Weis" "Ancestral Roots. . ." (39:27), (40:24), (132B:26). According to the "Dictionary of National Biography" in the article on his brother, Randulf le Meschin, Earl of Chester, William received a fief in Lindsey. He had also been enfoeffed in Cumberland by Randulf. He aquired the honor of Skipton in Yorkshire by his marriage with Cecilia.