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- 1072 - Made a grant to Evesham Abbey of Wrottesley and Loynton.
1086 - Sherriff, Staffs.
Held the manors of Haughton and 'Bughale' and may other manors in Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Linconshire etc -1086
As a monk and lying sick at Evesham Abbey, renewed his grant to the Abbey and directed that he, his wife and his son Nicholas should be buried there.
[2][+]Robert (Robert de Stafort, "Roberti de Staffort filli Rogeri de Toenio") d. 1088 who was made Governor of Stafford Castle, erected by the Conqueror, and from that fact is believed to have taken name of Stafford
[ww - m.1065 in England , buried Evesham Abbey, Worcester]
[the above ww dates dont seem to gel - if he came with William 1066 how come he married in England in 1065 ?]
= Avice de Clare [Avice de Clare dau. Of Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare and Rohese Giffard ]
| [ WFHS suggests he was the first Baron and certainly he counts from here ]
| [the guide books say there were 2 castles at Stafford one built by William and one by the Staffords]
| [ww says + siblings]
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Abt 1051 - Abt 1088 (~ 37 years)