Bigod Family - Ourfolk
Roger Bigod 1060 - SEP 1107
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Roger was born on 1060 in St. Saveur, Normandy, France and died on SEP 1107 in Egersham, Norfolk, England . He was the son of Roger Bigod (B: ABT 1037). Roger was married to Adeliza de Toni (Bigod) . Adeliza was born on ABT 1072 and died on AFT 1135 . She was the daughter of Robert Ii de Todeni (ABT 1033 - 1088) and Adeliza (de Todeni) . View Family Chart Roger was married to Adeliza de Grantesmesnel (Bigod) . Adeliza was born on ABT 1060 in of Hinckley, Leicestershire, England . She is the daughter of Hugh Montfort (ABT 1023 - 22 FEB 1098) and Alice (Adeliza) de Beaumont (Montfort) (ABT 1034 - 11 JUL 1091). View Family Chart - - -
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- Framlingham Castle - Suffolk England
Bigod is the name associated with Framlingham Castle in Suffolk. It is an imposing structure. The outer walls are forty-four
feet high and eight feet thick. Thirteen towers fifty-eight feet in height remain, along with a gateway and some outworks. In
early Roman times it was probably the site of the fortified earthwork that sheltered Saint Edmund when he fled from the
Danes in 870, but we cannot be sure of the authenticity of this tradition. The Danes seized the fort, but they lost it in 921; it
then remained a Crown possession, which passed into the hands of William the Conqueror when he became King. In 1100
Henry I granted the Castle to Roger Bigod, and possibly Roger was the one to erect the first masonry building.
When Roger died in 1107 he was suceeded by his eldest son, Willaim Bigod.
William drowned in the wreck of the White ship on 26th November 1120 and
Roger's second son, Hugh Bigod inherited all and took possession of the
estates.
feet high and eight feet thick. Thirteen towers fifty-eight feet in height remain, along with a gateway and some outworks. In
early Roman times it was probably the site of the fortified earthwork that sheltered Saint Edmund when he fled from the
Danes in 870, but we cannot be sure of the authenticity of this tradition. The Danes seized the fort, but they lost it in 921; it
then remained a Crown possession, which passed into the hands of William the Conqueror when he became King. In 1100
Henry I granted the Castle to Roger Bigod, and possibly Roger was the one to erect the first masonry building.
When Roger died in 1107 he was suceeded by his eldest son, Willaim Bigod.
William drowned in the wreck of the White ship on 26th November 1120 and
Roger's second son, Hugh Bigod inherited all and took possession of the
estates.
Great Grandson - Clavering Castle - (Humps and Bumps with St. Mary's church in the background. Photograph by Wendy Upson)
http://www.claveringonline.org.uk/Local%20History/Clavering%20Castle.htm Clavering Castle
- Robert was born on BEF 1177 in Clavering, Essex, England and died on 1214
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