Hereward of Segrave

✓ as a name: Hereward of Segrave (Seagrave), co. Leicester, father of Gilbert de Segrave (CP XI 'Segrave' p.596). CP n.(a): 'Nothing is known of the origin of the family or the date of its settlement at Seagrave, except that this must have taken place before 1166' - Hereward presumably enfeoffed by an Earl of Leicester or Warwick, and 'there is no evidence of any kinship between the family of Roger of Seagrave and that of Hereward of Seagrave'. TOP - the documented floor. Source: Complete Peerage 2nd ed. vol. XI (1949), 'Segrave' pp.596-608 and notes (page images supplied by Aynsley, 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.]