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Legitimate son of Gospatric Dunbar. Abbot 1125-1138 at Crowland. Waltheof (Waldeve) of Dunbar was the first Lord of Allerdale.[1]
the birth and death dates are not a pure guess, they are imprecise over a couple years, just as they are for the parents and most of the 11th century aristocracy. However the generation and place in timeline has considerable citation support. Death location of Dunbar, East Lothian, (as of Mar 2017) doesn't seem the most probable, considering his position in Allerdale (Cockermouth). I judge East Lothian to be uncertain.
He was very generous in donating significant holdings to his sisters, Gunnilda. Ethelreda, and Matilda/Maud of Northumbria. His son Alan was also noted for generous gifts. Waltheof son of Gospatric, positioned the Dunbar Clan for stability and power in their region with the marriage of his daughter Gunnilda Dunbar to Uchtred of Galloway, who not only had his father's titled lands, but also was a grandson of King Henry (proposed but definitely not proven, because of illegitimacy).
Gunnilda's descendants were Roland; then Allan FitzRoland of Galloway who was a MC Advisor, married to niece of King William; earliest generations of the emerging nobility in northern families. See descendant notes below.
This is a case where Cawley Medlands source isn't acceptably developed. McGuigan is clear on the conclusions, and is intently focused on historic sources, for this region in this era'.
McGuigan, provides a clear interpretation of the political events and the significant stature of Gospatric's family, particularly in Allerdale. [2]
Cawley version is jumbled, and defaults to a 1275 memo that other historians see as less compelling. Medlands judgement concludes
But this comes after reciting several other findings “Simeon of Durham names "Dolfin, Walther and Cospatric" as the sons of Gospatrick[1407]. A memorandum dated to [1275] records that "Earl Cospatryk formerly earl of Dunbar in Scotland had a brother Dolfin earl of Northumbarland…both…bastards", that they had "a legitimate brother Waldeve and a legitimate sister Etheldreda…of one father and one mother"”Contradictory-Not persuasive that Gospatric was the older, nor that Waltheof was illegitimate.
multiple other sources indicate that Gospatric's son Waltheof [3]was legitimate and older than Gospatric II.
Waltheof or Waldeve had a wife Sigrid[4] who out-lived him. She remarried Roger fitz Gilbert, brother of William de Lancaster I.[5]
Their children were:
House of Dunbar descendants from Waltheof's daughter Gunnilda appear as possibly the most influential Dunbar contributions. Over the next 2 centuries they were antecedents of leaders, nobility and knights of Galloway, Balliol, Comyn, MacDougal, Neville. Percy. Zouche. Ferrers. Berkeley, Clavering; married into the families of MC Barons Lacy, Quincy and Bigod; and the family of the Kings of Scotland.
Waltheof's sister Ethelreda Dunbar was married to [[Dunkeld-Bold text47|King Duncan II]], and was the ancestor of Ranulf Moray, the Lords of the Isles, and the Clans which grew out of the Isles. Ethelreda's great great grandson William Forz, through her son William Earl of Moray, was a Magna Carta Surety. and his daughter, Aveline married the 2nd son of Henry III 'Plantagenet' King of England. In addition to Plantagenet the Scottish ancestry of Ethelreda and Duncan II, through marriages was combined with other Norman aristocratic families such as Moreville, Stuteville, Lucy, Fleming, and Multon.
House of Dunbar descendants were also quite prominent from Waltheof's sister Gunnilda either as ancestors of the successful ancient families of Curwen, Radcliffe, Fleming, Boteler, Harrington, or descendants of ancient Norman influenced, Lancaster of Kendal, Engaine, Normandie, Stuteville, and , all of which rose out of the same Allerdale, Kendal, Cumberland region. They were respected as regional aristocracy, MPs, knights, regional officials such as Sheriffs of Cumberland, and provided significant stability on the Western Marches.
Finally from descendants of Waltheof's bother Gospatric II, and the nephew, Gospatrick III, arose the Dunbar name through Earls of Dunbar, and prominent families of Stewart, Carrick, Bruce, Neville, and Earls of Angus.
Allerdale, where he sent much of his life was probably in Scotland until 1092.
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I now have located a significant number of sources that lead me to conclude that Waltheof Dunbar-113. Should be listed with parents of Gospatric Dunbar-27 and Wessex-311. He was 2nd son and older than Gospatric II.
McGuigan source from 2015 has an in depth focus on the exact region of Allerdale, that was to become the major holding of Waltheof. It was also clear that this region was the same region where his father Gospatric and Grandfather Maldred had held title and influence.
Note the section on descendants, with line of Waltheof's daughter, being perhaps the most prominent.
Children Alan, Ethelreda, and Gunhild, are described as legitimate. Son Gospatric is listed as illegitimate in fmg.ac merged profile should pick up those 4. Waltheof the son of Gospatric Dunbar-27 is different from a waltheof in line of earl Uctred-gospatric, and different from the waltheof associated with Eadwulf
Children including this profile for 2nd son Waltheof of Allerdale Dunbar-113, were impacted by August moves and I reversed some of the changes but Waltheof does not have a mother over the past month. We have a lot to learn, and it is essential for input and discussion before significant changes made in this family.