Roland LE STRANGE1,2
about 10961,2 - about 11354
Parents
Son of Guy LE STRANGE & Mellette UNKNOWN.
Life History
about 1096 |
Born in Cheswardine, Shropshire, England.1,2 |
about 1112 |
Married Matilda LE BRUN.4 Dates for this couple given by the Hunstanton Le Strange Family Website are earlier than those reported by the Hart-Corbet-Le Strange genealogy and background information. No birth or death dates are given for Matilda, but the marriage date is 1112, compared with 1141 given bythe Hart Family Website. |
about 1135 |
Died.4 |
about 1142 |
Birth of son John I LE STRANGE in Of Ness and Cheswardine, Shropshire, England.1,5 |
about 1144 |
Birth of son Hamo LE STRANGE in Knockin, Oswestry, Shropshire, England.2 |
about 1146 |
Birth of son Guy LE STRANGE in Knockin, Oswestry, Shropshire, England.2 |
about 1148 |
Birth of son Ralph LE STRANGE in Little Ercal, Shropshire, England.2,4 |
before 1158 |
Died in Cheswardine, Shropshire, England.1,2,3 |
Notes
- Roland first established the family in Norfolk in the 1100s, under the rule of the Normans. The Normans were Vikings who some generationsbefore had settled in a part of Gaul which had come under the domination of the Franks after the Roman decline. The section where these Northmen settled came to be known as Northmandie, know to day as Normandy.
It seems that Roland and his friend Alan fitz Flaad came to Norfolk along with Henry, son of William I, when the heir to the Norman throne of England died in a hunting accident. The next son Henry became the heir, and established himself as Henry I of England. Henry was the son of Matilda the Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, husband of Williamof Normandy, who became William I of England.
Roland's Latin name is given on the family website as Rolleus. His Latin name Rolleus Extraneus developed in the common language as RolandLe Strange (with many variations on both names). This family name isspelled many ways today. Some common forms are: Strange, Strang, Straunge, Strong, LeStraunge, Le Straunge and Le Strange.
The dates given by the Norfolk Le Strange family are earlier than those reported by the Corbet-Le Strange genealogy on the Hart Family Website. The former does not report all dates, but shows an estimated death date for Roland of about 1135, compared to the date of about 1158 given by the latter.
The Le Strange Website begins the Hunstanton family line with Roland. Even though the early Le Stranges are associated with Hunstanton in Norfolk, children are born in Shropshire, on the border with Wales. The first Barony was established at Knockin in Shropshire. The Barony of Hunstanton was established later.
Sources
- 1. Corbet-Le Strange Genealogy
- http://www.renderplus.com/hartgen/htm/le-strange.htm
- 2. Senderling Genealogy
- Name: http://www.freemarket-phone.com/dat111.htm;
- 3. Le Strange GeneaNet
- http://gw.geneanet.org/index.php3?b=mberger256&lang=en;p=roland;n=le+s
- 4. Le Strange Website
- Descent, http://www.ls.u-net.com/le_Strange/Seat-H2.htm
- 5. Astill Family Tree
- Name: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/grenville.astill1/pafg109.htm;