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DocSpenser (talk | contribs) m The mother's name may have been Lucia but she was not Lucia of Mercia or Lucia of Bolingbroke who was born about 1042 in Lincolnshire, Earldom of Mercia, The association with Grantham is probably spurious. |
DocSpenser (talk | contribs) m I do not believe that there is any evidence that Grantham is the home of the Graham family of Scotland. The names are associated because of their similarity, but this is not even judicious supposition. |
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'''Sir William de Graham''' was a [[knight]] who accompanied King [[David I of Scotland|David I]] on his journey north to claim the [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scottish]] crown in 1128. He is the first Graham known in Scotland, and thus a founder of [[Clan Graham]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Meaning of Graham|url=http://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Graham/|publisher=Baby Names Pedia|accessdate=30 April 2014}}</ref> His father's name was Alan De Graegham b. 1080 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England and d. 1130 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland at age 50, and his mother's name was Lucia {Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
'''Sir William de Graham''' was a [[knight]] who accompanied King [[David I of Scotland|David I]] on his journey north to claim the [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scottish]] crown in 1128. He is the first Graham known in Scotland, and thus a founder of [[Clan Graham]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Meaning of Graham|url=http://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Graham/|publisher=Baby Names Pedia|accessdate=30 April 2014}}</ref> His father's name was Alan De Graegham b. 1080 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England and d. 1130 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland at age 50, and his mother's name was Lucia {Citation needed|date=March 2012}} |
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Sir William de Graham was a knight who accompanied King David I on his journey north to claim the Scottish crown in 1128. He is the first Graham known in Scotland, and thus a founder of Clan Graham.[1] His father's name was Alan De Graegham b. 1080 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England and d. 1130 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland at age 50, and his mother's name was Lucia {Citation needed|date=March 2012}} "Graham" might be
the place Grantham in Lincolnshire.
References
- ^ "Meaning of Graham". Baby Names Pedia. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
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