Osbern Giffard

Osbern Giffard
Father	Walter Giffard, Lord of Longueville
Mother	Agnes Ermentrude Fleitel
Born	circa 1020 Longueville-le-Giffard, France
Died	circa 1085 Brimpsfield, Gloucestershire
Occupation	landowner

Osbern Giffard, (born circa 1020, in Longueville-le-Giffard, France; died circa 1085, in Brimpsfield, Gloucestershire), was one of the knights who invaded England under William the Conqueror in 1066.^[1] He was rewarded with holdings throughout Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Wiltshire and Somerset.^[2] He settled in Brimpsfield, where he built a castle which was destroyed by Edward II in 1322. It is believed that the Gloucestershire village of Stoke Gifford is named after him.^[3][4] Giffard's nephew, Walter beame the 1st Earl of Buckingham.^[5]

References

1. ^ "Bolebec from Longueville, Normandy, and Giffard of Gloucestershire and Buckinghamshire". geneajourney.com. 2005. http://www.geneajourney.com/giffrd.html. Retrieved 15 July 2011. 
2. ^ Palmer, John. "Osbern Giffard". Domesday Map. University of Hull. http://www.domesdaymap.co.uk/name/385550/osbern-giffard/. Retrieved 15 July 2011. 
3. ^ Kerton, Adrian (2011). "The History of Stoke Gifford: Osborne Giffard". adriankweb.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. http://www.adriankweb.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/History/Osberne_Giffard_CD2.htm. Retrieved 15 July 2011. 
4. ^ Broomhead, Ros (13 August 2008). "A Brief History". stokegifford.org.uk. Stoke Gifford Parish Council. http://www.stokegifford.org.uk/history/A_Brief_History.shtml. Retrieved 15 July 2011. 
5. ^ "Person Page 18734". thepeerage.com. 2011. http://thepeerage.com/p18734.htm#i187339. Retrieved 16 July 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Osbern Giffard
Alternative names
Short description	Norman landowner
Date of birth	circa 1020
Place of birth	Longueville-le-Giffard, France
Date of death	circa 1085
Place of death	Brimpsfield, Gloucestershire