Sir William le Prouz, Sheriff of Devon

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William Le Prouz, Lord of Gidley

Also Known As: "Le Preuz"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Gidley Manor, Chagford, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Death: 1269 (44-53)
Gidley Manor, Chagford, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of Walter Le Preuz and Sarah Le Preuz
Husband of Alice de Ferrers
Father of William (the Elder) Le Prouz, Lord of Gidley; Hugh Prouz, Kt.; Sir Richard Prouse, of Ashton and William (the Younger) le Prouz, of Eastervale
Brother of Robert Le Prouz

Occupation: Sheriff of Devon
Managed by: Private User
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About Sir William le Prouz, Sheriff of Devon

The timeline does not permit there being more than one of him, despite various assumptions over the centuries. He is definitely stated to have married Alice Ferrers, daughter of one Sir Fulk Ferrers and sister of another, in the year 1240.

Died 1269; IPM held 10/21/1270.

Four sons: William the elder (1245-1315), Richard, Hugh, and William the younger.

Lord Gidley, Stodbury, Cumesheved, Hacche, and Colton in Devon. Sheriff of Devon

      William from 1st marriage, Richard from 2nd.
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  • Father Walter Prouz
  • Mother (Miss) de Dinham
  • ' William Prouz married (Miss) de Gidley, daughter of Giles de Gidley.
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    • Sir William Prouz+
  • Citations
  • 1.[S94] Unknown author, Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants.
  • From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p830.htm#i...
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Sir William was Sheriff of Devon in 1269. He held Gidley, Stodbury, Cumesheved, Hacche, and Colton in Devonshire. His estate was probated on 21 October 1270; Inq.p.m. writ.

See "My Lines"

( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/p208.htm#i23514 )

from Compiler: R. B. Stewart, Evans, GA

( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/index.htm )

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Sir William le Prouz, Sheriff of Devon's Timeline

1220
1220
Gidley Manor, Chagford, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1245
1245
Gidley Manor, Chagford, Okehampton, Devon, England
1248
1248
Gidleigh, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1251
1251
Gidley Manor, Chagford, Okehampton, Devon, England
1260
1260
Gidley Manor, Chagford, Okehampton, Devon, England
1269
1269
Age 49
Gidley Manor, Chagford, Devon, England, United Kingdom