Sir Ralph Bigod

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Sir Ralph de Bigod, Chepstow

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Birthplace: Thetford, Norfolk, England
Death: July 28, 1260 (40-49)
Thetford, Norfolk, England
Immediate Family:

Son of Sir Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk, Surety of the Magna Carta and Maud Marshal
Husband of Bertha de Ferrers
Father of Lucy Bigod and Sir John Bigod, Knight
Brother of Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk; Isabel Bigod; Hugh Bigod, Chief Justice of England; Sir Simon le Bigod and N.N. Devereux
Half brother of Isabel d’Aubigny, countess of Arundel; John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey; Eleanor de Warenne and Margaret Warren

Occupation: Knight
Managed by: Sean Patrick Feeney
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About Sir Ralph Bigod

http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL.htm#_...

RALPH Bigod . The Chronicle of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire names ”Rogerus sive Radulphus Bigod, secundus filius Hugonis le Bigod com. Norfolke et Suffolke et Matildæ primæ filiæ Willihelmi Marescalli, et frater Hugonis Bygod com. Norfolke et Suffolke”[1043].

m BERTHA de Furnival, daughter of ---. The Chronicle of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire records that ”Rogerus sive Radulphus Bigod, secundus filius Hugonis le Bigod com. Norfolke et Suffolke…” married “Bertam de Fornivale”[1044]. Ralph & his wife had one child:

a) JOHN Bigod . The Chronicle of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire names "Johannes Bigod" as son of ”Rogerus sive Radulphus Bigod, secundus filius Hugonis le Bigod com. Norfolke et Suffolke…” and his wife “Bertam de Fornivale”[1045].

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Ralph Bigod was born on 1215 in England to Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk and Maud Marshal Bigod. Ralph married Berta de Furnivalle.

Ralph Bigod is my 26th great uncle.

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MedLands only credits Ralph and Bertha with one child, John. MedLands has been known to miss daughters (and occasionally younger sons), however.

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Sir Ralph Bigod's Timeline

1215
1215
Thetford, Norfolk, England
1238
1238
Settrington, Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom)
1245
1245
Thetford, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1260
July 28, 1260
Age 45
Thetford, Norfolk, England
1933
January 7, 1933
Age 45
January 7, 1933
Age 45
January 7, 1933
Age 45
January 7, 1933
Age 45
January 7, 1933
Age 45
January 7, 1933
Age 45