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Margaret de CHESNEY, Lady of Horsford

Margaret de CHESNEY, Lady of Horsford[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

Female Abt 1167 - 1230  (63 years)


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  • Name Margaret de CHESNEY 
    Suffix Lady of Horsford 
    Birth Abt 1167  Horsford, St. Faith's, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 1230  Warkworth Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I27375  Coombs
    Last Modified 1 Jun 2016 

    Father William de CHESNEY, Sheriff of Norfolk & Suffolk,   b. Abt 1130, Horsford, St. Faith's, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 29 Sep 1174, Colne Engaine, Halstead, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 44 years) 
    Mother Aubreye de POYNINGS,   b. Abt 1140, Poynings, Steyning, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F10580  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Robert FITZROGER, 2nd Baron of Warkworth, Lord of Clavering,   b. Abt 1168, Clavering, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1214, Clavering, Saffron Walden, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Children 
     1. Alice FITZROBERT,   b. Abt 1192, Warkworth Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1225 (Age < 32 years)
     2. John FITZROBERT, Lord of Warkworth and Clavering,   b. Abt 1210, Clavering, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1240 (Age 30 years)
    Family ID F9595  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2026 

  • Notes 

    • m. (1) Hugh de Cressi (d. c. Easter 1189), to whose desendants the barony of Blythborough went until they dsp in 1263, when the estates went to the cousin and heir, Robert FitzRoger who died in 1310.

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      i. Margery de Caisneto = Margery de Chesney of Horsford
      m1. Hugh de Cressi (d 1189)
      m2. Robert FitzRoger of Warkworth and Clavering (d 22.11.1214)

      ii. Clemence de Caisneto = Clemence de Chesney of Hoo (dsp) m. Jordan de Sackville (dsp)

      iii. Sara de Caisneto = Sara de Chesney of Colne m. Richard Engaine of Laxton and Pytchley (d 23.04.1209)

  • Sources 
    1. [S55] English Baronies, Blythborough, Suffolk barony, p. 16 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S19] rootsweb, Mark Willis-Ballard.

    3. [S72] II: Domesday Descendants, Margaret filia Willelmi Vicecomitis, p. 1138 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S13] bright.ged.

    5. [S20] gen_bursonram_A.ged, downloaded de.2005.

    6. [S47] PL_4_WWW_all.ged, downloaded april 2006.

    7. [S49] Complete Peerage, Early Veres, Vol X, Appx J, p. 117 incl note (h). (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S49] Complete Peerage, Engaine article, Vol V, chart betw. pp. 72 & 73 (Reliability: 3).