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From: Jim Stevens <>
Subject: Re: Ridlesford - Longespee (was NESTA of Wales)
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1997 01:14:32 -0500


"Vickie (Elam) White" <> posted (in Part):

>I dont' know about the Ridelsford line, but Rosamonde CLIFFORD was not
>the mother of William Longespee. Current thinking is that his mother was
>Ida, who later married Roger Bigod, 2d Earlof Norfolk. Source: Gary Boyd
>Roberts' _Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the
>United States_ (1993).

Do we know for certain that Henry had a mistess named Ida and, if so, do we
know that this SAME Ida went on to marry the Earl of Norfolk ?

Today is the first day of the rest of your life ! () Jim

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