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From: Frank Mitchell <>
Subject: Re: a daughter of Edward "the Elder" of Wessex
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 1995 23:14:00 -0700


In article <49l808$>, (Todd A.
Farmerie) wrote:

> >In a previous article, (Tom Bjornstad) says:
> >
> >>One of the daughters of Edward "the Elder" of Wessex is supposed to
> >>have married Sigtrygg Caoch. I believe she must have been one of the
> >>dau. from his marriage to Elfleda, but I really don't know. Can
> >>anyone help me out please?
> >>
> >
> >She was daughter of Edward's first wife (I don't have her name handy) and
> >full sister of Aethelstan. However, she married him in 926, only a year
> >before her husband's early decease in 927, and there are no known
> >descendants. (Olaf Cuaran could hardly have been born after 922/3 (my
> >estimate), and it is through him that all descents of which I am aware
> >are traced.) To go a step more, I know of no descent from Edward's first
> >wife, while there are descents from both the second and third.

I remember trying to sort out Eddie's three wives and many children some
months ago on this boards predecessor. Got info from all directions but
still not sure I have them all correct.

In my notes I have Edward's first wife as Ecgwyn (or Egwina) and their
children Athelstan and Eadgyth. However, I also have this Eadgyth marrying
Sihtric of Northumbria on 31 Jan 924 at Tamworth.

Are you saying I have this wrong.

--
Regards, Frank Mitchell, Scottsdale, Arizona

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