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Note N1965
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Note N1969
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FindaGrave
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Shap Abbey
Shap
Eden District
Cumbria England
Clifford, Isabel Vieuxpont 84041847
b. 1254 d. May 14, 1292 Shap Abbey
Shap
Eden District
Cumbria
England
Clifford, Sir Roger de 51965543
b. Jul. 10, 1333 d. Jul. 13, 1389 Shap Abbey
Shap
Eden District
Cumbria
England
de Clifford, Henry 60908982
b. 1454 d. Apr. 23, 1523 Shap Abbey
Shap
Eden District
Cumbria
England
de Clifford, Sir Robert 60910199
b. 1274 d. Jun. 24, 1314 Shap Abbey
Shap
Eden District
Cumbria
England
de Clifford, Robert 101920140
b. Nov. 5, 1305 d. May 20, 1344 Shap Abbey
Shap
Eden District
Cumbria
England
de Clifford, Roger 86783639
b. 1243 d. Nov. 6, 1282 Shap Abbey
Shap
Eden District
Cumbria
England
de Vieuxpont, Robert 99474843
b. 1230 d. Jun. 7, 1264 Shap Abbey
Shap
Eden District
Cumbria
England
Vipont, Isabel FitzJohn 84044379
b. 1233 d. 1301 Shap Abbey
Shap
Eden District
Cumbria
England
Notes
Note N1970
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Vieuxpont, often spelled Vipont, is the name of a significant family in the history of Westmorland. According to Thomas [1] the name originated in France on or about 1066 as Vieuxpont - alternative spellings include Veteripont, Vezpont, Veepon, Vexpont, Vypont, Vispont, Vypunt, Vespont, Vipond, Vypond, Voypond, Veepond, Vippond, Vipon, Vipan, Vipen.
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Note N1972
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Ethelred II The Unready King of England, Kent, Wessex
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Note N1973
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The Anglo-Saxon king Ethelred the Unready (c. 968-1016) ruled the English from 978 to 1016. During his reign England was repeatedly attacked by Danish armies seeking to destroy the sovereignty of the Anglo-Saxons and to plunder their land.
Born into the royal house of Wessex, which was at that time the effective ruler of all the Anglo-Saxons, Ethelred was a direct descendant of Alfred the Great and the son of King Edgar, who had ruled a united and peaceful England for 16 years. At Edgar's death in 975, the realm passed to Ethelred's brother Edward, who was still a child. The nobles of the kingdom formed rival parties around Edward and Ethelred, and the latter's supporters murdered Edward on March 18, 978, making Ethelred king. Edward was soon widely honored as a martyred saint, and devotion to him gave many an excuse to withhold allegiance from his successor.
From the time of Ethelred's accession at the age of 9 or 10, his reign was tragically marred by the treason and revolt of his leading thegns (noblemen). The ensuing disorder was nourished by his own indecisive character and by the renewal of Danish raids on England in 980 after a pause of 25 years. Increasing Danish aggressiveness complemented the increasing English disunity and military ineffectiveness. In 991 Ethelred instituted a policy of buying off Danish raiders with lavish payments of silver.
Given the inadequacy of English defenses, it was a strategically sound but psychologically demoralizing decision that mocked the heroic traditions of the Anglo-Saxons.
In 1009 an enormous army, sent by King Swein of Denmark, arrived in England to depose Ethelred. Although the English bought the invaders off in 1012, the following year Swein led another invasion. Much of the demoralized English nation submitted to his rule. Ethelred resisted from London for some months, then finally fled to Normandy. After Swein died suddenly in February 1014, Ethelred was reinstated as king. His rule was challenged by Cnut, Swein's younger son, and apparently by his own son Edmund Ironsides.
Cnut's first campaign misfired, and he retreated to Denmark, only to return to England with a new army in 1015. Ethelred and Edmund joined forces against the invader early in 1016 at London. But on April 23, 1016, Ethelred died. Edmund succeeded him and struggled on for a few months. However, by the end of the year Edmund too was dead, and Cnut became the ruler of England.
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Note N1975
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Emigrated with his wife and children from Liverpool (departing 17 August 1881) via Queenstown (Ireland) to the Castle Garden Emigrant Depot in New York City aboard the steamship "S.S. Helvetia" of the National Line of Liverpool, England.
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Note N1976
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A new baby arrives - Benjamin & Ann raised their son Joseph's youngest daughter, Maisie, as their own when Joseph's first wife (and Maisie's mother) died on this date.