Margaret Kene
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Margaret Kene was the wife of Sir William Trussell and mother of Edward Trussell, the last of his line, whose infant heiress carried everything to the de Veres. Online pedigrees would make her a niece of Archbishop Chichele, the founder of All Souls; the claim is recorded, unproven, and left where claims belong.
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✓ named as William's wife (web-confirmed 7 Aug 2026); floor. Added 7 Aug 2026 (cheap-win audit wave 2): documented rung previously left as a floor. Direct-ancestor line only. ||PARENTAGE CANDIDATE + DE CLARE TEST CLOSED (9 Aug 2026)|| Online pedigrees give Margaret's parents as WILLIAM KENE x ANNE CHICHELE - the Chicheles being the family of Archbishop Henry Chichele, founder of All Souls (London merchant stock, Lord Mayor Robert Chichele's kin). TREE-GRADE only, so NOT wired - a Visitation or Richardson citation would be needed to harden it. But for the Elizabeth-de-Clare hunt the direction is clear: no Grey, no Ferrers - the LAST open residue of that hunt is CLOSED NEGATIVE. Nichols Leics IV (Sparkenhoe/Elmesthorpe) remains the place to harden her parentage if ever wanted.