William d' Avranches

1047 - 1087  (40 years)

• Name	William d' Avranches
  Born	1037-1047	Avranches, Normandy, France
  Gender	Male
  Died	1087	Okehampton, Devon, England
  Notes	1180 he witnessed a grant between Hugh de Dover and the Abbotts and Monks of St Berton, St Omer, France, the lands being in Kent, England. ["Hougham-Hurley Genealogical Record", page 11] The above reference is probably better attributed to William Brother of Robert 1 than William de Avranches. William came to England with William the Conquerer taking the Name of the Town he left - Avranches. When William settled down, Willaim d' Avranches was made Lord of the manor of Hougham (an Anglo Saxon Manor near Dover) together with sundry other manors, and was one of the 8 Knights who were wardens over Dover Castle under John de Fienne. He probably married Matilda, daughter of Baldwin de Redvers, Earl of Devon, but no definite proof exists. A window to his memory may be seen in Dover Castle. Alternative view is that Robert d' Avranches's mother was one Adeliza de Moels of Normandy, cousin ( ie blood relation) to Richard, surnamed Goz, who was father of Hugh d' Avranches, the famous Earl of Chester. Installed Comte d' Avranches by William of Normandy (later William of England) in 1040. A member of the Ducal family of Normandy and a relative of Richard Goz whose son later became Ear l of Chester. In the children, I have kept two Rualon/Robert entries because the information at this point is confusing and in conflict, but there are not two people - just the same person entered according to different sets of data. [1]
  Person ID	I2184	Roy~Royes | Hougham
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	Wymund d' Avranches, II,   b. Abt 1017,   d. Abt 1109  (Age ~ 92 years)
  Family ID	F976	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma de Brion,   b. Abt 1050, Brionne, Normandy, France ,   d. 11 Aug 1142, Okehampton, Devon, England  (Age ~ 92 years)
  Children	1. d' Avranches,   d. ? + 2. Robert d' Avranches, Viscount of Devonshire,   b. 1067,   d. Aft 1130, Okehampton, Devon, England  (Age > 64 years) + 3. Rualon d' Avranches, Sheriff of Kent,   b. Abt 1070,   d. 1135, Kent, England  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Overviews		PEDIGREE - HOUGHAM (from Solomon Hougham 1475)-d'Avranches Solomon Hougham (1475-1518) is a key person for many modern Hougham descendants. Their pedigrees have been taken back to Solomon and then this chart follows the line back possibly to 0530 (Egil)
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2014
  Family ID	F741	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1037-1047 - Avranches, Normandy, France Died - 1087 - Okehampton, Devon, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Overviews		0837 AVRANCHES - from Rognvald and Rollo to William d'Avranches The Houghams are descendants of the d'Avranches.
  		1037 AVRANCHES to HOUGHAM Ancestors of Solomon Hougham c1475-1518 to William d'Avranches 1037-1087

  
  

• Sources

  [S251] Hougham/Huffam Family Tree, Robin Young.