Hugh de Morville Constable of Scotland
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Hugh de Morville (d.1162), Constable of Scotland, was one of the Anglo-Norman knights King David I raised to greatness, holding Lauderdale and Cunningham. He founded Dryburgh Abbey in 1150, where the Morville constables were remembered as patrons for generations. The constableship passed to his son Richard, our ancestor.
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✓ standard: HUGH DE MORVILLE (d.1162), Constable of Scotland, founder of Dryburgh; father of Richard (our line). FRONTIER-ish above (~ Norman origins). Added 14 Sep 2026. || 19 Oct 2026: wife Beatrice de Beauchamp wired (Dryburgh cartulary). His father is 'probably' Richard de Morville per Barrow, but Keats-Rohan does not make that link - not wired. ODNB (via Wikipedia) names among his children Maud de Morville, wife of William de Vieuxpont, to whom Henry II regranted Westmorland in 1174 - see the note on Maud (wife of William de Vieuxpont).