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The first person to bear the name of Lancaster, of whom we have any record, was '''William de Taillebois''', Baron of Kendal , the governor of Lancaster Castle in the reign of Henry II , about 1180 , who assumed the surname of Lancaster and dropped "de Taillebois." William de Taillebois was a descendant of Ivo de Taillebois, who went to England about the time of William The Conqueror , and the supposition is that he is the ancestor of all persons bearing the name of Lancaster . (1.)'''Ivo de Taillebois'' 1036 - 1094 was the third son of Renfrid Taillibois C 1019 , of Normandy , whose issue was as follows:
Note: The name Taillebose or Taillebois, signifies "Woodcutter." Ivo de Taillebois is also represented as being a brother to Faulk , Earl of Anjou , France . He was among the followers of Duke William of Normandy (William the Conqueror) who invaded England in 1066 . He shared in the Distribution of lands among the French Barons , and received the Barony of Kendal as his Allotment of the spoils. It consisted of a large portion of Northern Lancashire and Southern Westmorland . He also held the Barony of Lincolnshire and Norfolk . He married Lucia, Daughter of Ælfgar,( Ælfgar, Earl Of Mercia ) and grand-daughter of Leofric , Earl Of Mercia , by whom he received all the ancient domains of the family Ælfgar, thus making him one of the most influential Nobles in England in his day. Lucia was a sister to Edwin and Morcar, Earl Of Northumbria , Dukes of Mercia and Northumberland , also a sister to Ealdyth, who married Harold , King Of England . (2.) Eldred, second Baron of Kendal, Married Adigitha. (3.) Ketel, son of Eldred, third Baron of Kendal, Married Christiana. Their children were:
(4.) Gilbert, son of Ketal, forth Baron of Kendal, married Beatrix, daughter of Ribald, of Middlebain, brother of Alan, Earl of East Anglia. (5.) William Taillebois, son of Gilbert, fifth Baron of Kendal, married Gundred, daughter of William de Warren, second Earl of Surry, and widow of Roger de Newburg, Earl of Warwick. According to Dugdale, the eminent English antiquarian, he was governor of Lancaster Castle during the reign of Henry II, about 1180. He assumed the surname of Lancaster, which was derived through his connection with the castle of that name. REFERENCES
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