William de Kirkeby
English prior (died 1302)
About William de Kirkeby
William de Kirkeby (died 1302 Oldbury, a Stoke Mandeville manor, was owned by Kirkeby's wife (Christiana) during the reign of king Edward I.
Richard of Wallingford's father died when he just turned 10 years old (c. 1301-1302) and was soon thereafter adopted by Kirkeby and taken care. Kirkeby sent Richard as a young man to Oxford University to get educated.
Kirkeby died in 1302.
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English prior (died 1302)
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