Talk:Morpeth, Northumberland

Hello,

I am french, belonging to the norman "du Merle" family and have fewcomplementary informations about the origin of "de Merlay" family according to my documents, as following :


 * Orderic Vital indicates that the second son of Emma Giroie, Guillaume de Merlerault (or du Merle), was baron under the name William de Merley and lord of Morpeth in Northumberland.
 * the Monasticum Anglicanum says that Guillaume (William) du Merle, his wife Mencalde and their son Raoul (Ranulf de Merlay) lord of Morpeth, gave in 1129 the land of Boremith to the Santi-Cuthberti abbey.


 * Ranulf de Merlay established in 1138 the Newminster abbey (see http://cistercians.shef.ac.uk/abbeys/newminster.php).

Best regards,

j. du Merle