Unknown Ferrers (abt. 1331 - aft. 1331)

Born about Feb 1331 in England

Ancestors

Died after Apr 1331 after about age 0 in England

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Biography

An unknown child was born to Henry de Ferrers and Isabel de Verdun about February 1331 in England. The unknown child was born near that date as its mother Isabel was visited by Elizabeth, Lady of Clare, its grandmother, in February and April of 1331 to check on her condition.^[1]

Research Notes

In Chapter 3 of For Her Good Estate: The Life of Elizabeth de Burgh, page 95 reads: "Isabella’s husband, Henry Ferrers, claimed his marital rights around 1330. She conceived quickly, for Elizabeth sent her a book costing £36 for her purification in March 1331, and showed maternal concern by checking on Isabella’s condition in February and April. Another pregnancy followed quickly, with son William born in February 1333." Based upon the chronology for the purification reference, an unknown child was born sometime in February of 1331 and must have died in infancy as no name for the child exists.

In the footnotes for this section, it states that "GEC, 5:348 and CIPM, 9: no. 379 disagree over the date of William’s birth, but he seems to be the second child of the marriage."

Sources

1. ↑ Frances Underhill. For Her Good Estate: The Life of Elizabeth de Burgh, (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1999), p. 95.