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  • Name Æthelred  
    Nickname "Ealdorman of the Gainas" 
    Born Abt 825 
    Address:
    Mercia
    Mercia
    England 
    Christened Abt 865  [alternate birth date] Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Comte, de Guines, Ealdorman, de Mucil 
    Occupation Ealdormen of the gains 
    Occupation Earl of the Gaini, of Gainsborough & of Lincolnshire, Lord de Gainsborough, graaf Mercia/Eadburth 
    Occupation Eldermann 
    Occupation Lord de Gainsborough 
    Occupation Eadburh of Mercia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    unknown 
    Occupation Ealdorman of Gainas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    unknown 
    Residence England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died Abt 866 
    Address:
    Mercia
    Mercia
    England 
    Notes 
    • {geni:about_me} ÆTHELRED "Mucel" (-885 or after). "Mucel dux" subscribed a charter of King Æthelred I dated 868[149]. Ealdorman of the Gainas in Mercia. m EADBURGA, daughter of [150][CENWULF King of Mercia & his wife Elfrida]. Asser records that Alfred's mother-in-law "Edburga of the royal line of Mercia…was a venerable lady and after the decease of her husband, she remained many years a widow, even till her own death"[151]. According to Weir[152], she was perhaps the daughter of Cenwulf King of Mercia. The primary source on which this is based has not yet been identified, and the chronology is not favourable considering King Cenwulf's death in 821. Æthelred & his wife had two children
      [Medlands]

      AETHELRED MUCILL1 OF GAINAS, EARL of Mercia, England, United Kingdom was born between 734 and 888, and died between 794 and 998. He married EASDBERG OF MERCIA. [4, 2]

      Child:

      + 2 i. EALHSWITH2, d. in 902 in England; m. (ANZ-16) KING ALFRED THE GREAT OF ENGLAND in 869.

      Notes:

      Anglo-Saxons (or Anglo-Saxon) is the term usually used to describe the invading Germanic tribes in the south and east of Great Britain from the early 5th century AD, and their creation of the English nation, to the Norman conquest of 1066. The Benedictine monk, Bede, identified them as the descendants of three Germanic tribes: Their language (Old English) derives from "Ingvaeonic" West Germanic dialects and transforms into Middle English

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      Född: Abt 823

      of, Mercia, England

      Family:

      1 Emma (Eadburh)

      Children:

      • Ealhswith (Alswitha) Queen of England, [Lady]

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      Ethelred Mucil Eald GAINAI7,14,27,64,163 was born about 825 in Of, Mercia, Saxony, England. He died in 866. Ancestral File Number: GS4J-7X Parents: MUCELSSON. Parents: .

      Spouse: Edburga FADBURN. Ethelred Mucil Eald GAINAI and Edburga FADBURN were married about 851 in Mercia, England. Children were: AETHELWULF, Queen Of Ethelswida ENGLAND, Aethelwulf Eldorman Of MERCIA.



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      Æthelred 'Mucil', Ealdorman of the Gainas (1)

      M, #102623

      Last Edited=3 Dec 2005

      Æthelred 'Mucil', Ealdorman of the Gainas married Eadburga, Princess of Mercia, daughter of Æflæd (?) and Wigmund (?). (2)

      Æthelred 'Mucil', Ealdorman of the Gainas gained the title of Ealdorman of the Gainas. (1)

      Child of Æthelred 'Mucil', Ealdorman of the Gainas and Eadburga, Princess of Mercia

      -1. Eahlwið, Princess of Mercia+ d. 5 Dec 905

      Forrás / Source:

      http://www.thepeerage.com/p10263.htm#i102623

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      B: Abt 0825 Of, , Mercia, England

      D: 0866

      S: Acceded in 830

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      An ealdorman (from Old English ealdorman, lit. "elder man") is the term used for a high-ranking royal official and prior magistrate of an Anglo-Saxon shire or group of shires from about the ninth century to the time of King Cnut. The term ealdorman was rendered in Latin as dux in early West Saxon charters, and as præfectus (which confusingly, is also the equivalent of gerefa, modern reeve, from which sheriff or shire reeve). In the Life of King Alfred by the Welsh bishop Asser, the Latin equivalent is comes.[1] As the chief magistrate of a shire or group of shires (county) in Anglo-Saxon England, he commanded the army of the shire(s) and districts under his control on behalf of the king.

      Contents [hide]

      1 Appointment

      2 Earls

      3 Aldermen

      4 Selected list

      4.1 Historical

      4.2 Fictional

      5 Notes

      6 References



      [edit] Appointment

      They were appointees of the king and were originally mostly from the ancient and powerful families, but later were often chosen from among the king's comites (plural of comes, lit. "companion") and many, especially in the early Danish period, were new to high office. The office was not hereditary, but there are several examples of tenth-century ealdormen whose sons became ealdormen (if not always of the same district), such as Æthelstan Half-King and Æthelweard the Chronicler.

      [edit] Earls

      Towards the end of the tenth century, the term ealdorman gradually disappeared as it gave way to eorl, probably under the influence of the Danish term jarl, which evolved into modern English earl. The analogous term is sometimes count, from the French comte, derived from the Latin comes. The ealdormen can be thought of as the early English earls, for their ealdormanries (singular ealdormanry, same meaning as earldom) eventually became the great earldoms of Anglo-Danish and Anglo-Norman England.

      An ealdormancy was an Anglo-Saxon governing body over several shires, made up of more than one ealdorman.

      [edit] Aldermen

      Although earls may be regarded as the successors of ealdormen, the word ealdorman itself did not disappear and survives in modern times as alderman. This term, however, developed distinct meanings which have little to do with ealdormen.

      [edit] Selected list

      [edit] Historical

      Ælfhere, ealdorman of Mercia (d. 983)

      Ælfhelm, ealdorman of southern Northumbria (d. c. 1006)

      Ælfric, ealdorman of Hampshire

      Æthelweard the Chronicler

      Byrhtnoth, ealdorman of Essex (d. 991)

      Eadric Streona, ealdorman of the Saxon Mercians (d. 1017)

      [edit] Fictional

      Uhtred of Bebbanburg, hero of The Saxon Stories, a series of books written by the historical novelist Bernard Cornwell.

      Edmund Eldredson, ealdorman of Sherborne, in Henty's 'The Dragon and the Raven'

      [edit] Notes

      1.^ David A. E. Pelteret, "The Earldormen of Alfred’s Reign."

      [edit] References

      Loyn, Henry R.. "The term ealdorman in the translations prepared at the time of King Alfred." English Historical Review 68 (1953): 513-25.

      Pelteret, David A.E. "The Earldormen of Alfred’s Reign." Available from the Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England

      Stenton, Sir Frank M. Anglo-Saxon England Third Edition. Oxford University Press, 1971.

      Williams, Ann. Kingship and Government in Pre-Conquest England, c.500–1066. London, 1999.

      Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealdorman"

      Categories: Anglo-Saxon ealdormen | Anglo-Saxon society

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      Ealdorman of the Gaini.

      An ealdorman (modern alderman) was the prior magistrate of an Anglo-Saxon shire from 900 to the time of the Danes. The ealdorman, rendered in Latin as dux or (in early West Saxon charters) præfectus (which is also the equivalent of gerefa, modern reeve, from which sheriff or shire reeve), was the chief magistrate of a shire (county) in Anglo-Saxon England. He commanded the army of the shire(s) and districts under his control on behalf of the king. They were appointees of the king and were originally mostly from the ancient and powerful families, but later were often chosen from among the king's comites (plural of comes, meaning companion) and many, especially in the early Danish period, were new to high office. The term gradually disappeared as it was replaced by eorl, the Danish term which evolved into the modern earl, the analogous term of which happens to be count, from the French comte, derived from the Latin comes. The ealdormen can be thought of as the early English earls, for their ealdormanries (singular ealdormanry, same meaning as earldom) eventually became the great earldoms of Anglo-Danish and Anglo-Norman England.

      An ealdormancy was an Anglo-Saxon governing body over several shires, made up of more than one ealdorman.

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      Ealdorman

      From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

      An ealdorman (modern alderman) was the prior magistrate of a British shire from 900 to the time of the Danes. The ealdorman, rendered in Latin as dux or (in early West Saxon charters) præfectus (which is also the equivalent of gerefa, modern reeve, from which sheriff or shire reeve), was the chief magistrate of a shire (county) in Anglo-Saxon England. He commanded the army of the shire(s) and districts under his control on behalf of the king. They were appointees of the king and were originally mostly from the ancient and powerful families, but later were often chosen from among the king's comites (plural of comes, meaning companion) and many, especially in the early Danish period, were new to high office. The term gradually disappeared as it was replaced by eorl, the Danish term which evolved into the modern earl, the analogous term of which happens to be count, from the French comte, derived from the Latin comes. The ealdormen can be thought of as the early English earls, for their ealdormanries (singular ealdormanry, same meaning as earldom) eventually became the great earldoms of Anglo-Danish and Anglo-Norman England.

      An ealdormancy was an Anglo-Saxon governing body over several shires, made up of more than one ealdorman.



      Source

      Stenton, Sir Frank M. Anglo-Saxon England Third Edition. Oxford University Press, 1971.

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      Ealdorman of the Gaini

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      It is possible that Gainas was an early reference to Gainsborough in Lincolnshire.
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      Edburgh of the Royal House of Mercia
      Eoldorman: an important personage (Shire Officer) who participated in the
      Witan (Parliament). The title later evolved into Earl.
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      *Æthelan Earl of Mercia

      born about 0825 Mercia, England

      father:

      *Ethelred I "Mucil" of Mercia Ealdorman of the Gainai

      born about 0805 Mercia, England

      mother:

      unknown

      siblings:

      unknown

      spouse:

      *Eadburh (Fadburn) of Mercia

      born about 0830 Mercia, England

      married about 0849

      children:

      *Alswitha (Ealswitha) of Mercia born 0852 died 5 December 0905

      *Æthelwulf Ealdorman of Mercia died about 0903

      *Æthelred II Ealdorman of Mercia born about 0865 Mercia, England died 0912

      biographical and/or anecdotal:

      notes or source:

      LDS

      Ethelred & Ethelan may be the same person.

      lineally descended from *Crioda, 1st Earl of Mercia, who died in 594

      Wurts reports that *Ealhswith, daughter of *Ethelan, Earl of Mercia, descended through Crioda, 1st Earl of Mercia
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      Earldorman Aethelred Mucil

      Mucil ‎(I7550)‎

      Birth 796 -- , , , England

      Death 840 ‎(Age 44)‎





      Number of Children: 1



      Eadburh "Edburga" Mercia

      Earldorman Aethelwulf

      Lady Eahlswith "Alswitha"



      Earldorman Aethelred Mucil ‎(I3882)‎

      Birth 825 29 -- , , , England

      Death Yes

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      Earldorman Aethelred Mucil

      Earldorman Aethelwulf

      Lady Eahlswith "Alswitha"



      Eadburh "Edburga" Mercia ‎(I3884)‎

      Birth 830 30 30 -- , , , England

      Death Yes





      Number of Children: 2



      Aethelgyth



      Earldorman Aethelwulf ‎(I1892)‎

      Birth 844 19 14 -- , , , England

      Death about 903 ‎(Age 59)‎





      Number of Children: 1



      Earldorman Aethelhelm

      Earldorman Aethelfrith

      Queen Aelflaed



      Aethelgyth ‎(I1893)‎

      Birth 864 20 -- , , Wiltshire, England

      Death Yes





      Aethelgyth

      Earldorman Aethelfrith

      Queen Aelflaed



      Earldorman Aethelhelm ‎(I1894)‎

      Birth about 859 35 20 -- , , , England

      Death about 898 ‎(Age 39)‎

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      Number of Children: 2



      King Alfred

      Lady Aethelflaed

      Edmund

      King Edward

      Abbess Aethelgifu "Ethelgiva"

      Aelfthryth

      Aethelweard



      Lady Eahlswith "Alswitha" ‎(I3834)‎

      Birth 852 27 22 -- , , , England

      Death 904 ‎(Age 52)‎





      Lady Eahlswith "Alswitha"

      Lady Aethelflaed

      Edmund

      King Edward

      Abbess Aethelgifu "Ethelgiva"

      Aelfthryth

      Aethelweard



      King Alfred ‎(I4647)‎

      Birth 849 43 49 -- Wantage, , Berkshire, England

      Death 26 October 899 ‎(Age 50)‎ -- Winchester, , Hampshire, England





      Lady Aethelflaed ‎(I1663)‎

      Birth about 869 20 17 -- , , , England

      Death 12 June 918 ‎(Age 49)‎ -- Tamworth, , Staffordshire, England



      Lady Aethelflaed



      Duke Aethelred ‎(I1664)‎

      Birth about 865 -- , , , England

      Death 911 ‎(Age 46)‎







      No recorded children





      Edmund ‎(I6971)‎

      Birth about 873 24 21

      Death Yes





      Queen Aelflaed

      Edgiva "Aedgifu"

      Eadgyth

      Family with spouse

      Eadgifu "Edgiva"

      King Edmund "the Deed Doer"

      Elgiva Eadgifu

      King Edred



      King Edward ‎(I4033)‎

      Birth 875 26 23 -- , , , England

      Death July 924 ‎(Age 49)‎ -- Farrington, , Lancashire, England





      King Edward

      Edgiva "Aedgifu"

      Eadgyth



      Queen Aelflaed ‎(I4031)‎

      Birth about 878 19 14 -- , , , England

      Death about 919 ‎(Age 41)‎







      King Edward

      King Edmund "the Deed Doer"

      Elgiva Eadgifu

      King Edred



      Eadgifu "Edgiva" ‎(I4032)‎

      Birth about 896 30 -- , , Kent, England

      Death 25 August 968 ‎(Age 72)‎

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      Number of Children: 3

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      Abbess Aethelgifu "Ethelgiva" ‎(I6972)‎

      Birth about 875 26 23

      Death Yes

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      Aelfthryth ‎(I5796)‎

      Birth about 877 28 25 -- , , , England

      Death 7 June 929 ‎(Age 52)‎

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      Aethelweard ‎(I6973)‎

      Birth about 879 30 27 -- , , , England

      Death Yes
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      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Æthelred_%22Mucel%22,_Ealdorman_of_the_Gaini


      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaini
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      An ealdorman (from Old English ealdorman, lit. "elder man") is the term used for a high-ranking royal official and prior magistrate of an Anglo-Saxon shire or group of shires from about the ninth century to the time of King Cnut. The term ealdorman was rendered in Latin as dux in early West Saxon charters, and as præfectus (which confusingly, is also the equivalent of gerefa, modern reeve, from which sheriff or shire reeve). In the Life of King Alfred by the Welsh bishop Asser, the Latin equivalent is comes. As the chief magistrate of a shire or group of shires (county) in Anglo-Saxon England, he commanded the army of the shire(s) and districts under his control on behalf of the king.

      http://www.geni.com/people/%C3%86thelred-Mucil/6000000006323182161?through=6000000006103447029
    • AFN:GS4J-7X
    • Eldermann. Levde 840.
      Ethelred MickleĐ var en av kong Alfreds ealdormen of the gainsĐ.
    • --Other Fields

      Ref Number: 331
    • SOURCE NOTES:
      http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/gedlkup/n=royal?royal01981
      http://www.american-pictures.com/genealogy/persons/per03167.htm#0
    • AFN:GS4J-7X
    • Ealdorman of the Gainas
    • OR "AETHELRED MUCILL"; EARLE [EALDORMAN] OF THE GAINI (WHO LIVED IN THE VICINITY
      OF GAINSBOROUGH); RELATED TO THE MERCIAN ROYAL FAMILY
    • Ealdorman of the Gainas. [ROWLEYHR.GED]
    • Eoldorman: an important personage (Shire Officer) who participated in the
      Witan (Parliament). The title later evolved into Earl.
      [Custer February 1, 2002 Family Tree.FTW]

      [merge G675.FTW]

      Eoldorman: an important personage (Shire Officer) who participated in the
      Witan (Parliament). The title later evolved into Earl.


      Edburgh of the Royal House of Mercia Eoldorman: an important person age(Shire Officer) who participated in the Witan (Parliament). The titlelater evolved into Earl.
    • RESEARCH NOTES:
      Eald/Ealdorman of the Gainai; Edburgh of the Royal House of Mercia
      Eoldorman: an important personage (Shire Officer) who participated in the
      Witan (Parliament). The title later evolved into Earl. Acceded: 830
    • 1 NAME Aethelred Mucil of the /Gaini/ 2 SOUR S033320 3 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 17, 2001


      [De La Pole.FTW]
      Sources: A. Roots 1-15; Kraentzler 1470; RC 238; Kings and Queens of Britain.
      Roots: Earl Aethelred of Mercia.
      RC: Aethelred Mucil, Earldorman of Gainsborough.
      K: Aethelred Mucil, Earl of Gaini.
      K&Q: Ethelred Mucil, Ealdorman of the Gaini. Chart 8.

      TITLE: Ealdorman
    • He was Ealdorman in Mercia.
    • He was Ealdorman in Mercia.
    • Ethelred ?Mickle? var en av kong Alfreds ?ealdormen of the gains?.
    • Rootsweb Feldman
      URL: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3044567&id=I06306
      # ID: I06306
      # Name: Athelred The GREAT' , Ealdorman Of Mercia 1 1 2 3 4 5
      # Sex: M
      # Birth: 814 in Mercia, England 1 2 3 4 5
      # Death: 866 in Eadburh? (Earl of Mercia) 1 2 3 4 5
      # Christening: England (Aka Ealdorman of the Gainas) 1 2 3 4 5
      # Change Date: 15 JAN 2004 2
      # Change Date: 27 OCT 2001 3 4 5 2
      # IDNO: 22442 3 4 5 2
      # Note:

      [Joanne's Tree.1 GED.GED]

      2 PLAC 22442
      2 SOUR S332582
      3 DATA
      4 TEXT Date of Import: 14 Jan 2004

      [daveanthes.FTW]

      EVEN
      TYPE Acceded
      DATE 830Edburgh of the Royal House of Mercia.
      Eoldorman: an important personage (Shire Officer) who participated in the Witan (Parliament). The title later evolved into Earl.

      Father: Mucel b: 795

      Marriage 1 Lady Of Mercia EADBURH b: 817 in of, Mercia, England

      * Married: ABT 845 in Mercia 1 2 3 4 5

      Children

      1. Has Children Ealdorman Of Mercia ATHELWULF b: 839
      2. Has Children Ethelswida Alswitha Queen of ENGLAND b: ABT 852 in Mercia, England


      Sources:

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      Text: Date of Import: Jan 18, 2004
      5. Title: Spare.FTW
      Repository:
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      Text: Date of Import: 21 Jan 2004 Kinship II - A collection of family, friends and U.S. Presidents
      URL: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2902060&id=I575149731
      ID: I575149731
      Name: Ethelred "Mucil" Eald Of The GAINAI
      Given Name: Ethelred "Mucil" Eald Of The
      Surname: GAINAI
      Sex: M
      Birth: Abt 0825 in Of, , Mercia, England
      Change Date: 23 Mar 2003 1 1 1 1
      Note: Ancestral File Number: GS4J-7X

      Marriage 1 Eadburh FADBURN b: Abt 0830 in Of, , Mercia, England
      Note: _UIDB26FA7813975784283A9BD674E9B8BA51AF1
      Children
      Ealhswith Queen Of ENGLAND b: Abt 0852 in , Mercia, , England

      Sources:
      Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
      Title: Ancestral File (R)
      Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998
      Repository:
    • Ealdorman of the Gainai. Source: RoyaList
    • King of England (841-844), First Reign; (844-849) Second Reign.
    • !DESCENT: Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr., Ancestral Roots
      of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700, 7th ed., at 2
      (1992). Line 1-15.

      TITLE: Earl of Mercia and Eadburh.
    • AFN: GS4J-7X
    • [1519] "Ancestral Roots of 60 Colonists"

      AUREJAC.GED file, Hethered Muncill de Gainsborough, Seigneur de Gainsborough.

      WSHNGT.ASC file (Geo Wash Ah'tafel) # 2231863326 = 58859998 = 7357478, Aethelred Mucil (Earldorman)

      Earl of Mercia & Eadburh

      EDWARD3.DOC Ethelred MUCEL Eald of the Gainas (825-)
    • !Name is; Ethelred Mucil, Eald of The /GAINAI/ An Ealdorman is the Chief Magistrate of a Shire in Anglo/Saxon England.
    • He was Edburgh of the Royal House of Mercia, the title later evolved into Earl.
    • Ealdorman of Gainsborough
    • [Kopi av ROYALS.FTW]

      Ethelred Mucel, Ealdorman of the Gainas, and Edburh of the Royal House
      of Mercia (Early Saxon Kingdom in S. England). Ealdorman later became the
      title, Earl.Ethelred Mucel, Ealdorman of the Gainas, and Edburh of the Royal House
      of Mercia (Early Saxon Kingdom in S. England). Ealdorman later became the
      title, Earl.
      Ethelred Mucel, Ealdorman of the Gainas, and Edburh of the Royal House
      of Mercia (Early Saxon Kingdom in S. England). Ealdorman later became the
      title, Earl.
    • #Générale##Générale#s:P B McBride
    • #Générale##Générale#dit Aethelred Mucil, ealdorman de Gainsborough s:P B McBride

      note couple : #Générale#s:Auréjac

      #Générale#Profession : Seigneur de Gainsborough.
    Person ID I6000000006323182161  Ancestors of Donald Ross
    Last Modified 15 Nov 2020 

    Family Ædburh,   b. 832,   d. 895, Mercia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married Abt 849  Mercia,,,England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
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    Children 
     1. Ealhswith,   b. Abt 852, Gaini Tribal Lands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 905, St Mary's Abbey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 53 years)
     2. Æthelwulf,   b. Abt 848, Wessex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 903, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years)
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2021 
    Family ID F6000000009438554378  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart