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Eustace de Burgo
- Preferred Name: Eustace de Burgo[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
- Alternate Name: Eustace de Burgh
- Alternate Name: Eustace de Burgo
- Gender: M
- FSID: GZZ5-GYQ
- Birth: ABT 1005 in Normandy, France at LATI: N8.928 LONG: E0.5326
- Death: 3 JUL 1057 in Yorkshire, England
- http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Lord of Tonsburgh
- Notes:
=== Life Sketch ===
Eustace (Burgo) de Burgo (abt. 1005 - 1057)
Eustace "Baron of Tonsburgh" de Burgo formerly Burgo aka de Burci
Born about 1005 in Normandie, France
ANCESTORS 
Son of Jean (Conteville) de Burgo and Elensie Jean (Meulan) de Conteville
Brother of Millicent (Burgh) de Burgh, Oda (Conteville) de Conteville [half], Baldwin (Bourg) Conteville, Herluin (Conteville) de Conteville and Alice (Conteville) de Conteville
Husband of Beatrix DeVesci — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of Madelaine Unknown — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
DESCENDANTS 
Father of Serlo (Burci) de Burci and John de Burgo Fitz Nigell
Died 3 Jul 1057 in Kanresborough, Yorkshire, England
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Eustace (Burgo) de Burgo was a member of aristocracy in Europe.
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"Son" John Monoculus is now identified as fitz Richard not fitz Eustace, so this section is no longer ancestral to the Magna Carta baron Eustace de Vesci.
I've disconnected the line below John so his descendants can be merged.
"Wife" Beatrix looks like she should be the wife of Eustace's grandson Eustace.
Sources
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=== Serlo ===
Necessary Explanations:#1 Serlo temp Wil
Necessary Explanations:#1 Serlo temp William the cons. 1066-1087 living 1133. #2 John heir to his brother Serlo. John, father of Eustace de Burgh was Earl of Com...n and Baron of Tonsburgh in Normany.
=== source information ===
Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 88, Burgh, Earl of Kent
Preferred Parents:
Father: Jean de Burgo, b. ABT 962 in Calvados, Normandy, France d. 1012 in Conteville, Calvados, Normandy, France
Mother: Harlette de Vexin de Meulan, b. ABT 974 in Cottévrard, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France d. 1034 in Conteville, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Family 1: Madeleine de Vesci, b. ABT 1007 in Burcy, Calvados, Normandy, France d. 12 MAY 1060 in Burcy, Calvados, Normandy, France
- Serlo de Burci, b. ABT 1029 in probably Burcy, Calvados, Normandy, France d. ABT 1086 in Blagdon, Somerset, England
Family 2: Adela De Blois, b. 1034 in De Blois d. 1100 in England, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Sources:
- Title: Eustace de Baron Tonsburgh in Normandy Burgh
Publication: Name: https://gw.geneanet.org/ghost56?lang=en&iz=2400&p=eustace+de+baron+tonsburgh+in+normandy&n=burgh;
- Title: John de Burgh, Earl of Comyn; Harlowen de Brugh and Eustace, Baron of Tonsburgh in Burke's Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, pg. 88 [See document in the Memories section]
Author: Burke's Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, pg. 88
Note: John de Burgh, Earl of Comyn; Harlowen de Brugh and Eustace, Baron of Tonsburgh in Burke's Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, pg. 88 [See document in the Memories section]
Page: John de Burgh, Earl of Comyn; Harlowen de Brugh and Eustace, Baron of Tonsburgh in Burke's Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, pg. 88 [See document in the Memories section]
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: Eustace de Burgh -
Author: The History of Cheshire, Ormerod, George Esq., LL.D., F.S.A., 2nd Edition by Thomas Helsby, Esq, London: George Routledge & Sons, 1882, Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library, Provo, UT 84604, Page number: vol. 1, p. 692
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2332820711
- Title: "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Univested with Heritable Honours, Volume 1," by John Burke
Publication: Name: https://books.google.com/books?id=-wlBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA238&lpg=PA238&dq=Nigel+Eustace+Burgh+fitz+Harlowen&source=bl&ots=sRZACwr0DZ&sig=Zd2m0mfDQcAOKZmSfEZV5MhUy-w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiPz4uLkITSAhUX2WMKHfhzDjQQ6AEILDAD#v=onepage&q=Nigel%20Eustace%20Burgh%20fitz%20Harlowen&f=false;
Note: NOTE***This is old outdated information, please read here:
The origin of the epithet "Monoculus" or "One Eyed" is explained in the family history of the Counts of Boulogne and Ponthieu in which a tendency to blindness was hereditary. Eustace, Count of Boulogne, was called "Oculatus" or "Clear Eyed", because his eyesight was very good for a member of his family.2 Perhaps John fitz Richard may have lost an eye or sight in one, which lead to the moniker of "Monoculus" and the mistaken belief he was a member of the de Burgh family. Most likely the label "Monoculus" is bogus, added later to the John fitz Richard name as a result of confusing him with the de Burgh family pedigree, and should be scrapped.
An early source suggested John fitz Richard was the brother of Serlo de Burgh of Knaresborough Castle, probably because the castle later came under the tenancy of John fitz Richard's son, Eustace fitz John;1,3 however, this brotherly relationship between Serlo de Burgh and John fitz Richard has been considered and rejected.4 Furthermore, John fitz Richard was recorded in the "Domesday Book" with the latinized name of Johannes Nepos Waleranni, i.e., nephew of Waleran fitz Ranulf (Richard fitz Ranulf's brother), and Serlo de Burgh was recorded with the latinized name of Serlo De Burci, whose father was Eustace de Burgh. Keats-Rohan flatly states that John fitz Richard was the "son of Richard fitz Ranulf,"5 whose father was Ranulf the Moneyer of Vains, and so no brotherly relationship to Serlo de Burgh could exist, therefore John fitz Richard wasn't a descendant of the de Burghs nor Charlemagne.
- Title: John FitzRobert de Clavering and Ada de Baliol in Magna Charta Barons and their Descendants, pg. 98-99 [See document in the Memories section]
Author: Magna Charta Barons and their Descendants, pg. 98-99
Note: John FitzRobert de Clavering and Ada de Baliol in Magna Charta Barons and their Descendants, pg. 98-99 [See document in the Memories section]
Page: John FitzRobert de Clavering and Ada de Baliol in Magna Charta Barons and their Descendants, pg. 98-99 [See document in the Memories section]
- Title: Ancestry Family Trees
Author: Ancestry Family Tree
- Title: John de Burgh, Baron of Tonsburgh, in Burke's A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages, pg. 96 [See document in the Memories section]
Author: Burke's A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages, pg. 96
Note: John de Burgh, Baron of Tonsburgh, in Burke's A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages, pg. 96 [See document in the Memories section]
Page: John de Burgh, Baron of Tonsburgh, in Burke's A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages, pg. 96 [See document in the Memories section]
- Title: Clavering family in Ayres-Dawson and Allied Families, Vol. 3, pg. 57-58 [See document in the Memories section]
Author: Ayres-Dawson and Allied Families, Vol. 3, pg. 57-58
Note: Clavering family in Ayres-Dawson and Allied Families, Vol. 3, pg. 57-58 [See document in the Memories section]
Page: Clavering family in Ayres-Dawson and Allied Families, Vol. 3, pg. 57-58 [See document in the Memories section]
- Title: Origin of the Clavering family in Burke's Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, pg. 121 [See document in the Memories section]
Author: Burke's Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, pg. 121
Note: Origin of the Clavering family in Burke's Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, pg. 121 [See document in the Memories section]
Page: Origin of the Clavering family in Burke's Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, pg. 121 [See document in the Memories section]
- Title: Serlo de Burgh, John Monoculos and Eustace FitzJohn in the Gentleman's Magazine Library, pg. 272-274 [See document in the Memories section]
Author: Gentleman's Magazine Library, pg. 272-274
Note: Serlo de Burgh, John Monoculos and Eustace FitzJohn in the Gentleman's Magazine Library, pg. 272-274 [See document in the Memories section]
Page: Serlo de Burgh, John Monoculos and Eustace FitzJohn in the Gentleman's Magazine Library, pg. 272-274 [See document in the Memories section]
- Title: The Clavering family in Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, pg. 237-238 [See document in the Memories section]
Author: Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, pg. 237-238
Note: The Clavering family in Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, pg. 237-238 [See document in the Memories section]
Page: The Clavering family in Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, pg. 237-238 [See document in the Memories section]
- Title: -
- Title: Clavering family in An Historical, Topographical and Descriptive View of the County of Northumberland, pg. 28-30 [See document in the Memories section]
Author: An Historical, Topographical and Descriptive View of the County of Northumberland, pg. 28-30
Note: Clavering family in An Historical, Topographical and Descriptive View of the County of Northumberland, pg. 28-30 [See document in the Memories section]
Page: Clavering family in An Historical, Topographical and Descriptive View of the County of Northumberland, pg. 28-30 [See document in the Memories section]
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