Puffer Genealogy
Thorold Sheriff of Lincoln
Abt 955 - Yes, date unknown1. Thorold Sheriff of Lincoln was born about 955 in Mercia, England; and died. Other Events and Attributes:
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Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Godgifu Godiva Countess of Mercia was born about 980 in Mercia, England; died on 10 Sep 1067; was buried in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.
Generation: 2
2. Godgifu Godiva Countess of Mercia (1.Thorold1) was born about 980 in Mercia, England; died on 10 Sep 1067; was buried in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
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Notes:
She was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who, according to legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry, in England, in order to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation imposed by her husband on his tenants. The name "Peeping Tom" for a voyeur originates from later versions of this legend in which a man named Tom had watched her ride and was struck blind or dead.
Godgifu married Leofric Earl of Mercia in 1030. Leofric (son of Leofwine Earl of Mercia and Alwara Countess of Mercia) was born on 14 May 968 in Mercia, England; died on 31 Aug 1057 in Bromley, Staffordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Alfgar Earl of Mercia was born about 1002 in Mercia, England; died in 1059 in Mercia, England; was buried in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.
- 4. MERCIA, Hereward of was born about 1004 in Mercia, England; and died.
Generation: 3
3. Alfgar Earl of Mercia (2.Godgifu2, 1.Thorold1) was born about 1002 in Mercia, England; died in 1059 in Mercia, England; was buried in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
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Family/Spouse: Elfgifu Princess Of England. Elfgifu (daughter of Ethelred King of England and Alfgifu Aelflaed Queen Of England) was born about 997 in Wessex, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Edwin Earl Of Mercia was born about 1028 in Mercia, England; died after 1070 in England.
- 6. Morcar Earl Of Northumbria was born about 1030 in Mercia, England; died after 1070 in England.
- 7. MERCIA, Burhheard of was born about 1030 in Mercia, England; and died.
- 8. Ealdgyth Queen Of England was born about 1034 in Mercia, England; died after 1086.
- 9. Leverunia was born about 1034 in Mercia, England; and died.
- 10. MERCIA, Lucia of was born about 1040 in Mercia, England; died in England; was buried in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England.
4. MERCIA, Hereward of (2.Godgifu2, 1.Thorold1) was born about 1004 in Mercia, England; and died. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 3
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. MERCIA, Thurfrida Torfrida was born about 1014 in Lincolnshire, England; and died.
Generation: 4
5. Edwin Earl Of Mercia (3.Alfgar3, 2.Godgifu2, 1.Thorold1) was born about 1028 in Mercia, England; died after 1070 in England. Other Events and Attributes:
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6. Morcar Earl Of Northumbria (3.Alfgar3, 2.Godgifu2, 1.Thorold1) was born about 1030 in Mercia, England; died after 1070 in England. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 3
7. MERCIA, Burhheard of (3.Alfgar3, 2.Godgifu2, 1.Thorold1) was born about 1030 in Mercia, England; and died. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 3
8. Ealdgyth Queen Of England (3.Alfgar3, 2.Godgifu2, 1.Thorold1) was born about 1034 in Mercia, England; died after 1086. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 3
- Birth: Abt 1034, Mercia, England
Ealdgyth married LLEWELYN, Gruffydd Ap about 1058. Gruffydd (son of SEISYLLT, Llywelyn Ap and MAREDYDD, Angharad Verch) was born about 1011 in Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales; died on 5 Aug 1063. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. GRUFFUDD, Nest Verch was born about 1061 in Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales; and died.
9. Leverunia (3.Alfgar3, 2.Godgifu2, 1.Thorold1) was born about 1034 in Mercia, England; and died. Other Events and Attributes:
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10. MERCIA, Lucia of (3.Alfgar3, 2.Godgifu2, 1.Thorold1) was born about 1040 in Mercia, England; died in England; was buried in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 3
11. MERCIA, Thurfrida Torfrida (4.Hereward3, 2.Godgifu2, 1.Thorold1) was born about 1014 in Lincolnshire, England; and died. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 3
Family/Spouse: EVERMER, Hugh De. Hugh was born about 1035 in Lincolnshire, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 13. EVERMER, Miss De was born about 1064 in Lincolnshire, England; and died.