By the early 12th century, the Fitz Stephen family, early ancestors of our Gooding family, was established in Gloucestershire. Thomas Fitz Stephen (?-1120) had at least two sons, one of which, Ralph Fitz Stephen (?-?) lived in Wapley, in the south of the county and may have been a royal chamberlain. He also had atContinue reading “Medieval Matters (1100-1500)”
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1066 And All That
It has taken me many years to find anyone famous within our family history, but research into our Stephens ancestors from Gloucestershire led to the discovery of a noble line dating back to Norman times. Airard Fitz Stephen (or Stephen Fitz Airard), my 29 x Great Grandfather is thought to have been born around 1036Continue reading “1066 And All That”
Butland Gooding Family Tree 