Simon, Brother Of Walter Fitz Alan
Simon (fl. 1162×1163) was a twelfth-century Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman. Uncertain parentage Simon may have been a son of Avelina de Hesdin and her second husband, Robert fitz Walter. As such, Simon seems to have been a uterine brother of Avelina's sons by her earlier marriage to Alan fitz Flaald: Jordan fitz Alan (fl. 1128–1130), William FitzAlan, Lord of Oswestry, William fitz Alan (died 1160), and Walter fitz Alan (died 1177). Simon is recorded to have witnessed a grant of Walter to Paisley Priory. The fact that he appears at the bottom of the listed witnesses, and is described as a brother of Walter, could indicate that the men were uterine brothers. Simon is also recorded to have issued a confirmation of a grant by Alan and his mother concerning the latter's lands of Kempston, Sporle, and Newton. Simon is sometimes alleged to have been a son of Avelina and Alan, and to have been an ancestor of the Clan Boyd, Boyd family.#R3, Round (1901) pp. 125–126 n. 3; #E1, ...
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Memorial To Simon Fitz Alan, Paisley Abbey
A memorial is an object or place which serves as a focus for the memory or the commemoration of something, usually an influential, deceased person or a historical, tragic event. Popular forms of memorials include landmark objects or works of art such as sculptures, statues or fountains and parks. Larger memorials may be known as monuments. Types The most common type of memorial is the gravestone or the memorial plaque. Also common are war memorials commemorating those who have died in wars. Memorials in the form of a cross are called intending crosses. Online memorials are often created on websites and social media to allow digital access as an alternative to physical memorials which may not be feasible or easily accessible. When somebody has died, the family may request that a memorial gift (usually money) be given to a designated charity, or that a tree be planted in memory of the person. Those temporary or makeshift memorials are also called grassroots memorials.''Grassroo ...
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