Harold de Ewias of Sudeley 1st Lord Sudeley 
Harold de Ewias of was born about 1068 in Sudeley Castle, England and his baptism took place in of Ewyas Harold,Herefordshire,England. He had a brother named Ralf Le Breton de Gauder. He was the older of the two children. He died after 1115 in of Burton Dasset,of ChilversCoton,Warwickshire,England.General Notes
Son of Ralph the Timid Gael and Gytha Hereford; m. Maud d'Averanch; father of Baron Robert Ewyas. [WFT Vol 1 Ped 986]
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Lord of Sudeley and Ewyas Harold; liv. 1115; father of Robert I de Ewyas. [Ancestral Roots, p. 228]
Son of Ralph de Sudeley and Getha; father of John who m. Grace de Tracy. [Ancestral Roots, Line 235, p. 201]
Son of Earl Ralph, earl of Hereford; "of tender years" on the death of his father, thus Herefordshire was added to Harold Godwinson's West Saxon earldom. His name is still preserved in that of Ewyas Harold, but it was impossible to entrust the care of a Welsh border district to a child. [The Victoria History of the Counties of England: A History of Herefordshire, p. 354]
Sudeley estate was famous for the quality of its oaks and the deer which grazed its woods and royal parklands. The original house was probably situated in the field now known as the Hop Yard to the east of the Queen's Garden.
The de Sudeley family survived the Norman Conquest without losing their lands, unlike many contemporaries, whose estates William I greedily confiscated. They flourished at Sudeley for three centuries, distinguishing themselves in the Crusades and other campaigns. The family moved in Royal circles, and several generations held important Court positions. [Sudeley Castle & Gardens]
Son of Ralph of Hereford and Gytha of Hereford; m. Maud d'Avranches; father of:
1. Robert FitzHarold de Ewyas who m. Sybil
2. John de Sudley who m. Gracye de Tracy
[Carrie Holbrook, <familygirlsza@cox.net, 7 feb 2002]
Son of Ralph 'the Timid' of Hereford de Sudeley and Gytha Clopa; m. Maud/Margaret D'Avranches; father of:
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‌Harold de Ewias of and Maud (Margaret) D' were married in a religious ceremony before 1085. They had two sons named Robert I Fitzharold de and John De.
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Children
Robert I Fitzharold de Ewyas Baron of Ewyas Harold
Robert I Fitzharold de was born about 1085 in Ewyas Harold,Hereford,England. He died after 1147 in of Sudeley, Gloucestershire, England.1
They had two sons named John de and Robert I Fitzharold de.
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Children
John de Sudeley
John de was born in 1083 in Sudeley Castle,Winchcombe,Gloucester,England. He died about 1140 in of Toddington,Gloucester,England.
Robert I Fitzharold de Ewyas Baron of Ewyas Harold
Robert I Fitzharold de was born about 1085 in Ewyas Harold,Hereford,England. He died after 1147 in of Sudeley, Gloucestershire, England.1
1 English Baronies: A Study of Their Origin and Descent, 1086-1327 @ p. 43
Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Volume 1, pre-1600 to present @ Ped 986, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700, Seventh Edition @ p. 201, 228, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Herefordshire @ p. 354
Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Volume 1, pre-1600 to present @ Ped 986, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700, Seventh Edition @ p. 201, 228, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Herefordshire @ p. 354
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