Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 01-20-2025.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.


Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom available to be downloaded.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.


Individual Page


Family:
Bibliography
  1. MichaelAnne, Roger de Merlay. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 11/18/2005. Subject: Re: C.P. Addition: Parentage of Isabel de Roos, wife of Roger de Merlay and A.... Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/RAvZPyNbRD0/m/76-ifULM5BAJ. Author address: ClaudiusI0 at aol dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: MichaelAnne SGM 11/18/2005-150821].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
first son [Ref: MichaelAnne SGM 11/18/2005-150821],
parents:
[Ref: MichaelAnne SGM 11/18/2005-150821]
Research Notes:
The proof that Roger de Merlay and his wife Ada, daughter of Duncan, earl of Fife, had an eldest son named Ranulf is also cited in the Newminster Cartulary:
Chartularium Abbathiae de Novo Monasterio Ordinis Cisterciensis Fundatae Anno MCXXXVII, Surtees Society Vol. 66, Andrews & Company, Durham 1878:
Page 15:
Locus 3. Grant by Roger de Merlay of Piscarie be Benton. Omnibus, etc. Rogerus de Merlai, salutem. Noverit universitas vestra me dedisse concessisse et hac praesenti carta mea confirmasse monachis de Novo Monasterio, Deo et Beatae Mariae ibidem servientibus, pro salute anime et pro animabus patris et matris mei, et Adae uxoris meae, et Ranulphi filii mei, et omnium antecessorum meorum et heredum, picarias meas de Benton in Tyna, scilicet Hames yhare et Burnemuth yare ad faciendum pitancias praedictis monachis in anniversariis patris et matris meae, Adae uxoris meae, et ranulphi filii mei, et in anniversario meo cum Deo volente contingerit. Tenendum et habendum de me et haeredibus meis, libere, quiete, et honorifice, ab omnibus serviciis, consuetudinibus et exaccionibus, cum omnibus pertinenciis suis et libertatibus et asiamentis ad praedictas piscarias peryinentibus, eundo et redeundo sine aliquo inpedimento mei vel meorum hominum, in puram et perpetuam elemosinam sicud aliqua elemosina sanctae ecclesiae melius et liberius potest dari vel possideri. Et ego et heredes mei haec omnia praedicta contra omnes hominess warantizabimus, etc. [Ref: MichaelAnne SGM 11/18/2005-150821]



Pedigree of Ranulph De MERLAY
                            /-----William De MERLAY, Baron Of Morpeth
                   /-----Ralph De MERLAY, Baron Of Morpeth
                  |         \-----Menialda
          /-----Roger De MERLAY, Baron Of Morpeth
         |        |                                             /-----Duncan Lord Of Mormaer Of Athol
         |        |                                    /-----Crinan The Thane Abbot Of Dunkeld
         |        |                           /-----Maldred Lord Of Carlisle
         |        |                          |        |         /-----Mael Coluim (Malcolm II) Mac CINAED, King Of Scots
         |        |                          |         \-----Bethoc
         |        |                  /-----Gospatric I Earl Of Northumberland
         |        |                 |        |                  /-----Waltheof Earl Of Northumberland
         |        |                 |        |         /-----Uchtred Earl Of Northumberland
         |        |                 |         \-----Ealdgyth
         |        |                 |                 |         /-----Ethelred II The Redeless King Of England
         |        |                 |                  \-----Alfgifu
         |        |                 |                           \-----Alfflaed
         |        |         /-----Gospatric II Earl Of Dunbar, Baron Of Beanley
         |        |        |        |                           /-----Edmund The Magnificent King Of England
         |        |        |        |                  /-----Edgar The Peaceful King Of England
         |        |        |        |                 |         \-----Saint Alfgifu
         |        |        |        |         /-----Ethelred II The Redeless King Of England
         |        |        |        |        |        |         /-----Ordgar Ealdorman Of Devonshire
         |        |        |        |        |         \-----Aelfthryth
         |        |        |         \-----(Unk Dau)
         |        |        |                 |                  /-----Gunnor Ealdorman In Deise
         |        |        |                 |         /-----Thored Ealdorman Of Northumbria
         |        |        |                  \-----Alfflaed
         |         \-----Juliana Of Dunbar
         |                 |         /-----Arkil Morel
         |                  \-----Sybil
 /-----Roger De MERLAY, Baron Of Morpeth
|        |                                             /-----(Unk) De Estouteville
|        |                                    /-----Robert De Estouteville
|        |                           /-----Robert De Estouteville
|        |                          |         \-----Beatrix
|        |                  /-----Osmund De Estouteville
|        |                 |         \-----Erneburga
|        |         /-----Roger De STUTEVILLE
|         \-----Alice De STUTEVILLE
Ranulph De MERLAY
|                                    /-----Constantine Earl Of Fife
|                           /-----Gillemichel MACDUFF, Earl Of Fife
|                  /-----Duncan MACDUFF, Earl Of Fife, Regent Of Scotlan
|         /-----Duncan MACDUFF, Earl Of Fife, Justiciar Of Scot
 \-----Ada MACDUFF
          \-----Ela



Descendants of Ranulph De MERLAY
1. Ranulph De MERLAY