Ranulph de MESCHINES
SOURCES: 1. Complete Peerage vol 2 p. 492, vol 1 p. 353, vol 4 Ch 4, vol 7 p. 673-77,vol 3 p. 166, vol 5 Ch p. 736, vol 9 p. 271, vol 8 Ch p. 48 (GS #942 D24c) 2. Ormerod's Hist of Ches pt 1 p. 12 (GS #Folio 942.71 H2or) 3. Wurts' Magna Charta vol 1-2 p. 58, vol 2 p. 422, 429, vol 6 p. 1757-58 (GS #942 D22w) 4. Baker's Nrthmp vol 1 p. 121, 241 (GS #Q942.55 H2ba) 5. Nichols' Leics vol 1 pt 1 p. 18, 67 (GS #Q942.54 H2nic) 6. The Battle Abbey Roll vol 2 p. 263 (GS #942 D2bb) 7. Plantagenet Ancestry p. 85, 94-95, 98, 140 (GS #Q940 D2t) 8. Ormerod's Parentalia p. 8-9 (GS #942.7 D2orma) 9. Visitation of Ches vol 18 p. 4 (GS #942 B4h)
SOURCES: 1. Complete Peerage vol 4 Cht 4, vol 7 p. 673-77, vol 3 p. 166, vol 5 Cht p.736 (GS #942 D24c) 2. Nichols' Leics vol 1 pt 1 p. 18, 67 (GS #Q942.54 H2nic) 3. Plantagenet Ancestry p. 94-95, 135, 140 (GS #Q942 D2t) 4. Visitation of Cheshire 1580, vol 18 p. 4 (GS #942 B4h) 5. Wurts' Magna Charta vol 3 p. 422, vol 6 p. 1757-58 (GS #942 D22w) 6. Ormerod's Hist of Cheshire pt 1 p. 12, 20, 25 (GS #Folio 942.71 H2or) 7. Cheshire Pipe Rolls p. 3, 5, 23 (GS #942.7 B4Lc) 8. Baker's Nrthmp vol 1 p. 121 (GS #Q942.55 H2ba) 9. Ormerod's Parentalia p. 8-9 (GS #942.7 D2orma) Gernons, Randulf de, Earl of Chester - aka Ranulf Guernan. Grand-nephew of Hugh d'Avranches. With the help of Randulf/Ranulf's father-in-law, Robert of Caen, Earl of Gloucester, defeated King Stephen in 1141. Won over by Stephen with large grants; later joined King Henry against Stephen. Thought to have been poisoned by supporters of Stephen in 1153.
SOURCES: 1. Complete Peerage vol 2 p. 942, vol 1 p. 353, vol 4 Ch 4, vol 7 p. 672-77,vol 5 Ch p. 736, vol 9 p. 271, vol 8 Ch p. 48 (GS #942 D24c) 2. Plantagenet Ancestry p. 85, 98 (GS #Q940 D2t) 3. Ormerod's Hist of Cheshire pt 1 p. 19 (GS #Folio 942.71 H2or) 4. Wurts' Magna Charta vol 3 p. 422, vol 6 p. 1757-58 (GS #942 D22w) 5. Eyton's Shropshire vol 2 p. 208 (GS #942.45 H2e) 6. Ormerod's Parentalia p. 8-9 (GS #942.7 D2orma) 7. Dict of Nat'l Biog vol 39 p. 128 (GS #Ref 920.042 D561n)
He married Lucia Taillebois Abt 1097 at of England . Lucia Taillebois was born at of Mercia, England Abt 1070 daughter of Ives Taillebois and Lucia de Mercia .
They were the parents of 4
children:
Ranulph de Meschines
born 1099.
William de Meschines
born Abt 1100/18.
Adeliza de Meschines
born Abt 1120.
Agnes Le Meschin
born Abt 1097.
Ranulph de Meschines died Jan 1128/29 at Chester, Cheshire, England .
Lucia Taillebois died Abt 1136 .