Eustace FitzJohn, Lord of Knarasborough

1088 - 1157  (69 years)

• Name	Eustace FitzJohn
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	About 1088	Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England   [4]
  Charter/Grant/Gift	1119 (Age 31)  [3, 5]
  Eustice witnessed a charter in 1119.
  Offices Held	1130 (Age 42)  [3]
  In 1130 he and William de Luvetot were keepers of Tickhill Castle and the Honor of Blyth.
  Military	Aug 1138 (Age 50)  [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 (Age 51)  [3]
  In 1139 he became the Constable of Chestershire and Knaresborough.
  Religion	1147 (Age 59)	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	4 Siblings
  + 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
  Person ID	I7213	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	John "Monoculus" FitzRichard
  Family ID	F5279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Beatrix de Vesci,   b. 1090   d. 1115, 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
  Family ID	F8704	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Agnes de Halton,   b. 1084, Halton, Cheshire, England d. 1166, Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	About 1108	England   [1, 3, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 20 years - She : ~ 24 years.
  Children	1. Richard FitzEustace   d. Abt 1163   2. Geoffrey FitzEustace
  Family ID	F5277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2021

  
  

• 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

  [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] Online GENi, (https://www.geni.com ), Eustace FitzJohn, Lord of Alnwick, Constable of Knaresborough and Cheshire, Use with Caution. [S304] Wikipedia, Eustace fitz John. [S304] Wikipedia, Beatrix de Vesci.