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From: Kay Allen AG < >
Subject: Re: Murdac
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 10:01:58 -0700


Sutliff wrote:
>
> Can anyone help on the Murdac family? I can find almost nothing on them,
> even in Marshall or Whitmore. I have three female Murdacs of unknown and
> uncertain relationship to each other:
>
> Hawise de Murdac. Wife of Robert de Stuteville of Lazenby, Cumberland
> and mother of Hawise de Stuteville, wife of Hugh de Morville (d. 1202)
> of Burgh-by-Sands, Cumberland.

I just have her as plain Hawise.
>
> Alice de Murdac, sister of Ralph de Murdac. Wife of John Deincourt (d. 6
> Nov 1183) of Blankney, Lincolnshire.

2. Ralph Murdac.
3. Beatrice de Chesney.
4. Ralph Murdac.
6. Ralph de Chesney.
7. Alice de Langtot.
8. Robert Fitz Meurdrac.
12. Ralph Chesney.
13. Maud Watville.
14. Ralph de Langtot.
16. Meurdrac.

MGH has an article on Murdacs. I will try to find the exact citation.
26.William Watville.
>
> Juliana de Murdac. Wife of Thurstan de Montfort (d. bef. 1190) and
> mother of Henry de Montfort (d. 1199), ancestor to the Montforts of
> Beaudesert, Warwickshire.

2. Geoffrey Murdac.

I believe CP is the source for this. Somewhere in the back of my mind,
I seem to remember that she was burned for murdering her husband. This
is not definite :-)

Kay Allen AG
>
> Any clarification or extension is appreciated.
>
> Henry Sutlif

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