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Chancellor of Scotland William Comyn

Birth
Fonthill Gifford, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Death
1140 (aged 55–56)
Scotland
Burial
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William came from Fonthill Gifford, Wiltshire and was among the Norman landowners who immigrated to Scotland by invitation of King David I.
He also held land in England as Earl of Huntingdon.

William was Chancellor of Scotland.

He married Maud de Banastre daughter of Thurstan de Banastre
William Comyn held one third of Fonthill in Wiltshire

The "Scots Peerage" states that William Comyn had three sons.
William Comyn who in 1144 he received the Honour of Alverton
William was killed in the dispute over the Bishopric of Durham
Richard Comyn:
Walter Comyn: Named by his brother Richard in a charter to the monks of Hexham

William Comyn died before 1140
William came from Fonthill Gifford, Wiltshire and was among the Norman landowners who immigrated to Scotland by invitation of King David I.
He also held land in England as Earl of Huntingdon.

William was Chancellor of Scotland.

He married Maud de Banastre daughter of Thurstan de Banastre
William Comyn held one third of Fonthill in Wiltshire

The "Scots Peerage" states that William Comyn had three sons.
William Comyn who in 1144 he received the Honour of Alverton
William was killed in the dispute over the Bishopric of Durham
Richard Comyn:
Walter Comyn: Named by his brother Richard in a charter to the monks of Hexham

William Comyn died before 1140


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