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| Name | Nigel Fossard | |
| Suffix | Lord of Mulgrave | |
| Birth | 1020 | Mont-St.-Michel, Pontorson, Manche, Normandy, France  |
| Gender | Male | |
| Fact | Nigel de Fossard, Lord of Mulgrave, (b: abt 1050 - abt. 1120). History says he built the Mulgrave Castle (http://www.castlesfortsbattles.co.uk/yorkshire/mulgrave_castle.html) on property which was spoils from the Norman invasion of 1066. His son Robert took over the properties about 1020 setting the parameters Robert passed in 1135 transmitting the properties further to his son William I Fossard which pretty well fences in the birth and death dates for Nigel. see also: "http://www.knight-france.com/geneal/names/1683.htm" See also Wikipedia "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulgrave_Castle" | |
| Death | aft. 1086 | Yorkshire, England, UK |
| Association | Robert de Conteville, Count of Mortain (Relationship: 1086 Tenant in chief of Aike, Sneculfcros, Yorkshire) | |
| Association | Robert de Conteville, Count of Mortain (Relationship: 1086 Tenant in Chief of Adwick le Street, Strafforth, Yorkshire) | |
| Person ID | I105552279 | St. John Origin and Ancestry DNA Database |
| Last Modified | 20 Sep 2021 | |
| Father | Nigel II de St. Sauveur, Vicomes at Mont-St.-Michel, b. 995 d. aft.1066 (Age 71 years) | |
| Relationship | Birth | |
| Mother | Adele d'Eu | |
| Relationship | Birth | |
| Family ID | F399626 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Lucinda de Lacy, m. Nigel fitzNigel | |||||
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| Family ID | F399068 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 4 May 2020 | |||||
| St. John Land Records |  | Media (Log in) |
| Heraldry | | Media (Log in) |
| Notes |  Notes (Log in) |
| Reference | Suzanne St. John. "Nigel Fossard, Lord of Mulgrave". The St. John Genealogy Project. https://stjohngenealogy.com/getperson.php?personID=I105552279&tree=OSA0001 (accessed April 25, 2025). |
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