Eustace FitzJohn, Lord of Knarasborough

1088 - 1157  (69 years)

• Name	Eustace FitzJohn
  Birth	About 1088	Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England   [4]
  Charter/Grant/Gift	1119 (31 years)  [3, 5]
  Eustice witnessed a charter in 1119.
  Offices Held	1130 (42 years)  [3]
  In 1130 he and William de Luvetot were keepers of Tickhill Castle and the Honor of Blyth.
  Military	Aug 1138 (50 years)  [3, 5]
  Eustace fought at the Battle of the Standard in August 1138, fighting for David in the second line with the men of Cumbria and Teviotdale. The battle ended in defeat, and Eustace was wounded and fled to Alnwick in its aftermath, leaving his castle at Malton to be captured soon after.
  Offices Held	1139 (51 years)  [3]
  In 1139 he became the Constable of Chestershire and Knaresborough.
  Religion	1147 (59 years)	Alnwick Abbey, Alnwick, Northumberland, England   [3, 5]
  He founded Alnwick Abbey in 1147.
  Death	10 Jul 1157	Wales   [4, 5]
  He was with Henry II's army when it was ambushed in the Pass of Consyllt, and was slain. [3]
  Siblings	2 brothers, 1 sister and 1 person of an unknown gender
  + 1. Payn FitzJohn   d. 10 Jul 1137 ▻ Sibyl Talbot + 2. Eustace FitzJohn, Lord of Knarasborough,   b. About 1088, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England d. 10 Jul 1157, Wales  (Age 69 years) ▻ Beatrix de Vesci;   Agnes de Halton,  m. About 1108   3. William FitzJohn   4. Agnes   5. Alice
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Richard FitzRanulf   (Grandfather)
  Person ID, Branch	I7213	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	John FitzRichard
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F5279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Beatrix de Vesci,   b. 1090   d. 1115, Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England (Age 25 years)
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [2, 3, 5]
  Information	This marriage brought him control of Alnwick Castle and the barony of Alnwick in Northumberland.  [3, 5]
  Children	>   1. William de Vesci   d. 1184  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Burga de Stuteville
  Family ID	F8704	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2021

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Agnes de Halton,   b. 1084, Halton, Cheshire, England d. 1166, Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England (Age 82 years)  Other Partners: Robert FitzCount  m. Yes, date unknow
  Marriage	About 1108	England   [1, 3, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 20 years - She : ~ 24 years.
  Children	2 sons
  +   1. Richard FitzEustace   d. Abt 1163  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Albreda de Lisoures  m. 1150     2. Geoffrey FitzEustace  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F5277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Eustace FitzJohn, Lord of Knarasborough(1088 – 1157) 2John FitzRichard 4Richard FitzRanulf 5 3 6 7

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - About 1088 - Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England Marriage - About 1108 - England Religion - 1147 - Alnwick Abbey, Alnwick, Northumberland, England Death - 10 Jul 1157 - Wales  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S67] Ancestral File (LDS), (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), Questionnable Source. [S11] Burke, Bernard, A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire , (London: Harrision, 1866). [S1455] Cokayne, George E. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the UK, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, volume XII , (London: The St. Catherine Press, 1953). [S1603] GENi, (https://www.geni.com ), Eustace FitzJohn, Lord of Alnwick, Constable of Knaresborough and Cheshire. [S304] Wikipedia, Eustace fitz John. [S304] Wikipedia, Beatrix de Vesci.