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Roger Earl of Norfolk Sheriff of Norfolk Bigod 1045–1107 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1045

Birth Location: St Saveur, , Normandy, France

Death Date: 08 Sep 1107

Death Location: Thetford, Norfolk, England

Father: Sir England

Mother: Baroness Sauveur

Spouse(s): Adeliza Grantesmesnil

Children(s): Hugh Bigod, Lady Rayleigh, Mathilde Bigod, Cecily Bigod, Gunnor Bigod, Jane Bigod, Cecily Bigod, William Bigod, MAUD BIGOD, Gunnor Essex

The story of Roger Earl of Norfolk Sheriff of Norfolk Bigod began in 1045 in St Saveur, , Normandy, France. Roger Earl of Norfolk Sheriff of Norfolk Bigod married Adeliza Alice De Toeni De Grantesmesnil, and had children including Cecily Bigod, Cecily Le Bigod, Gunnor Bigod, Gunnor Le Bigod J Lady Baroness Fitzsuein Countess Of Essex, Hugh Earl Of Norfolk Bigod, Jane Bigod, Lady Gunnora Le Bigod Countess Of Rayleigh, Mathilde Bigod, Maud Bigod, William Le Bigod. Roger Earl of Norfolk Sheriff of Norfolk Bigod passed away in 1107 in Thetford, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Roger Earl of Norfolk Sheriff of Norfolk Bigod began in 1045 in St Saveur, , Normandy, France.
  • Roger Earl of Norfolk Sheriff of Norfolk Bigod married Adeliza Alice De Toeni De Grantesmesnil, and had children including Cecily Bigod, Cecily Le Bigod, Gunnor Bigod, Gunnor Le Bigod J Lady Baroness Fitzsuein Countess Of Essex, Hugh Earl Of Norfolk Bigod, Jane Bigod, Lady Gunnora Le Bigod Countess Of Rayleigh, Mathilde Bigod, Maud Bigod, William Le Bigod.
  • Roger Earl of Norfolk Sheriff of Norfolk Bigod passed away in 1107 in Thetford, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir England
1036–1071
Birth Location: St Saveur, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France,
SE
Baroness Sauveur
1040–1060
Birth Location: Saint Saveur, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
BS

Spouses(s)

Adeliza Grantesmesnil
1064–1135
Birth Location: St Saveur, Normandy, France
AG

Children(s)

Hugh Bigod
1095–1176
Birth Location: Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, England
HB
Lady Rayleigh
1096–1121
Birth Location: Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, England
LR
Mathilde Bigod
1090–
Birth Location: Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire
MB
Cecily Bigod
1106–1170
Birth Location: Belvoir, Leicestershire, , England
CB
Gunnor Bigod
1045–1107
Birth Location: Normandy, of Normandy, France
GB
Jane Bigod
1105–1181
Birth Location: Belvoir Castle,Belvoir,Leicestershire,England
JB
Cecily Bigod
1088–1134
Birth Location: Belvoir, Leicestershire, England
CB
William Bigod
1080–1120
Birth Location: Framlingham, Suffolk, , England
WB
MAUD BIGOD
1086–1136
Birth Location: Belvoir, Leicestershire, England
MB
Gunnor Essex
1093–1150
Birth Location: Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, England
GE

Roger Bigod's Ancestors

Self
Roger Bigod
1045–1107
Birth Place: St Saveur, , Normandy, France
Parents
Sir Robert I Le Bigod Chamberlain England
1036–1071
St Saveur, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France,
Baroness (Bigod Lady Helene "Billeheude" De St.) Sauveur
1040–1060
Saint Saveur, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Grandparents
ROBERT ("VISCOMTE OF ST DENISE") BIGOD
1015–1071
Avranches, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Billeheude (De St) Sauveur
1022–1060
Saint Saveur, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Nigel (Neil De St Sauveur Viscount de) Contentin
1010–1045
St Sauveur, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Adelaide (Adela Brionne Brienne d) Eu
1006–1040
Normandy, France
Great-Grandparents
Roger DeStSauveur
–1014
Sporta Normandy
–1066
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nigel Sauveur
Sprota Breton
Richard Normandy
Lady Norway
–1031

Roger Bigod's Descendants

1.
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Roger (Earl of Norfolk Sheriff of Norfolk) Bigod (1045–08 Sep 1107) m. Adeliza (Alice de Toeni De) Grantesmesnil (1064–1135)
  1. 1. Hugh ("Earl of Norfolk") Bigod 1095–1176 m. Lady (Juliana De Vere Countess Norfolk Baroness) Bigod 1116–1199
    1. 1. SIR (ROGER) BIGOD 1150–1221 m. LADY (IDA ISABEL) PLANTAGENET 1154–1224
      1. 1. Lady (Margery Baroness de Hastings de) Bigod 1184–1237 m. William (de) Hastings 1163–1226
        1. 1. Henry Hastings 1198–1250 m. Ada (Scott) Huntingdon 1199–1241
        2. 2. Isabel Hastings 1210–
        3. 3. William Hastings 1208–1208
        4. 4. Hugh Hastings 1202–
        5. 5. Ida Hastings 1196–
        6. 6. Thomas Hastings 1192–
        7. 7. David Hastings 1190–1269
      2. 2. Hugh (3rd Earl of Norfolk " Magna Charta Baron") Bigod 1186–1224
  2. 2. Lady (Gunnora Le Bigod, Countess of) Rayleigh 1096–1121
  3. 3. Mathilde Bigod 1090–
  4. 4. Cecily Bigod 1106–1170
  5. 5. Gunnor Bigod 1045–1107
  6. 6. Jane Bigod 1105–1181
  7. 7. Cecily (Le) Bigod 1088–1134
  8. 8. William (Le) Bigod 1080–1120
  9. 9. MAUD BIGOD 1086–1136
  10. 10. Gunnor (Le Bigod J Lady Baroness FitzSuein Countess of) Essex 1093–1150

Roger Bigod's Timeline

6 Records

1045
1045
Birth of Roger Earl of Norfolk Sheriff of Norfolk Bigod in St Sauveur, Manche, Normandy, France
St Sauveur, Manche, Normandy, France
1045
1045
Birth of Roger Earl of Norfolk Sheriff of Norfolk Bigod in St Saveur, , Normandy, France
St Saveur, , Normandy, France
1060
1060
Age 15
Birth of Roger Earl of Norfolk Sheriff of Norfolk Bigod in St Saveur, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
St Saveur, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
1107
08 Sep 1107
Age 62
Death of Roger Earl of Norfolk Sheriff of Norfolk Bigod in EVERSHAM, Norfolk, , England
EVERSHAM, Norfolk, , England
1107
08 Sep 1107
Age 62
Death of Roger Earl of Norfolk Sheriff of Norfolk Bigod in Egersham, Norfolk, England
Egersham, Norfolk, England
1107
08 Sep 1107
Age 62
Death of Roger Earl of Norfolk Sheriff of Norfolk Bigod in Egersham, Norfolk, , England
Egersham, Norfolk, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1060
    Event Place: St Saveur, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [3] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [4] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [6] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [7] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [8] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1045
    Event Place: St Sauveur, Manche, Normandy, France
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1045
    Event Place: St Saveur, , Normandy, France
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Sep 1107
    Event Place: EVERSHAM, Norfolk, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [3] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [4] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [6] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [7] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [8] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Sep 1107
    Event Place: Egersham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Sep 1107
    Event Place: Egersham, Norfolk, , England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Thetford, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [3] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [4] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [6] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [7] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [8] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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