GIFFARD Rohese

Abt 1045 - Aft 1113  (> 69 years)

• Name	GIFFARD Rohese
  Birth	Abt 1045	Longueville, Normandie, France
  Gender	Female
  Death	Aft 1113	Clare, Suffolk, England
  Notes	Rohese Giffard,[1] daughter of Sir Walter Giffard Lord of Longueville[2] and Agnes Flaitel,[2] married Richard FitzGilbert, Lord of Clare.[2] Richard was born about 1030-1035.[3] Richard and Rohese had six sons and four daughters.[3] sons Roger Fitz Richard[3] Gilbert Fitz Richard,[3] "also styled de Clare and de Tonbridge", married Alice de Clermont[4] Walter Fitz Richard,[3] Lord of Nether Gwent[5] Richard Fitz Richard (Abbot of Ely)[3] Robert Fitz Richard, married Maud de Senlis[3] Godfrey Fitz Richard[3] daughters Rohese Fitz Richard, married "Eudes the Steward (or Eudes Fitz Hubert)"[3] - Rohese de Clare married "Eudo Dapifer"[5] Alice, married Walter Tirel[3] Avice Fitz Richard, married Raoul de Fougères[3] - Avice de Clare married "Robert de Stafford / Tosny"[6] Isabel de Clare, married Humphrey d'Isle[7] Richard died about 1090; Rohese was living in 1113.[3] Research Notes Estimated Dates Born about 1045, based on the birth years given in WikiTree for her siblings and that she was known to be living in 1113[3] (age 68 if born in 1045). Her birth year was previously given as 1036, probably based on the estimate of her husband's birth, 1030-1035 per Richardson.[3] Marriage in 1054 appears to be based on the 1055 birth of her oldest child (per WikiTree, as of 30 October 2024). The 1054 marriage date is also given by Darryl Lundy in his online database, citing Complete Peerage.[8] Research is needed to determine if an adjustment of the 1045 birth year is needed. It should be noted that Genealogics has her father's birth year as 1030, which would mean 1045 is a bit early for him to be having children.[9] Death after 1113, based on a record of her in that year ("when she granted the whole of her manor of Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire to St. Neot's Priory, Huntingdonshire").[3] Genealogics has her death date after 1133,[9] which was questioned when her birth year was given as 1036, which was apparently based on her husband's estimated birth, 1030-1035.[3] If she was born c1045 (instead of c1036), she would have been 88 in 1133, which is not as unlikely as her being 97, but still unusual for the time. Other possibilities: 1133 was a typo or a misreading of her son's entry in Charles Cawley's MedLands database? "ROBERT FitzRichard de Clare, son of RICHARD de Brionne Lord of Clare and Tonbridge [Normandy] & his wife Rohese Giffard (-[1134], bur Priory of St Neot)...."[10] Cawley's entry for Rohese Giffard has "( -after 1113, bur [Colchester])."[1] Location Notes: Born Longueville, Normandie, France[citation needed] Rohese Gifford "of Buckingham"[citation needed] - this profile previously gave her that nickname, citing MedLands' "Brittany" page - which does not mention her (it does have one mention of "Buckinghamshire", as the burial location of Jeanne de Bretagne in 1402).[11] Death in Clare, Suffolk, England[citation needed] Both birth and death locations are reasonable guesses, considering her father was "of Longueville-sur-Scie..." and her husband was "lord of Clare, Suffolk...".[3] They were also "of" a lot of other places, including Buckinghamshire for her father,[3] but none of the references cited on this profile as of 30 October 2024 call her "of Buckingham". Her husband was buried at St. Noet's in Huntingdonshire,[3] but her entry in MedLands suggests that she was buried in Colchester.[1] Perhaps she moved to Colchester after granting her Huntingdonshire manor to St. Noet's Priory? WikiTree Suggestions (30 October 2024): Hint - Possible Mother on WikiData → Wikidata: Item Q61807741 help.gif Error? Wikidata - Different birth date → 1034 To-dos (still, 30 October 2024): explore the WikiTree suggestions[12] and find the "Complete Peerage 3 242" entry.[13][8] Sources ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Charles Cawley, entry for Rohese Giffard in "Medieval Lands", a prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families © by Charles Cawley, hosted by Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG). See also WikiTree's source page for MedLands. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wikipedia: Richard fitz Gilbert, "Marriage" section. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), volume II, pages 171-172 CLARE 1. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, volume II, pages 172-173 CLARE 2. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Richard fitz Gilbert's Wikipedia article, citing Vaughn 2022, Appendix B. Vaughn, Sally N. (2022). Anselm of Bec and Robert of Meulan: The Innocence of the Dove and the Wisdom of the Serpent. University of California Press. ↑ Richard fitz Gilbert's Wikipedia article, citing Sir William Dugdale - Monasticon Anglicanum, Volume VI, Part I, Priory of Stone, page 231 - Link: Monasticon Anglicanum - Avice de Clare Falconer Madan M.A. - The Gresleys of Drakelow, Toeni pedigree page 223 and Chapter 2, page 16 (Oxford, 1899) ↑ Richard's Wikipedia article lists his and Rohese's four daughters as de Clares: Alice (or Adeliza), Rohese, Isabel, and Avice. While Richardson says that Richard and Rohese had four daughters, he names only three - Alice, Rohese, and Avice (Royal Ancestry, II:171-172 CLARE 1). The Wikipedia article does not include a source for Isabel or her husband. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Darryl Lundy, entry for Richard fitz Gilbert (1024-1090), thepeerage (accessed 30 October 204). Complete Peerage cited for his marriage date of 1054. G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 242. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Genealogics: Entry for Rohese Giffard ( - after 1133), accessed 30 October 2024. Citation for her name: Schwennicke, Detlev (Ed.), ~Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag, Marburg. 3:156 & date Peter Stewart ↑ Charles Cawley, MedLands entry for Robert FitzRichard de Clare ( - [1134], accessed 30 October 2024. ↑ Charles Cawley, "Brittany" page in his "MedLands" database (accessed 30 October 2024). ↑ Wikidata: Item Q61807741 help.gif ↑ G.E.C. Complete Peerage 3 242 (a source listed on her husband's WikiTree profile, accessed 30 October 2024).
  Person ID	I60067	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	GIFFARD Walter,   b. Abt 1010, France d. Abt 1084 (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	FLAITEL Ermengarde,   b. Abt 1014, Longueville-sur-Scie, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France d. Abt 1085, Longueville-sur-Scie, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1030
  Family ID	F26668	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	CLARE Richard FitzGilbert,   b. Abt 1030, Bienfaite, Normandie, France d. Abt 1090, Risbridge, Suffolk, England (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1054
  Children	1. CLARE Rohais FitzRichard,   b. Abt 1055, Calvados, Haute-Normandie, France d. Jan 1121, Great Haseley, Oxfordshire, England (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26669	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026