Just my 2 cents - this particular set of merges is one of the things that makes me uncomfortable here at geni in that the discriptions combine two different people in the same personage. William Rufus is the Conqueror's son; William Peverel is someone not related to either, although it's easy enough to confuse the two (I'm no historian, by a long shot, but it's easy to see the conflicts here).
Here's what wikipedia says about William Peverel, in the first paragraph:
"William's mother seems to have been a Saxon named Maud, daughter of the noble Ingelric. She was married to one Ranulph Peverel, from whom William took his name. Historically, it had been claimed that he was actually the illegitimate son of William the Conqueror, but this cannot be supported by the historical record.[1]
William married Adelina of Lancaster, who bore him a daughter Adeliza, born circa 1075, and a son, also named William, born circa 1080."
According to the history books, William Rufus had no offspring at all.
Since I've seen many more knowledgeable than I making the merges, I've continued; I didn't see any warnings. I'm guessing it will all be straightened out afterward?
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