GIFFARD Family

Descendants of
OSBORN de BOLEBEC

      2.1 OSBORNE (Osbert) de GIFFARD (b. ca 1045, Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England; d. bef. 1096,
            France) m. AVELINA de CREPON (b. ca 1045, Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England)

            OSBORNE de GIFFARD came with William Duke of Normandy (William the Conqueror) to England
            based on the plaque in the church at Dives-sur-mer, Normandy, France, where William the
            Conqueror and his knights said mass before setting sail to invade England in 1066.  The
            plaque lists all the knights who took part in the invasion.

            3.1 ELIAS GIFFARD (b. ca 1060, Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England; d. 1121)

                  4.1 ELIAS GIFFARD II (b. ca 1096, Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England; d. ca 1166) m.
                        BERTA CLIFFORD (b. ca 1107), daughter of RICHARD fitzPONCE CLIFFORD

                        5.1 ELIAS HELIAS GIFFARD III (b. ca 1145, Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England; d. 1190)
                              m. MAUD fitzHARDING de BERKELEY (b. ca 1160, Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England),
                              daughter of MAURICE fitzHARDING and ALICE BERKELEY

                              6.1 Sir ELIS GIFFARD IV (b. ca 1180, Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England; d. bef. 5-2-1248)
                                    m. ca 1225, Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England, ALICIA MATRAVERS

                                    7.1 Baron JOHN GIFFARD (b. 1-19-1232, Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England; d.
                                          5-29-1299, Boynton, England) m. 1271, Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England,
                                          MAUD de CLIFFORD, Baroness Giffard (b. ca 1235, Clifford, England; d. aft. 12-1282),
                                          daughter of WALTER de CLIFFORD and MARGARET LLEWELYN

                                          8.1 KATHERINE GIFFARD (b. 1269, Brimsfield, Gloucestershire, England; d.
                                                aft. 1322, Ledbury, England) m. 10-23-1288, Brimsfield, Gloucestershire,
                                                England, NICHOLAS de AUDLEY (b. ca 1258, Heleigh, Staffordshire, England;
                                                d. 8-28-1299), son of JAMES de ALDITHLEY and ELA LONGSPEE
                                               

                                          8.2 ELEANOR GIFFARD, Baroness Strange (b. 1275, Brimsfield, Gloucestershire,
                                                England; d. bef. 1-23-1324) m. ca 1295, Blackmore, England,
                                                Baron FULK le STRANGE (b. ca 1267, Longnor, England; d. 1-23-1324), son
                                                of ROBERT le STRANGE and ALIANORE
                                                   

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