Richard le Goz, Viscount of Avranches: Family History of Ivan Hurst

Generation: 1

1.
Richard le Goz, Viscount of Avranches
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester was born in Abt. 1047; died on 27 Jul 1101.

Generation: 2

2.

Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester

(1.Richard¹) was born in Abt. 1047; died on 27 Jul 1101.

Family/Spouse: Ermentrude of Claremont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

3. Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Generation: 3

3. Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester (2.Hugh², 1.Richard¹)
4. Otuer fitz, Count (2.Hugh², 1.Richard¹)
5. Robert, Abbot of Bury St Edmunds (2.Hugh², 1.Richard¹)

6.

(2.Hugh², 1.Richard¹)

Family/Spouse: Geoffrey Ridel, Royal justice. Geoffrey (son of Ridel) died on 25 Nov 1120. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Generation: 4

7. Robert Ridel (6.geva³, 2.Hugh², 1.Richard¹)
8. Ridel (6.geva³, 2.Hugh², 1.Richard¹)
Family/Spouse: William Blund. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9.
Mabel Ridel (6.geva³, 2.Hugh², 1.Richard¹)
Family/Spouse: Richard de St. Medard de Semarc. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

11. Geoffrey de St. Medard de Semarc

10.

(6.geva³, 2.Hugh², 1.Richard¹)

Matilda married Richard Basset, Sir, Royal judge in Abt. 1122. Richard (son of Ralph Basset, Royal judge) died in 1144. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

12. Matilda Basset
13. Sibil Basset
14. Ralph Basset, of Drayton, Sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire
15. Geoffrey Ridel
16. William Basset, of Sapcote, Sheriff of Lincolnshire was born in Abt. 1134 in Colston, Nottinghamshire, England; died in Abt. 1185.

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