Ada INGEN DONNCHADA
- Born: Fifeshire, Scotland
- Married:
- Died: Before 1226
Usually referred to as Ada, daughter of Duncan, Earl of Fife
Research Notes:
The 1187/88 Pipe Roll records "Earl Dunecan (of Fife) accounts for 500 marks for the custody of Roger de Merlay’s land and his son; and that the son may marry the said Earl’s daughter" in Northumberland. The 1189/90 Pipe Roll records "Earl Duncan accounts for 250 marks for the ward of Roger de Merlay’s land and his son; and that the son may marry the Earl’s daughter". 1
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Ada, for the good of whose soul her husband granted common of pasture in the wood on the south side of the Coquet to the monks of Brinkburne (Morp. Misc. 5.) 2
Marriage Information:
Ada married Roger II DE MERLAY, Baron of Morpeth, son of Roger I DE MERLAY, Baron of Morpeth, and Alice DE STUTEVILLE. (Roger II DE MERLAY was born Est 1175 in Morpeth, Northumberland, England and died shortly before 12 Apr 1239.)
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