Robert I de Brus 1st Lord Brix 
Robert I de was born about 1030 in Brus Castle,Brix Castle,near Cherbourg,Normandy,Fr.1 He was an only child. He died about 1094 in of North Cave,Yorkshire,Eng.2 General Notes
Son of Robert de Brutz/Brusce who was counsellor to Duke Robert the Magnificent; father of William and Adam who accompanied their father to the Conquest. Robert died shortly after, when William received the castle of Bramber in Sussex. [Falaise Roll, p. 88]
m. Emma de Brittany; father of William de Braiose. [Charlemagne & Others, Chart 3316b]
b.c. 1030, d.c. 1089; m. Emma de Brittany; father of Adam Brus who m. Emma Ramsey. [WFT Vo l 6 Ped 1556]
Robert de Brus followed William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, to England in 1066 and, although he is thought to have died soon after, his sons acquired great possession in Surrey and Dorset. [Clans & Tartans, p. 56]
Robert was granted part of North Cave very shortly after 1086. [Richard Borthwick rgbor@cyllene.uwa.edu.au]
d.c. 1094 Founder of the Scottish dynasty, Bruce derived his name from his castle of Bruis near Cherbourg. He arrived in England with William the Conqueror, king of England, who granted him land in Yorkshire. His son, Robert Bruce, founded Guisborough Priory in North Yorkshire, in 1119. [The Plantagenet Encyclopedia, p. 37]
1st lord of Brix; son of Rognvald, son of Brusse; companion of William the Conqueror; father of:
1. Adelme
2. William
[Annie Natalelli-Waloszzek <Xanadu2@wanadoo.fr, 19 Sep 2002]
From Dr. Johnston's HISTORY OF THE FAMILY OF BRUCE, "Braose: The Castle of Broase, now Brieose": The town exists considerably south of Falaise and north of Briouze. "...two leagues from Falaise in Normandy; it was built by Robert de Braose who had two sons: Alan who with his posterity remained in Normandy and Robert de Breiose, who came to England with the Conqueror but died soon after."
"He left however two sons:
1. William who founded the baronial house of Braose of Bramber, Gowert, etc., and
2. Adam, ancestor of the Bruces of Skelton, Anandale, etc." [Annie Natale lli-Waloszzek <Xanadu2@wanadoo.fr, 19 Sep 2002]
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They had five sons and three daughters, named Roger de, William I de, Adam (Adelm) de, Allan, Robert De, Philina, Hortolina and Amicia.
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Children
Roger de Pitres Sherriff Gloucester
Roger de was born about 1047 in Val de Pitres,Fr.1 He died in 1089 in Gloucestershire,Eng.
William I de Braose Baron Sir
William I de was born about 1049 in Briouze Near Argentan,Normandy,Fr. He died in 1087 in Bramber,Sussex,Eng.3
Adam (Adelm) de Brus Lord Skelton-Breaux
Adam (Adelm) de was born about 1051 in Brus Castle,Brix Castle,near Cherbourg,Normandy,Fr.4 He died in Skelton Castle,Yorkshire,Eng.
1 "Ancestors of John Whitcomb" from GEDCOMs downloaded from A OL on 06/21/97, p. 9
2 The Plantagenet Encyclopedia @ p. 37
3 The Plantagenet Ancestry, by William Henry Turton, 1968
4 shirleywhitfield.FTW
2 The Plantagenet Encyclopedia @ p. 37
3 The Plantagenet Ancestry, by William Henry Turton, 1968
4 shirleywhitfield.FTW
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