Margaret Beke was born circa 1255 at The Manor of Eresby in the parish of Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England. Spilsby is the village nearest to Eresby Manor - about 1 mile away.
She married Sir Richard de Harcourt, son of Sir William de Harcourt and Hillaria de Hastings, circa 1273. They had 1 son:[1][2]
Margaret Beke died before 1292 at Ayleston, Braunstone & Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England.[1]
Research Notes
The Manor of Eresby
An oft-repeated historical myth is that the Manor of Eresby, including the lands and parish of Spilsby, was awarded to Walter de Beke, sometime after 1083, by William the Conqueror. This myth is one of several generated in the writings of William Dugdale. However, the Domesday Book shows that the manor of Spilsby was held in 1086 by the Bishop of Durham (St Cuthbert's) as both Lord and tenant-in-chief. The only Domesday entry for Walter of Bec is as Lord of Singleborough, under Walter Giffard, the tenant-in-chief.[3]
Note: Removed-"Eresby &" from the birth location.
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 341-342.
↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 205.
Burke's Peerage, 1938, p. 1219; Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, by F. L. Weis, 4th Ed., p. 10; The Ancestry of Dorothea Poyntz, by Ronny O. Bodine, p. 103.
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Looks like Braunstone and Market Bosworth are two different places, 10-15 miles apart. Neither is where Ayleston is. They're "close, but no cigar."
If she died in Ayleston, consider:
Ayleston, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
On the other hand if she died Market Bosworth or Braunstone Town, we should figure out where the disconnect / triple data crept in, before deleting it. Because some other important thing in her life might have occurred in those places too.
Rather, since it's a parish within Spilsby, probably:
Eresby, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
Her family had been seated at Eresby for some time.
Looks like Braunstone and Market Bosworth are two different places, 10-15 miles apart. Neither is where Ayleston is. They're "close, but no cigar."
If she died in Ayleston, consider:
Ayleston, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
On the other hand if she died Market Bosworth or Braunstone Town, we should figure out where the disconnect / triple data crept in, before deleting it. Because some other important thing in her life might have occurred in those places too.