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Randulph (Trafford) de Trafford (abt. 1012 - abt. 1050)

Randulph (Randolph) de Trafford formerly Trafford
Born about in Trafford, Lancashire, Englandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died about at about age 38 in Trafford, Lancashire, Englandmap
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Michael Stafford
Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafford_(surname), says that he was born c. 965-992 in Scandinavia and was a leading warrior of Canute, whose army came to England in 1016. Despite this, it refers to the Trafford family as Anglo-Saxons. The name Randulph is from Old Norse.
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Dan Norum
The de Trafford family can trace their ancestry back to the 11th century. The main branch was founded by Randolphus, who owned several manors in Lancashire and Cheshire. He died around 1050, sixteen years before the Norman Conquest. As with the bulk of the Anglo-Saxon lords, the family initially resisted the Norman invaders, and they defeated Hamon de Massey near Mobberley in Cheshire. However, they afterwards made peace with the Normans, and were granted a pardon. They later took the Norman-style name "de Trafford" in reference to their manor of Trafford, now part of Greater Manchester.

The 14th century was important for these manorial lords, in receiving acclaim from the Crown. Henry Trafford died in 1395, holding the manors of Trafford and Stretford, ...

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