Robert of Aumale

Also known as Robert de Aubemarle. Latin: Robertus de Alba Marla.

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: about 1233.

Place of Death: unknown.

Robert’s son William obtained seisin in 1233.

Relationships

Father: unknown.

Mother: unknown.

Spouse: unknown.

Children:

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William de Aubemarle (died about 1256).

Annora de Aubemarle married Thomas de Evercy.

Isabel de Aubermarle.

Katherine de Aubermarle married Richard de Stanleye alias de Stanling.

Matilda de Aubermarle alias de Stanleg’.

(possibly) Agnes de Aubermarle married William Hathaway.

Evidence

from the Gloucestershire VCH (5:sub Ruardean):

Robert of Aumale (fl. 1176) was perhaps the man with that name who claimed the advowson of Ruardean church in 1200 and held land in Ruardean from the Crown by the serjeanty of guarding the bailiwick of Ruardean in the Forest. He was succeeded by his son William of Aumale, who obtained seisin of the land in 1233.

from Barkly’s notes on the Testa de Nevill returns for Goucestershire (p. 16):

5. Robert de Aubemarle, by serjeanty.

The Gloucestershire family of this name was apparently an offshoot of that in Devonshire, which sprung from Robert de Albamarla, who held a score of manors in the latter county at Domesday. On the Pipe Roll of 17th Hen. III. (Glouc.) William de Albamara rendered account of 10 marks for having sasine of the land of Rowarton (i.e. Ruardean, one of the forest bailiewicks), which his father Robert held from the King by serjeanty. This again seems to shew that the list is of earlier date than the rest of Return 8, but the explanation may be that the manor was not transferred to the son's name till his relief was paid. William had a younger brother of the name of Robert, whose daughters succeeded to Ruardean on their father's death in 40th Henry III., but it is scarcely probable that this Robert, junior, should have inherited within the space of two years.

References

Baggs, A P, and A R J Jurica, 'Ruardean', in A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 5, Bledisloe Hundred, St. Briavels Hundred, the Forest of Dean, ed. C R J Currie and N M Herbert (London, 1996), pp. 231-247.

Barkly, Sir Henry. “Testa de Nevill Returns for County of Gloucester. No. 8” in Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucetershire Archaeological Society v. 14 (1889-1890).

Maclean, Sir John. “History of the Parish and Manor of Ruardyn, alias Ruardean” in Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucetershire Archaeological Society v. 8 (1883-1884).