Whitfield family

The Whitfield family was a landowning Norman family in present-day United Kingdom; the family was seated at Whitfield Hall in Northumberland. The area was granted by William, King of Scotland in the twelfth century. The family derives its name from the old English hwit-feld, meaning open white lands.

The family starts with Leofric, the Earl of Leicester around 750, followed by Algar, the first, living in 790, buried at Crowland in Lincolnshire. His son, Algar, the second, living in 820, follows who was slain by the Danes c. 867 and buried at Crowland. Next was Leofric, the second, living in 880, followed by Leofwine, Ealdorman of the Hwicce. Then followed Leofric III, Earl of Mercia, brother of Northman, son of Leofwine, who jointly with his lady were founders of the Holy Trinity Church, Coventry in which he was buried, married Lady Godiva, the sister and heiress of Thorold, the Sheriff of Lincolnshire. Later, descent followed Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia who married the sister of Sir William Mallett. Tradition chronicles the line following still from Lucia, sole heiress of her brothers, Edwin, Earl of Mercia and Morcar, Earl of Northumbria who married Ranulf le Meschin, 3rd Earl of Chester and after the death of his cousin Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester. Ranulph was great grandson of Leofwine, Earl of Mercia, and married the daughter of Ranulf le Meschin, 3rd Earl of Chester.

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