Individual Details

As eldest son, William was Earl of Norfolk.

William was one of those drowned when the "White Ship" went down in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy, 25 Nov 1120. There was a single survivor. One of those who drowned was the only surviving legitimate son of King Henry I, which led to a period of civil war in England.

Death

25 Nov 1120

Father	Roger Bigod Sheriff of Norfolk (1060 - 1107)
Mother	Living
Sibling	Hugh Bigod 1st Earl of Norfolk (1095 - 1176)
Sibling	Maud Bigod (1080 - )
Sibling	Cecily Bigod (1090 - )