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Name | Gilbert VIII de Umfreville | |
Suffix | Probably a merge allegedly liv. 1262 | |
Birth | abt. 1257 | |
Gender | Male | |
Possessions | 1262 | Uchel-olau (High-light), Gwenfo, Glamorganshire, Wales, Great Britain ![]() |
The Parish of Penmark is situated in the Lordship of Penmark, which was valued at four knights' fees, worth £60, and belonged in A.D. 1262 to Gilbert Umfraville. Source: CC.M. i. 107; iii. 405 https://archive.org/details/notesonchurches01greegoog/page/n83/mode/2up?q=cwmcidy&view=theater | ||
Fact | 1313 | Great Torrington, Devon, England, UK ![]() |
C 143/90/14 Gilbert de Umframvill to retain the fourth part of the manor of Torrington, acquired by him from John de Umframville, who retains the manor of Lapford, and the hamlets of Nymet St. George, Lew North, and Kilveton. Devon. 6 EDWARD II. (1313). This was acquired without license. Sir William de la Souche, son of Alan and Elena de Quincy, held Black Torington by inheritance. The Elizabeth Comyn who married Gilbert de Umfraville would be a niece of William de la Souche's mother Elena de Quincy, sister of Elizabeth who married Sir Alexander Comyn. Subsequent references support this partition. Since it seems John de Umfraville succeeded his brother Henry to the fifth part in 1271, and then Gilbert of John. 1284-6: Johannes de Humfrenvill et Alicia uxor ejus tenent in Yeweton (Hundred of Crediton) duo f. de episcipo Exoniensi, et idem episcopus de rege i. c. And, Hugo Peverel, Johannes Floer et Johannes Hureward tenent Mulchelaerneston (rectius Much Ernescumb) in sociago de Galfrido de Canvil per legem Anglie et Thoma de Martin et Johanne de Umfravill et predicti Galfridus, Thomas et Johannes de rege. (Feudal Aids) | ||
Person ID | I105557036 | St. John Origin and Ancestry DNA Database |
Last Modified | 5 Apr 2024 |
Father | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Relationship | Birth | |
Mother | ![]() | |
Relationship | Birth | |
Marriage | bef. 1290 | |
Age at Marriage | He : ~ 48 years - She : ~ 50 years. | |
Family ID | F399041 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Photos | ![]() | Photos (Log in) |
Reference | Suzanne St. John. "Gilbert VIII de Umfreville, Probably a merge allegedly liv. 1262". The St. John Genealogy Project. https://stjohngenealogy.com/getperson.php?personID=I105557036&tree=OSA0001 (accessed May 12, 2025). |
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