eye) through the back door. Herleva refused, saying she would only enter the Duke's castle on horseback through the front gate. The Duke, filled with lust, could only agree. In a few days, Herleva, dressed in the finest her father could provide, and sitting on a white horse, rode proudly through the front gate, her head held high. This gave Herleva a semi-official status as the Duke's mistress. She later gave birth to his son, William, in 1027 or 1028, and probably a daughter, Adelaide, in 1030. The love affair of Robert and Herleva didn't last; the Duke lost his romantic interest in her. However, her 'official' liaison with the Duke had elevated her from a commoner status. With the Duke's consent Herleva later married Herluin de Conteville in 1031. From her marriage to Herluin she had two sons: Odo, who later became Bishop of Bayeux, and Robert who became Count of Mortain. Both became prominent during William's reign. They also had at least one daughter, who married William, lord of La Ferté-Macé. Herleva probably died around 1050, in her forties. |
| Birth | She was born about 1003 in Falaise, Normandy, France.3,1 |
| Her daughter Adelaide Unknown was born about 1030 in Calvados, France. | |
| Marriage | Herleve Unknown and Herluin Unknown were married in 1031.4,3,1 |
| Her husband Robert I The Magnificent Unknown died on 2 July 1035 in Nicaea, Bithynia, Turkey. | |
| Death | She died about 1050, at age ~47.3,1 |
| Her husband Herluin Unknown died about 1066. |
Citations
Gulielmus Cronin
M, #6836, Deceased
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Family: Maria O' Dwyer
| Daughter | Alice Cronin+ (b. about 1857, d. 1932) |
Main Events
| Marriage | Gulielmus Cronin and Maria O' Dwyer were married. |
| User Reference Number | He; 23781 |
| His daughter Alice Cronin was born about 1857. |
Thomas David McMullen
M, #6845, Deceased, b. about 1901
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Parents
| Father | George McMullen (b. about 1874) |
| Mother | Sarah Ann Lewis (b. 7 September 1868) |
Main Events
| User Reference Number | Thomas David McMullen; 23655 |
| Birth | He was born about 1901 in Shrewsbury. |