William fitz Randulf

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: before 1203.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given by Farrer (HKF 3, p. 372).

Relationships

Father: Ranulf.

Farrer (HKF 3, p. 371) and Clay (pp. 36-37) give evidence for this relationship. Clay notes that Ranulf was a member of the Warenne family, but it is difficult to be certain of his identity.

Mother: unknown.

Spouse: Emma.

Emma’s name is recorded in a charter by which “Willielmus de Warein filius Randulfi” attempted to give a moiety of the church of Halstead, Essex, to Lilleshall abbey, Shropshire, for the health of his soul and of Emma his wife. (Clay, p. 36; Eyton, pp. 17-18, citing the Lilleshall Chartulary, f. 75.)

Spouse: Matilda.

This relationship is recorded in a number of cases Matilda was involved in after William’s death (HKF 3, p. 372).

Children (probably by Emma):

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

William de Warenne de “Albo Monasterio” (died 1246).

References

Clay, Charles Travis and William Farrer eds. Early Yorkshire Charters, Volume 8: The Honour of Warenne. (Cambridge University Press, 1949).

Eyton, R.W. Antiquities of Shropshire, Vol. X. (1860).

Farrer, William. Honours and Knights’ Fees, volume 3. (1925)