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Adam I de Brus Lord of Skelton
d. 1143
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Died
c. 1143
Buried
Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire
Family
Research notes
✓ Adam [I] de Brus, Lord of Skelton, son of Robert I de Brus by his wife Agnes: 'Robertus de Brus ... Agnes uxor mea, filiusque noster Adam de Brus' (Middlesbrough charter) and 'Robertus de Brus et Agnes uxor mea et Adam filius noster' founded Guisborough Priory; witnessed his father's charter to St Mary's York as 'Ada filio meo' [1125/35]. d. c.1143 (20 Mar), bur. Guisborough. Wife not known. Father of Adam II. Source: Medieval Lands (fmg.ac, Cawley), 'Scotland Kings, ch.5 Kings of Scotland (Bruce), A. Origins - Brus of Skelton (SCOTLAND.htm), read 27 Oct 2026'. [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 27 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]