Liverpool Castle was erected between 1232 and 1235 under the orders of William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby.

Ferrers family

The name Ferrers means in French 'to bind with iron' or 'to shoe a horse'. Ferrières in Normandy was known for its iron-working industry. The Ferrers coat of arms was black horseshoes on a silver background.

Wachelinde De Ferrieres, earliest recorded ancestor was born abt. 1010 in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England. He sided with Philip Augustus of France and was slain in the civil wars which occurred in Normandy during Duke William's youth.

Henry fought at the Battle of Hastings, 1066, as his name appears on various versions of the Battle Abbey Roll, though it is impossible to be certain. He was a Domesday Commissioner, 1086, and held some 210 lordships and manors at the time of the Survey, mostly in co. Derby, but also in 14 other counties, by gift of William the Conqueror. Founded a priory of Benedictine monks near Tutbury, Staffs. He was buried at Tutbury. ... more

• A1 = Walcheline de Ferrieres;
  • B1 = Henry, Sire de Ferrieres & Chambrai;
    • C1 ~ Egenulph;
      • D1 ~ Henry, Sire de Ferrieres & Chambrai, lvd:1136;
        • E1 ~ Walkelin, Sire de Ferrieres & Chambrai, lvd:1136;
          • F1 ~ Isabel de Ferrieres, m. Roger de Mortimer;  <==  Mortimer family
    • C2 ~ Gundreda de Ferrieres, m. Robert le Blount;  <==  le Blount family
    • C3 = Robert de Ferrers, 1st Earl of Derby, lvd:1139, m. Hawise de Vitre;
      • D1 = Robert de Ferrers, 2nd Earl of Derby, m. Margaret Peveral;
        • E1 = William de Ferrers, 3rd Earl of Derby, m. Sybil de Braose;  ==>  de Braose family
          • F1 ~ Patronilla de Ferrers, m. Henry de Stafford;  <==  Stafford family
          • F2 = Agatha de Ferrers, m. John Plantagenet;  <==  Plantagenet dynasty
          • F3 ~ Walcheline de Ferrers, lord of Eggington, m. Goda de Toni;
            • G1 ~ Robert de Ferrers, lord of Eggington;
              • H1 ~ Ermentrude de Ferrers, m. Roger Talbot;  <==  Talbot family
          • F4 ~ William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby, d:1247, m. Agnes de Meschines;
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  • G1 ~ William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby, d:1254, m1. Sybil Marshal, m2. Margaret de Quincy;  ==>  de Quincy family
    • H1 ~ [m1]: Agnes de Ferrers, m. William de Vesci;  <==  de Vesci family
    • H2 ~ [m2]: Joan de Ferrers, m. Thomas de Berkeley;  <==  Berkeley family
    • H3 ~ [m2]: William de Ferrers of Groby, m. Anne Despenser;  ==>  Despenser family
      • I1 ~ Anna Ferrers, m. John de Grey;  ==>  Grey family
      • I2 ~ William Ferrers, 1st Lord of Groby, b:1271/1325, m. Ellen Segeve;
        • J1 ~ Anna Ferrers, d:1367, m. Edward Despenser;  ==>  Despenser family
        • J2 ~ Henry Ferrers, 2nd Lord of Groby, d:1343, m. Isabel de Verdon;
          • K1 ~ William Ferrers, 3rd Lord of Groby, lvd:1332/1371, m. Margaret de Ufford;  ==>  Ufford family
            • L1 ~ Margaret Ferrers, d:1407, m. Thomas de Beauchamp;  <==  Beauchamp family
            • L2 ~ Henry Ferrers, 4th Lord of Groby, lvd:1355/1388, m. Joan de Hoo;
              • M1 ~ William Ferrers, 5th Lord of Groby, lvd:1372/1445, m. Philippa Clifford;  ==>  Clifford family
                • N1 ~ Sir Henry Ferrers, m. Isabel Mowbray;  ==>  Mowbray family
                  • O1 ~ Elizabeth Ferrers, d:1419, m. Sir Edward Gray;  <==  Grey family
    • H4 ~ [m2]: Robert de Ferrers, 8th Earl of Derby, d:1279, m. Alianore de Bohun;
      • I1 ~ Alianore de Ferrers, m. Sir Robert FitzWalter;  <==  FitzWalter family
      • I2 ~ John de Ferrers, 1st Lord of Chartley, b:1271, m. Hawyse de Muscegros;
        • J1 ~ Robert de Ferrers, 3rd Lord of Chartley, d:1309/1350, m1. Agnes de Bohun,  ==>  Bohun family                                     m2. Joan de la Mote;
          • K1 ~ [m1]: John de Ferrers, 4th Lord of Chartley, d:1367, m. Elizabeth de Stafford;  ==>  Stafford
            • L1 ~ Robert de Ferrers, 5th Lord of Chartley, lvd:1358/1413, m. Margaret le Despenser;  ==>  Despenser family
              • M1 ~ Edward Ferrers, 6th Lord of Chartley, lvd:1389/1436, m. Eleanor de la Roche;
                • N1 ~ Margaret Ferrers, m. Sir John de Beauchamp;  <==  Beauchamp family
                • N2 ~ Edmund Ferrers of Taynton;
                  • O1 ~ Martin Ferrers, lvd:1484;
                    • P1 ~ Joan Ferrers, m. Sir Alexander Champernoun;
                      • Q1 ~ Sir John Champernoun, m. Elizabeth Bigbury;
                        • R1 ~ Blanche Champernoun, 1453/1480, m. Sir Robert Willoughby;  <==  Willoughby family
          • K1 ~ [m2]: Robert de Ferrers of Willisham, 1st Lord of Wemme, d:1380, m. Elizabeth Boteler;
            • L1 ~ Robert Ferrers, 2nd Lord of Wemme, lvd:1370/1410, m. Joan Beaufort;  ==>  Plantagenet dynasty
              • M1 ~ Elizabeth Ferrers, lvd:1392/1410, m. Sir John de Greystock;  <==  Greystoke family
              • M2 ~ Mary Ferrers, d:1458, m. Ralph Neville;  <==  Neville family