Bertram (Bertrand) de Bulmer, Lord of Brancepeth, High Sheriff of Yorkshire

Baron of Brancepeth High Sheriff of Yorkshire 1128-1130

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Bertram DE BULMER Lord of Branspeth
Born: Abt 1130, Brancepeth, Durham, England
Married:
Died: 1166

Marriage Information:
Bertram married Emma FOSSARD, daughter of William FOSSARD Lord of Mulgrave and Unknown. (Emma FOSSARD was born about 1140 in Mulgrave Castle, Sandsend/Whitby, Yorkshire, England.)

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Bertram de Bulmer (1129-1130): Unusually, the de Bulmer family were not Norman, but of Saxon origin. This family seems to have thrown in its lot with the Normans from a fairly early date and, as a result, enjoyed considerable political advancement. Bertram, as Sheriff of York, was also given responsibility for the area between the Ribble and Mersey, and it appears that these duties remained with the de Bulmer family for many years - probably one of the few local families the Normans could trust. The de Bulmer's power-base lay in Yorkshire and County Durham, their family seat was at Bulmer near Malton, and the family was responsible for the foundation of two castles (Brancepeth and Sheriff Hutton). The name 'Bertram' was given to sons of a number of generations, and the arms of Sir Bertram (Sheriff (?) 1162-65) can be seen in the Shire Hall (he died in 1166). A Bertram de Bulmer is listed as being present at the signing of Magna Carta at Runnymede in 1215 - he was one of the barons opposed to King John. Before long the male line of the de Bulmers ended and their lands passed, through marriage, to the powerful Neville family of Raby castle.

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Bertram de Bulmer, Lord of Brancepeth
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Bertram de Bulmer, Lord of Brancepeth gained the title of Lord of Brancepeth, co. Durham [Feudal].

Child of Bertram de Bulmer, Lord of Brancepeth
Emma de Bulmer + d. b 1208

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Bertram de Bulmer
BIRTH 1109 ??
Bulmer, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England
DEATH 1166 (aged 56–57)
Brancepeth, Durham Unitary Authority, County Durham, England
BURIAL
St Brandon Churchyard
Brancepeth, Durham Unitary Authority, County Durham, England
MEMORIAL ID 161176633

Lord of Brancepeth, High Sheriff of Yorkshire

The Saxon Bulmer Tower, is inscribed with the initials BB for Bertram Bulmer.

Family Members
Parents
Anketil de Bulmer

Spouse
Emma Fossard
1112–1144

Siblings
Stephen de Bulmer
1103–1172

Children
Emma de Bulmer
unknown–1208

[S8 ] BP1999 volume 1, page 13. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]