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Sir William de Stourton

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Stourton, Wiltshire, England (United Kingdom)
Death: circa 1185 (46-63)
England
Immediate Family:

Son of Sir Robert de Stourton, Knight and Agnes de Stourton
Father of Alexander de Stourton, of the Wirral and Sir Michael de Stourton, Knight
Brother of Rose de Baumville

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About Sir William de Stourton, Knight

  • Sir William de Stourton1
  • M, #32350
  • Father Sir Robert de Stourton
  • Mother Agnes
  • Family
  • Child
    • Sir Michael Stourton+
  • Citations
  • 1.[S9963] Unknown author, Burke's Peerage, 1938, p. 1806.
  • From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1077.htm#...
  • __________________________
  • William De STOURTON
  • Father: Robert De STOURTON
  • Mother: ¿?
  • Married: ¿?
  • Children:
    • 1. Michael De STOURTON
  • From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/STOURTON.htm#William De STOURTON1
  • __________________________
  • History of the noble house of Stourton, of Stourton, in the county of Wilts; (1899)
  • https://archive.org/details/historyofnobleho01mowb
  • https://archive.org/stream/historyofnobleho01mowb#page/19/mode/1up
  • Pg.19
    • CHART
  • Botolph de la Stourton. First "Dominus de Stourton" after the Conquest. = Ann, daughter of Godwin, first Earl of the West Saxons.; ch: Sir Robert (m. Agnes _) de Stourton.
    • Sir Robert de Stourton. "Dominus de Stourton." Built the Mansion House at Stourton. = Agnes is given as the Christian name of his wife by Edmondson.; ch: Sir William de Stourton.
      • Sir William de Stourton "Dominus de Stourton" ; ch: Sir Michael (m. Mary Mauduit) de Stourton.
        • Sir Michael de Stourton, Kt. "Dominus de Stourton." = Mary, dau. of John, Lord Mauduit.
  • https://archive.org/stream/historyofnobleho01mowb#page/28/mode/1up
  • Pg.28
  • Botolph of Stourton, temp, conquestoris, had besides his elder son and heir, Sir Robert, a younger son, Galfridus. Mr. Edmondson starts his pedigree with Bartholomew Stourton, the first Lord of Stourton after the Conquest, whom Sir Richard Colt Hoare, quoting the College of Arms pedigree, presumed was identical with Botolph Stourton. This is confirmed by the official pedigree in the College of Arms, in which Botolph is given as the first known ancestor of the Lords Stourton, after the Conquest.
  • It is thought possible that this Botolph may have had a younger son called Bartholomew, especially when it is considered that that name has the appropriate meaning of "son of him who made the waters to rise," and that as Botolph Stourton had inherited the fishery rights and customs of his ancestor, Botolph Stourton, the Saxon Thane, who had the original grant from King Alfred the Great, as before shown, he may have, as the then head of the family, named a son Bartholomew, in reference to the head or rise of the river Stour being in the parish of Stourton, and to the fact that that river is supposed to have been dyed by the blood of those slain in battle at Stourton. But if the meaning of the name has a relation to any particular episode, it might equally appropriately refer to the breaking down of the sea walls of the Severn.
  • https://archive.org/stream/historyofnobleho01mowb#page/29/mode/1up
  • Pg.29
  • Sir Robert Stourton, Lord of Stourton, son and heir of Botolph, also Lord there, had by his wife, Agnes, an elder son and heir.
  • Sir William Stourton, Knight, also called Lord of Stourton, successor to his father, and who had a son and heir,
  • Sir Michael Stourton, who was the last to be styled "Lord of Stourton." He lived in the troublous times of King John, and King Henry III., when the risings of the Barons and feudal Lords against the Throne caused so many to lose their Estates, as presumably did this Sir Michael Stourton, .... etc.
  • https://archive.org/stream/historyofnobleho01mowb#page/34/mode/1up
  • Pg.34
  • .... He (Sir Michael) married Mary daughter of John, Lord Mauduit(*), and had, besides a younger son, Guy Stourton, an eldest son and heir.
  • Sir John Stourton, knight, of Stourton, Co. Wilts,, who predeceased his father and married Gracia, daughter of Thomas, Lord Hungerford, of Helsbury(t), by Jane, his wife, daughter and heir of Sir Edward Hussey, and had issue : — .... etc.
  • ________________________
  • 'Stourton01'
  • TCP Stourton) refers to a pedigree of this family that commences with Botolph and says that it "was long ago disposed of by Round." The pedigree we show comes from BP1934 (Mowbray) and is assumed to be the one that is deemed by TCP to be insecure down to the Sir William who was alive in 1325.
  • Botulph de Stourton (a c1070)
  • m. Anne (dau of Godwin, Earl of Wessex and Kent)
    • 1. Sir Robert de Stourton
    • Collins reports that Robert's father was Sir Ralph (de) Stourton who "when William the Conqueror entered into the West, was among those who broke down the Sea-Walls of the Severn".
      • A. Sir William de Stourton
        • i. Sir Michael de Stourton
        • m. Mary Mauduit (dau of John, Lord Mauduit)
          • a. .... etc.
    • 2. Galfridus de Stourton
  • Main sources: BP1934 (Mowbray, Segrave and Stourton) with some support from Collins (1741, Stourton)
  • From: Stirnet.com
  • http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/ss4tz/stourton01.php#dau3
  • _____________________________
  1. ID: I19040
  2. Name: William Stourton
  3. Sex: M
  4. Birth: ABT 1150 in Stourton, Wilts
  5. Death: AFT 1185
  6. _UID: C6CCB85ABF3545DABA105EEC59A5F0490219
  7. Change Date: 28 NOV 2005

Father: Robert Stourton Mother: Agnes

Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown

Children

  1. Has Children Michael Stourton

*William Stourton born about 1150 Stourton, Wiltshire, England died after 1185

father:

  • Robert Stourton born about 1110 Stourton, Wiltshire, England died after 1177

mother:

  • Agnes wife of Robert Stourton born about 1115 Wiltshire, England (end of information)

siblings: unknown

spouse: unknown

children:

  • Michael de Stourton born about 1185 Stourton, Wiltshire, England

biographical and/or anecdotal:

notes or source: LDS

  • ___________________________

Sir William de Stourton1 M, #32350 Father Sir Robert de Stourton Mother Agnes Family Child Sir Michael Stourton+ Citations 1.[S9963] Unknown author, Burke's Peerage, 1938, p. 1806. From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1077.htm#... __________________________ William De STOURTON Father: Robert De STOURTON Mother: ¿? Married: ¿? Children: 1. Michael De STOURTON From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/STOURTON.htm#William De STOURTON1 __________________________ History of the noble house of Stourton, of Stourton, in the county of Wilts; (1899) https://archive.org/details/historyofnobleho01mowb https://archive.org/stream/historyofnobleho01mowb#page/19/mode/1up Pg.19 CHART Botolph de la Stourton. First "Dominus de Stourton" after the Conquest. = Ann, daughter of Godwin, first Earl of the West Saxons.; ch: Sir Robert (m. Agnes _) de Stourton. Sir Robert de Stourton. "Dominus de Stourton." Built the Mansion House at Stourton. = Agnes is given as the Christian name of his wife by Edmondson.; ch: Sir William de Stourton. Sir William de Stourton "Dominus de Stourton" ; ch: Sir Michael (m. Mary Mauduit) de Stourton. Sir Michael de Stourton, Kt. "Dominus de Stourton." = Mary, dau. of John, Lord Mauduit. https://archive.org/stream/historyofnobleho01mowb#page/28/mode/1up Pg.28 Botolph of Stourton, temp, conquestoris, had besides his elder son and heir, Sir Robert, a younger son, Galfridus. Mr. Edmondson starts his pedigree with Bartholomew Stourton, the first Lord of Stourton after the Conquest, whom Sir Richard Colt Hoare, quoting the College of Arms pedigree, presumed was identical with Botolph Stourton. This is confirmed by the official pedigree in the College of Arms, in which Botolph is given as the first known ancestor of the Lords Stourton, after the Conquest. It is thought possible that this Botolph may have had a younger son called Bartholomew, especially when it is considered that that name has the appropriate meaning of "son of him who made the waters to rise," and that as Botolph Stourton had inherited the fishery rights and customs of his ancestor, Botolph Stourton, the Saxon Thane, who had the original grant from King Alfred the Great, as before shown, he may have, as the then head of the family, named a son Bartholomew, in reference to the head or rise of the river Stour being in the parish of Stourton, and to the fact that that river is supposed to have been dyed by the blood of those slain in battle at Stourton. But if the meaning of the name has a relation to any particular episode, it might equally appropriately refer to the breaking down of the sea walls of the Severn. https://archive.org/stream/historyofnobleho01mowb#page/29/mode/1up Pg.29 Sir Robert Stourton, Lord of Stourton, son and heir of Botolph, also Lord there, had by his wife, Agnes, an elder son and heir. Sir William Stourton, Knight, also called Lord of Stourton, successor to his father, and who had a son and heir, Sir Michael Stourton, who was the last to be styled "Lord of Stourton." He lived in the troublous times of King John, and King Henry III., when the risings of the Barons and feudal Lords against the Throne caused so many to lose their Estates, as presumably did this Sir Michael Stourton, .... etc. https://archive.org/stream/historyofnobleho01mowb#page/34/mode/1up Pg.34 .... He (Sir Michael) married Mary daughter of John, Lord Mauduit(*), and had, besides a younger son, Guy Stourton, an eldest son and heir. Sir John Stourton, knight, of Stourton, Co. Wilts,, who predeceased his father and married Gracia, daughter of Thomas, Lord Hungerford, of Helsbury(t), by Jane, his wife, daughter and heir of Sir Edward Hussey, and had issue : — .... etc. ________________________ 'Stourton01' TCP Stourton) refers to a pedigree of this family that commences with Botolph and says that it "was long ago disposed of by Round." The pedigree we show comes from BP1934 (Mowbray) and is assumed to be the one that is deemed by TCP to be insecure down to the Sir William who was alive in 1325. Botulph de Stourton (a c1070) m. Anne (dau of Godwin, Earl of Wessex and Kent) 1. Sir Robert de Stourton Collins reports that Robert's father was Sir Ralph (de) Stourton who "when William the Conqueror entered into the West, was among those who broke down the Sea-Walls of the Severn". A. Sir William de Stourton i. Sir Michael de Stourton m. Mary Mauduit (dau of John, Lord Mauduit) a. .... etc. 2. Galfridus de Stourton Main sources: BP1934 (Mowbray, Segrave and Stourton) with some support from Collins (1741, Stourton) From: Stirnet.com http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/ss4tz/stourton01.php#dau3 _____________________________ ID: I19040 Name: William Stourton Sex: M Birth: ABT 1150 in Stourton, Wilts Death: AFT 1185 _UID: C6CCB85ABF3545DABA105EEC59A5F0490219 Change Date: 28 NOV 2005 Father: Robert Stourton Mother: Agnes

Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown

Children

1. Has Children Michael Stourton William Stourton born about 1150 Stourton, Wiltshire, England died after 1185

father:

Robert Stourton born about 1110 Stourton, Wiltshire, England died after 1177

mother:

Agnes wife of Robert Stourton born about 1115 Wiltshire, England (end of information)

siblings: unknown

spouse: unknown

children:

Michael de Stourton born about 1185 Stourton, Wiltshire, England

biographical and/or anecdotal:

notes or source: LDS

___________________________

Where is Stourton Castle?

In south Wiltshire, on the border with Dorset and Somerset was built a great and ancient house. It lay at the centre of a large estate and was known as Stourton Castle… But there is a problem; we don’t know where it is.

We have a picture drawn from a 1670 sketch by the antiquarian John Aubery. The place was massive and must have look a bit like Lacock Abbey. But it’s gone, apparently without a trace.

The story of the removal of Stourton Castle and the creation of Stourhead House has a touch of the Poldark about it. The Stoutons (old money, Poldark) and the Hoares (new money, Warleggan).

The Stourton family had taken their name from the village of Stourton (the farm by the River Stour), a place recorded in Domesday and at least Saxon in origin. The Stourtons claimed that their line went back to a mighty Saxon lord, Botulph. William Camden writing in 1607 saw a ‘monstrous bone’ displayed in Stourton Castle, a leg of their legendary ancestor.

The surviving records trace the family back to the 12th century but the Stourtons only emerge as lords of the manor in the 13th century documents. During the 14th and 15th centuries, the family did very well and built up cash reserves via good marriages and military service in France.

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Sir William de Stourton, Knight's Timeline

1130
1130
Stourton, Wiltshire, England (United Kingdom)
1140
1140
Stourton, Wirral, Cheshire, England (United Kingdom)
1185
1185
Stourton, Wiltshire, England (United Kingdom)
1185
Age 55
England
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