Person
Alexander Despenser
In the printed indexes 1
Despenser, Alexander pp. 439
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- York (Yorkshire) 1
Named alongside
- Walter de Ver 2
- Robert de Angoteby 2
- Henry de Haverford 2
- Gregory Petit 2
- Clement de Drenghouses 2
- William de Stours 2
- William de Richeburne 2
- William Nobilis 2
- William de Wykam 2
- William de Oketon 2
- William de Katton inferred 2
- William Mabbe 2
- William Chambard 2
- Walo de Otringeham 2
- Uthtred de Grisethorpe 2
Possibly the same person, or kin
Others in the Despenser family. Same forename + overlapping dates may be one identity (e.g. a remarried woman, or a mis-split father/son). See the whole family →
- Hugh le Despenser · 1233-01-27 – 1479-03-19 · 5677 entries
- Edward le Despenser · 1315-11-23 – 1465-03-27 · 398 entries
- Philip le Despencer · 1302-06-06 – 1435-10-25 · 243 entries
- Geoffrey le Despenser · 1234-03-04 – 1404-02-04 · 194 entries
- Thomas Despenser · 1300-03-30 – 1410-10-20 · 140 entries
- Philip le Despenser · 1313-09-24 – 1424-10-29 · 97 entries
- Adam le Despenser · 1259-07-23 – 1316-02-05 · 66 entries
- John le Despenser · 1244-01-20 – 1366-06-10 · 60 entries
- Thurstan le Despenser · 1236-04-14 – 1317-05-28 · 59 entries
- Robert le Despenser · 1273-04-11 – 1337-01-12 · 40 entries
Similarly-spelled families (suggestions, not merged)
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Name variants
- “Alexander Despenser” ×3
- “Alexander Depenser” ×1
- “Alexander Despencer” ×1
- “Alexander Despensere” ×1
- “Alexander Despensier” ×1
- “Alexander Dispencer” ×1
- “Alexander Dispensar” ×1
- “Alexander Dispensariis” ×1
- “Alexander Dispensarius” ×1
- “Alexander Dispenser” ×1
Entries (chronological)
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1312-02-24 date: inferred auto-linked
Vacated because surrendered and cancelled. 7. /nspertmus and confirmation to the prior and convent of Bridlington of York. divers grants and quit-claims, viz. of lands in Staxton, by Reginald son of Roger Couville, Willi…
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1312-02-24 date: inferred auto-linked
Inspeximus and confirmation to the prior and convent of Bridlington of divers grants and guit-claims, viz. of lands in Staxton, by Reginald son of ouville, William son of Henry de Staxton, Henry Pulayn, John de Mikelhirs…
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