EDWARD: Our Family History

Abt 870 - 924 (54 years)

Generation: 1

EDWARD was born about 870; died on 17 Jul 924 in Faringdon, Oxfordshire, England; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire, England.

Notes:

Edward is considered by some historians to be among Britain's most militarily skilled kings.

married EDGIFU before 921. was born in UNKNOWN; died on 25 Aug 968. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. EDMUND was born in 921; died on 26 May 946 in Pucklechurch, Avon, England; was buried in Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset, England.

Generation: 2

EDMUND

(1.¹) was born in 921; died on 26 May 946 in Pucklechurch, Avon, England; was buried in Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset, England.

Notes:

Edmund was stabbed at a banquet - according to some historians, by Leolf, an outlaw.

married ELFGIFU before 940. was born about 922; died about 944. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

3. EDGAR was born in 944; died on 8 Jul 975.

Generation: 3

EDGAR

(2.², 1.¹) was born in 944; died on 8 Jul 975.

married ELFTHRYTH in 965. was born about 945; died in 1000 in Wherwell, Hampshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

4. ETHELRED was born about 967; died on 23 Apr 1016 in London, England; was buried in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England.

Generation: 4

ETHELRED

(3.³, 2.², 1.¹) was born about 967; died on 23 Apr 1016 in London, England; was buried in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England.

Notes:

Known as "Ethelred the Unready."
Ethelred's mother, Elfthryth, beat him with candles so hard and so often that he had a life-long phobia of them.
King of the English ( 978 - 1013). Deposed Abt. Oct 1013. Resumption, King of the English (1014 - 1016).

married ELFGIFU in 985 in Wessex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

5. EDMUND was born about 989; died on 30 Nov 1016 in London, England; was buried in Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset, England.

Huff/Swier Family Tree

EDWARD