of Bramburgh, Waltheof

950 - 1006  (56 years)

• Name	of Bramburgh, Waltheof  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	950	Bamburgh, Northumberland, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Appointments / Titles	Earl of Bernecia
  Appointments / Titles	Bamburgh, Northumberland, England
  	Lord
  FSID	L8WY-72D  [1, 2]
  Death	1006	Northumberland, England   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I34807	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	of Bamburgh, High-Reeve of Northumbria Osulf - Oswulf I,   b. 910, Bamburgh, Northumberland, England d. 963, Bamburgh, Northumberland, England (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F13788	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	of Bramburgh, Elfeda,   b. 965, England d. DECEASED, England
  Children	1. of Bamburgh, Earl Uchtred FitzWaltheof,   b. 971, Bamburgh, Northumberland, England d. Mar 1016, Wighill, Yorkshire, England (Age 45 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F13787	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 950 - Bamburgh, Northumberland, England Appointments / Titles - Lord - - Bamburgh, Northumberland, England Death - 1006 - Northumberland, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  This is WALTHEOF OF BAMBURGH, high-reeve / ealdorman of Bamburgh. NOT THE SAME AS Waltheof of Northumbria! Waltheof of Bamburgh was high-reeve or ealdorman of Bamburgh (fl. 994 and died after 1006). He may have been son or grandson of Osulf I and was father of Uhtred the Bold, Ealdorman of Northumbria. His name is Scandinavian and implies that he had Viking ancestors. 'De Northumbria post Britannos' says that Osulf had a son named Ealdred, father of Waltheof of Bamburgh (fl. 994), father of Uhtred of Northumbria. The name 'Waltheof' remained in his family when Earl Siward married his great-granddaughter and named his son Waltheof. This son of Siward became Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria, and one of his descendant being Saint Waltheof of Melrose. Additionally, another branch of the family would use the Waltheof name including: Waltheof of Allerdale who was son of Gospatric, Earl of Northumbria. Waltheof of Inverkeithing and Dalmeny was son of Cospatric, and grandson of Waltheof of Allerdale. Another descendant of Gospatric, Earl of Northumbria was Waltheof, Earl of Dunbar. In 1006 Malcolm II of Scotland invaded Northumbria and besieged the newly founded episcopal city of Durham. At that time the Danes were raiding southern England and King Ethelred was unable to send help to the Northumbrians. Ealdorman Waltheof was too old to fight and remained in his castle at Bamburgh. Ealdorman Ælfhelm of York also took no action. Waltheof's son Uhtred, acting for his father, called together an army from Bernicia and Yorkshire and led it against the Scots. The result was a decisive victory for Uhtred. Local women washed the severed heads of the Scots, receiving a payment of a cow for each, and the heads were fixed on stakes to Durham's walls. Uhtred was rewarded by King Ethelred II with the ealdormanry of Bamburgh even though his father was still alive. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT HE IS NOT THE SAME AS: - Waltheof of Northumbria - Saint Waltheof of Melrose - Waltheof of Allerdale - Waltheof of Inverkeithing and Dalmeny - Waltheof of Dunbar Who are all descendants of Waltheof of Bamburgh - from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltheof_of_Bamburgh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osulf_I_of_Bamburgh#Death_and_legacy

  
  

• Sources

  [S789] WORLD: Family Search, Family Tree. https://www.familysearch.org/search/tree/name [S788] WORLD: Wikipedia. https://www.wikipedia.org/ [S844] WORLD: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. http://fmg.ac/