Walkelin FitzRobert De Ferrers 
Walkelin FitzRobert was born in 1136 in Castle Tutbury, England. Walkelin FitzRobert's father was Robert De Ferrers and his mother is Margaret Peverel. His paternal grandparents were Robert De Ferrers and Hawise De Vitre; his maternal grandparents are William Peverel and Advice De Lancaster. He had four brothers and four sisters, named William, Robert, Hugo, Henry, Macheline, Isolda, Matilda and Petronille. He was the oldest of the nine children. He died after December 31st, 1189 in Acre, Palestine.General Notes
Alias:<ALIA> William /De Ferrers/
REFN: 3092AN
Alias:<ALIA> William /De Ferrers/
REFN: P3093
William de Ferrers, 3rd Earl of Derby, the son of Robert de Ferrers, 2nd E
arl of Derby, succeeded his father as Earl of Derby in 1162. He was marri
ed to Sybil de Braose.
William de Ferrers was one of the earls who joined the rebellion against K
ing Henry II of England led by Henry's eldest son, Henry the Younger, in 1
173. William had a grudge against Henry because he believed he should ha
ve inherited the lands of Peverel of the Peak through his mother. Howev
er when William Peverel fled the country in 1155, King Henry had confiscat
ed these lands.
William was taken prisoner by King Henry and held at Caen. He later join
ed the Third Crusade and died at the Siege of Acre in 1190.
(Wikipedia)
WILLIAM DE FERRERS, third Earl of Derby, who 12 Henry II certified to hold
ing seventy-nine knights fees; married Margaret, daughter and heiress of W
illiam Peverel, of Nottingham.
(Fenwick Allied Ancestry, page 139)
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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.~ 0985 in Fierres, Normandy, France
- b.~ 1010 in Ferrieres, Normandy, France d.~ 1089 in Ferrieres, Normandy, France
- b.~ 0988 in Normandy, France
- b.1036 in Ferrieres, Normandy, France d.1088 in Castle Tutbury, Staffordshire, England
- b.~ 1062 in Normandy, France d.1139 in Derbyshire, England
- b.~ 1010 in Gostenois, Normandy, France
- b.1040 in Gostenois, Normandy, France d. in Darley, Derbyshire, England
- b.1100 in Derbyshire, England d.1162 in Merevale, Warickshire, England
- b.~ 1028 in Vitre, Brittany, France
- b.1054 in Vitre, Brittany, France d. in Derbyshire, England
- b.~ 1032 in Brittany, France
- b.~ 1067 in Vitre, Brittany, France d. in Derbyshire, England
- b.~ 1009 in Conteville, Normandy, France d.> 1087
- b.1031 in Mortaigne, Normandy, France d.08 Dec 1090 in Cornwall, England
- b.1010 in Falasia, Normandy, France d.~ 1050
- b.1054 in Mortaigne, Normandy, France
- b.1022 in Normandy, France d.07 Jul 1094 in Shrewsbury Abbey, Shropshire, England
- b.1041 in Montgomery, Normandy, France
- b.~ 1025 in Alencson, Eure, France d.02 Dec 1079 in Chateau De Bures-Sur-Dive, France
- b.1136 in Castle Tutbury, England d.>31 Dec 1189 in Acre, Palestine
- b.~ 1090 in England
- b.~ 1114 in Derby, England
- b.~ 1095 in England
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‌Walkelin FitzRobert and Sybil were married in a religious ceremony about 1165 in Sussex, England. They had a son and six daughters, named William II, Elizabeth, Agatha, Robert, Millicent, Pernell and Petronella.
Family Notes
REFNMR2438
REFNM10996
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Children
Agatha De Ferrers
Agatha was born in 1168 in Charltey, Staffordshire, England. She died in Aberconway, Carnarvonshire, Wales.
William II De Ferrers
William II was born in 1170 in Ferrers, Derbyshire, England. He died at the age of 77 on September 22nd, 1247 in Ferrers, Derbyshire, England.
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