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Arques-la-Bataille (Normandy)

There were two families from Arques who settled in England, William (descended from Joscelyn) and Osbern who may have been related but there is no proof.

JOSCELYN D'ARQUES

[ARCS311] Joscelyn/Gozelin d'Arques (born at Longueville, c.985, son of [BOLE351] Osbern II, see BOLEBEC).

[ARCS322] Beatrice (born c.1015, daughter of Gozelin) married [BOLE371] Geoffrey (see BOLEBEC).

[ARCS321] Godfrey d'Arques (born at Arques, c.1010, son of Gozelin), Vicomte d'Arques, married [ROUE382] Adele de Rouen (daughter of Vicomte Gozelin, see ROUEN).

[ARCS331] William d'Arques (born at Arques, c.1035), Vicomte d'Arques, Lord of Folkestone, Domesday tenant of Robert Malet. William married [MALE323] Beatrice de Malet (daughter of William, see MALET). Elsewhere William is said to have married [BOLE382] Beatrice, daughter of Geoffrey de Bolebec (see BOLEBEC). He died at Thorp Arch (Yorks), after 1086. See Osbern below.

[ARCS342] Maud (born c.1055, daughter of William) married [TANC411] William de Tancarville (see TANCARVILLE).

[ARCS343] Emma (daughter & heiress of William) married 1. Nigel de Munville, died 1103; then 2. ---.

OSBERN D'ARQUES

[ARQS341] Osbern d'Arques (born at Arques, c.1058), married  Alvarissa Beatrix Malet, (daughter of William Malet). Osbern died c.1115.

[ARQS352] Agnes de Arches, Lady of Appleton (born at Arques, c.1095) married [FAWC261] Robert de Fauconberge (see FAWCONBERG).

[ARQS351] William d'Arches (born at Newton Kyme or Scagglethorpe, Yorkshire, c.1090) married Jueta. He died at Thorp Arch (c.1154).

[ARQS369] Juetta/Ivetta (born at Scagglethorpe, c.1138, daughter & heiress of William) married 1. [FLAM351] Roger de Flamville (see FLAMVILLE), died 1169; then 2. [BRUS361] Adam II de Brus (see SKELTON LORDSHIP).