Alice (Hotham) Trussell (abt. 1340 - 1379)

Born about 1340 in Bonby, Lincolnshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Hugh (Despenser) le Despenser — married about 1358 in Cranswick, Hotham, & Kennythorpe, Yorkshire, England

Died 6 Oct 1379 at about age 39 in Hotham, Yorkshire, England

Biography

Alice de Hotham was born about 1340 at Bonby in Lincolnshire, ^[1][2] daughter of John Hotham.^[3][4]

She married, Sir Hugh le Despenser, ^{[3] [4]} son of Sir Edward le Despenser and his wife, Anne Ferrers, about 1358 at Cranswick, Hotham, & Kennythorpe, Yorkshire, England; They were the parents of a son, Hugh, and a daughter, Anne.^[1][2]

Alice married, secondly, Sir John Trussell, ^[3] son of Theobald Trussell and Katherine, some time before the 7th of November 1374. ^[5] Their only child was a son, John. ^[1][2][5]

Alice died on the 6th of October 1379 ^[5] at Hotham. ^[1][2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 73.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 449.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Visitation of Lincolnshire Page 112: Skerne Calls her Maude
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} British History online: Solihull
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} History of Parliament online: TRUSSELL, Sir John (c.1349-1424), of Gayton, Northants

See Also:

• Marlyn Lewis