General Notes

per Marlyn Lewis

NEWLIN LINE

b.c. 1004, Mercia, England; m. Thurfrida; father of Thurfrida who m. Hugh D'Envermeu. [GRS 3.03, Automated Archives, CD#100]

If Hereward is truly the son of EARL Leofric of Bourne and not an anonymous Leofric of Bourne, then he would be a bro. of Aelfgar, an uncle of Eadwine and Morkere, and uncle by marriage of King Gruffydd and of King Harold. [Hereward, p. 156]

THESE FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS MAKE SENSE AS THEY ALL END UP AS REBELS AGAINST
WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR.

Domesday has him as a landowner in Warwickshire and Lincolnshire. [Hereward, p. 156]

Son of Leofric III, Earl of Mercia, and Godiva; m. Thurfrida. [WFT Vol 11 Ped 4329]

Lord of Bourne; b.c. 1004, son of Leofric III Earl of Mercia and Lady Godiva. [More Ratcliff Branches, http://pwl.netcom.com/~espii/genealogy/ratcliff2.html]

Rosslyn Chapel (near Edinburgh) contains a carving of a Stafford Knot, insignia of Hereward the Wake, the man who led opposition to the St. Clairs' original patron, William the Conqueror. ["Rosslyn Chapel", SCOTTISH LIFE, p. 61]

In 1069 William the Conqueror now dealt with the Northumberland problem, a problem that had grown with the stepping up of revolt in the Fens led by a local landholder, Hereward the Wake. After a hard march north along a route determined by violent resistance, broken bridges and swollen rivers, William took and re-entered York without a fight. The Danes had fled and the men of Northumberland, dispirited by William's ability to advance despite the hazards set before him by both nature and English, fled into the hills, pursued by King
William's men. With grim determination, William's army set about destroying homes and crops, and extinguishing all humand and animal life from the Humber to the Wash. Those that avoided violent death, died from exposure or starvation.
   The revolt in the Fens, led by Hereward, had been strenghthened by refugees from the harrowing of Northumberland, including Earl Morkar. At the same time it had been weakened by Osbjorn taking a bribe. However, while his brother, Jarl Osbjorn, and his fleet had been bought off, King Swein of Denmark and his
new fleet hadn't. What happened during the years 1070-1 is as much legend as recorded fact. William made at least two unsuccessful attempts, either in person, or through a lieutenant, take the Isle of Ely where Hereward and his forces were based. We also know that Hereward kept his Danish allies paid by allowing them to sack Peterborough and its Cathedral, now controlled by aNortham Bishop. Eventually Swein, perhaps seeing himself in a no win situation, allowed himself to be bought off. Later Ely was taken by the Normans after local monks betrayed secret causeways through the Fens that would allow an army access to the isle. Although Ely fell in 1071, Hereward escaped and, with a band of followers, remained a thorn in King William's side for many years to come. [Conquest & Resistance, England: 1066-88 <http://britannia.com/history/hastings.html]

Alleged to be father of Leofric who was father of Alvere de Marisco who was the alleged mother of Bouchard IV, Sgnr of Montmorency, who allegedly fathered (inter alia) the de Marisco line. [John Lerwill <lerwill@ibm.net]