-
earliest appearances of the
FitzTurgis name is on a York
charter of 1194
which refers to "
Turgis, son of
Turgis.' [2] The name
Turgis is
Norman and its origin...
-
Abbey on
marriage (ca. 1220) to Constantia,
granddaughter of
Richard FitzTurgis, co-founder of
Roche with
Richard de
Busli Rev.
William Levett, rector...
-
Wickersley School and
Sports College.
Wickersley was once held by
Richard FitzTurgis (who
adopted the name 'de Wickersley),
founder of
Roche Abbey, and subsequently...
- of Roger's
brother Arnold, co-founded
nearby Roche Abbey with
Richard FitzTurgis in 1147.
During the
Middle Ages,
Tickhill was the
second most important...
-
Sturgis is a
surname of
Norman origin,
shortened form of
FitzTurgis "son of" (see
Fitz) "
Turgis" (former
first name, now
still common as a
Norman surname...
- some
researchers believe he was the son of a
certain Hugh
Fitz Turgis, that
means "
Turgis' son" (from
Thorgisl "hostage of Thor"),
another clue he was...
- de
Busli was co-founder of
Roche Abbey,
South Yorkshire with
Richard FitzTurgis in 1147. The male line of the de
Busli family died out in 1213, and their...
-
Roche Abbey Abbey 1147
Ruins Co-founded by
Richard de
Busli and
Richard FitzTurgis for the
monks from
Newminster Abbey in Northumberland. They
chose the...
- from
Richard FitzTurgis, who co-founded
Roche Abbey in
South Yorkshire. The de
Wickersley family later dropped their Norman name (
FitzTurgis) in favour...
- pure Viking. The name
FitzTurgis means, when translated, son of (fils de in French) Thor (
Turgis), the Old
Norse god. Both
FitzTurgis and de
Busli have been...
