King of West Saxons Cerdic ap Elesa 
Cerdic ap Elesa was born in 0470 in Ancient Saxony,what is now Northern Germany.1 Cerdic ap Elesa's father is Elesa ap Esla. His paternal grandfather was Esla ap Gewis. He was an only child. He died at the age of 64 in 0534 in Wessex.2 General Notes
Cerdic was one of the original Saxon invaders and became the first Saxon king of the area of Wessex which would become Dorset.
The Anglo Saxon chronicles state that "In 495 there came two ealdormen to Britain: Cerdic and Cynric his son, with five ships, to the place called Cerdicesora; on the same day they fought the Welsh.
In 508 they killed a British king named Natanlaod and five thosand men with him. After that the land was known as Natanleag up to Cerdicesford.
In 519, they received the West Saxon kingdom and the same year they fought with the Britons in the place now called Cerdicesford; the royal line of Wessex ruled from that day.
In 527, they fought the Britons in the place called Cerdiceslea and then in 530 they seized the Isle of Wight and killed a few men in Carisbrook.
In 534 Cerdic died and was succeded by Cynric as ruler of Wessex.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.0327 in Ancient Saxony
- b.0355 in Ancient Saxony,what is now Northern Germany
- b.0383 in Ancient Saxony,what is now Northern Germany
- b.0411 in Ancient Saxony,what is now Northern Germany d.Between 443-502
- b.0439 in Ancient Saxony,what is now Northern Germany
- b.0470 in Ancient Saxony,what is now Northern Germany d.0534 in Wessex
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They had a son named Cynric ap Cerdic.
Family Notes
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Children
King of Wessex Cynric ap Cerdic
Cynric ap Cerdic was born about 0480 in Wessex. He died in 0560 in Wessex.
They had a son named Crioda.
1 {Millenium File}
2 {GEDCOM: cook file 4/00}
3 GEDCOM: Manning Grubbs Family
Further sources/citations:
{The Scotch-Irish: The Scot in North Britain, North Ireland, and North America}, {GEDCOM File : .gedall.ged}
2 {GEDCOM: cook file 4/00}
3 GEDCOM: Manning Grubbs Family
Further sources/citations:
{The Scotch-Irish: The Scot in North Britain, North Ireland, and North America}, {GEDCOM File : .gedall.ged}
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