Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameOsbern Gifford (Giffard) 
Birthabt 1020, Longueville-sur-Scie, Normandy, France
Deathabt 1085, Brimpsfield, Gloucestershire, England
BurialSt Michael and All Angels Church, Brimpsfield, Gloucestershjre, England
Misc. Notes
Osbern Giffard, was the son of Osborne de Bolbec and Avelina de Crepon.
He was one of the Norman knights who invaded England under his cousin, William the Conqueror, in 1066. He was rewarded with holdings throughout Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Wiltshire and Somerset. He settled in Brimpsfield, Gloucestershire where he built a castle which was later destroyed by Edward II in 1322. It is believed that the Gloucestershire village of Stoke Gifford is named after him. Giffard's nephew, Walter became the 1st Earl of Buckingham.
He was one of the Norman knights who invaded England under his cousin, William the Conqueror, in 1066. He was rewarded with holdings throughout Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Wiltshire and Somerset. He settled in Brimpsfield, Gloucestershire where he built a castle which was later destroyed by Edward II in 1322. It is believed that the Gloucestershire village of Stoke Gifford is named after him. Giffard's nephew, Walter became the 1st Earl of Buckingham.