Events
Date of Birth: about 1123.
Place of Birth: unknown.
The date is given by Stringer (ODNB).
Date of Death: 1178.
Place of Death: unknown.
The date is given by Stringer (ODNB).
Relationships
Father: William (II) de Warenne (died 1138), earl of Surrey.
This relationship is given by Stringer (ODNB), by Keats-Rohan (p. 239, p. 776), and by Hollister (ODNB). It is recorded by Ordericus Vitalis in his Historia Ecclesiastica (13:19). John of Hexham, writing in the late 12th century, (Arnold p. 300) calls Ada the sister of William (III) de Warenne.
Mother: Isabel de Vermandois (died 1147).
This relationship is given by Stringer (ODNB) and Hollister (ODNB).
Spouse: Henry of Scotland (about 1115 - 1152), earl of Northumberland. Married 1139.
This relationship is given by Stringer (ODNB) and by Keats-Rohan (p. 239, p. 776). It is recorded by Ordericus Vitalis in his Historia Ecclesiastica (13:19), and by John of Hexham (Arnold p. 300).
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information comes from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography articles.)
Malcolm (between 23 April and 24 May 1141 - 9 December 1165). He became Malcolm IV, king of Scots.
William (about 1142 - 4 December 1214). He became William I, king of Scots. He married Matilda of Saxony on 5 September 1186 at Woodstock.
Ada (about 1142 - 1205) married Florence (III), count of Holland in 1162..
Margaret (1144/45 - 1201) married (1) Conan (IV), duke of Brittany in 1160; married (2) Humphrey de Bohun.
Matilda (died 1152).
David (1152 - 17 June 1219). David became earl of Huntingdon and lord of Garioch. He married Matilda of Chester on 19 August 1190.
References
“Ada de Warenne (d.1178), countess of Northumberland” [POMS, no. 95] in The People of Medieval Scotland, 1093 – 1314. Amanda Beam, John Bradley, Dauvit Broun, John Reuben Davies, Matthew Hammond, Michele Pasin (with others). (Glasgow and London, 2012) [accessed 11 June 2014]
Anderson, Allan O. Scottish Annals from English Chroniclers A.D. 500 to 1286. (London, 1908).
Arnold, Thomas. (ed.) Symeonis Monachi Opera Omnia. 2 Volumes (London, 1882-1885).
Hollister, C. Warren. “Warenne, William (II) de, second earl of Surrey (d. 1138)” in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. (Oxford University Press, 2004).
Keats-Rohan, Katharine S. B. Domesday Descendants: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents 1106 - 1166. (Woodbridge: 2002).
Scott, W.W. “Malcolm IV (1141-1165)” in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. (Oxford University Press, 2004).
Stringer, Keith. “Ada, countess of Northumberland (c. 1123 - 1178)” in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. (Oxford University Press, 2004).
Stringer, Keith. “David, earl of Huntingdon and lord of Garioch (1152-1219)” in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. (Oxford University Press, 2004).
Stringer, Keith. “Henry, earl of Northumberland (c. 1115-1152)” in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. (Oxford University Press, 2004).