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Details for de Bolebec Family

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1.	Geoffrey de Bolebec - was born about 0950 in Normandy, France. Children: (Quick Family Chart) i.  Osbern de Bolebec was born about 0970/0980, lived in Longueville, Normandy, France and died in 1063 in France . See #2. below.

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Osbern de Bolebec - was born about 0970/0980, lived in Longueville, Normandy, France and died in 1063 in France . He was the son of Geoffrey de Bolebec. Osbern married Avelina de Crepon about 1001. Avelina was born about 0974, lived in Longueville, Normandy, France. She was the daughter of Herbastus de Crepon and Queen Cyrid of Sweden. She died in France . Avelina - - sister of Gunnora the Duchess of Normandy. Osbern - At Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire, England you will find the moat and earthworks of Bolebec Castle which was originally built in 1147 by Hugh de Bolebec and pulled down after the civil war. Children: (Quick Family Chart) i.  Osbourne Giffard was born about 1049, lived in Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England and died before 1096 in France . See #3. below. ii.  Walter Giffard de Bolebec was born about 1010, lived in Longueville, Normandy, France and died in 1085/1102 in France . See #4. below.

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Osbourne Giffard - also known as: Osbert Gyffarde - was born about 1049, lived in Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England and died before 1096 in France . He was the son of Osbern de Bolebec and Avelina de Crepon. Osbourne married Lady Weva de Crepon. Lady Weva was born about 1004, lived in Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England. Children: (Quick Family Chart) i.  Elias Helias Giffard was born about 1022 in Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England and died in 1130 . See #5. below.

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Walter Giffard de Bolebec - was born about 1010, lived in Longueville, Normandy, France and died in 1085/1102 in France . He was the son of Osbern de Bolebec and Avelina de Crepon. Walter married Agnes Ermentrude Fleitel about 1025. Agnes was born about 1014, lived in Longueville, Normandy, France. Walter - - Earl of Buckingham and Earl of Langueville, in Normandy. Children: (Quick Family Chart) i.  Rochese Giffard was born about 1034 in Longueville, Normandy, France and died after 1133 . Rochese married Earl Richard "De Tonbridge" FitzGilbert about 1054 in England. Earl Richard was born about 1024, lived in Bienfaite, Normandy, France. He was the son of Count Gilbert "Crispin" de Brionne and Constance de Eu. He died about 1090 in St. Neots, Huntingdonshire, England . See de Normandie family for children.

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Elias Helias Giffard - was born about 1022 in Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England and died in 1130 . He was the son of Osbourne Giffard and Lady Weva de Crepon. Elias married Ala. Ala was born in Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England. Children: (Quick Family Chart) i.  Elias Giffard was born about 1095/1110, lived in Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England and died about 1166 . See #6. below.

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Elias Giffard - was born about 1095/1110, lived in Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England and died about 1166 . He was the son of Elias Helias Giffard. Elias married Berta Clifford about 1127. Berta was born about 1107, lived in Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England. She was the daughter of Richard Fitz Pons Clifford and Maude Fitz Walter. She died after 1167 . Children: (Quick Family Chart) i.  Elias Helias Giffard was born about 1145, lived in Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England and died in 1190 . See #7. below.

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Elias Helias Giffard - was born about 1145, lived in Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England and died in 1190 . He was the son of Elias Giffard and Berta Clifford. Elias married Maud Fitzharding de Berkeley about 1177 while living in Gloucestershire, England. Maud was born about 1160, lived in Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England. She is the daughter of Maurice FitzHarding and Alice de Berkeley. Children: (Quick Family Chart) i.  Elis IV Giffard was born about 1180, lived in Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England and died before 2 May 1248 . See #8. below.

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Elis IV Giffard - was born about 1180, lived in Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England and died before 2 May 1248 . He was the son of Elias Helias Giffard and Maud Fitzharding de Berkeley. Elis married Alicia Matravers about 1225 while living in England. Alicia was born about 1195, lived in Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England. Children: (Quick Family Chart) i.  John Giffard was born on 19 Jan 1241, lived in Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England and died on 29 May 1299 in Boynton, Wiltshire, England . See #9. below.

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John Giffard - was born on 19 Jan 1241, lived in Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England and died on 29 May 1299 in Boynton, Wiltshire, England . He was the son of Elis IV Giffard and Alicia Matravers. John married Maud de Clifford in 1271 while living in Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England. Maud was born about 1234, lived in Clifford Castle, Herefordshire, England. She was the daughter of Walter de Clifford and Margred Verch Llywelyn. She died after Dec 1281 in Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England . Children: (Quick Family Chart) i.  Eleanor Giffard was born in 1275, lived in Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England and died before 23 Jan 1323/1324 . Eleanor married Fulk Le Strange about 1295 while living in Blackmore, Herefordshire, England. Fulk was born about 1267, lived in Longnor, Shropshire, England. He was the son of Robert Le Strange and Alianore de Blancminster. He died on 23 Jan 1324 . See Le Strange family for children.

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