See http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GEN-MEDIEVAL/2010-08/1282869484 In 2010, John concluded from these Westwood charters that Avicia was the wife of William (I) de Beauchamp.

On 10/06/2017 1:13 PM, Jan Wolfe wrote: > See http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GEN-MEDIEVAL/2010-08/1282869484 > > In 2010, John concluded from these Westwood charters that Avicia was the wife of William (I) de Beauchamp. > Emma Mason held that Amicia who was the widow of a William de Beauchamp in 1200 was the same as Avicia who called herself lady of Salwarpe in the Westwood propry charter (most probably correct), and that her deceased husband must have been William II (died 1197) rather than William I (died 1170). I don't know why she didn't discuss this further regarding the possibility that the two William de Beauchamps (I and II, father and son) could have had different widows (Avicia/Amicia and Berta respectively) both living in 1200, that leads towards the conclusion reached by John Ravilious. Peter Stewart