Sir John FitzGeoffrey, Justicar of Ireland

Male 1213 - 1253  (~ 40 years)


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  • Name John FitzGeoffrey 
    Title Sir 
    Suffix Justicar of Ireland 
    Alt Birth ~ 1205  Shere, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Birth ~ 1213  Shere, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    Death 23 Nov 1253  (Surrey) England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Person ID I46465  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 20 Nov 2016 

    Father Sir Geoffrey FitzPiers, Knight, Earl of Essex,   b. 0___ 1162, Walden, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1213 (Age ~ 51 years) 
    Mother Aveline de Clare,   b. ~1166, (Tonbridge Castle, Kent, England) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jun 1225 (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Marriage Y  [2, 4
    Family ID F17166  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lady Isabelle Bigod, Countess of Essex,   b. ~1211, Thetford, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1239 (Age ~ 27 years) 
    Marriage ~1228  [3, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Children 
     1. Aveline FitzJohn,   b. 1236, Shere, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1274 (Age 38 years)
     2. Maud FitzGeoffrey,   b. ~1238, Shere, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Apr 1301 (Age ~ 62 years)
     3. Isabel Fitzjohn,   b. ~1240   d. Aft 16 Apr 1259, Shap, Eden District, Cumbria, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 18 years)
     4. Joan FitzJohn,   b. ~1250   d. 4 Apr 1303 (Age ~ 52 years)
    Family ID F17016  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsAlt Birth - ~ 1205 - Shere, Surrey, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - ~ 1213 - Shere, Surrey, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Nov 1253 - (Surrey) England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • John FitzGeoffrey, Lord of Shere and Justiciar of Ireland (1205? in Shere, Surrey, England – 23 November 1258) was an English nobleman.

      John Fitz Geoffrey was the son of Geoffrey Fitz Peter, 1st Earl of Essex and Aveline de Clare, daughter of Roger de Clare, 2nd Earl of Hertford and his wife Maud de Saint-Hilaire.

      He was appointed Justiciar of Ireland, serving from 1245 to 1255.[1]

      He was not entitled to succeed his half-brother as Earl of Essex in 1227, the Earldom having devolved from his father's first wife. He was the second husband of Isabel Bigod, daughter of Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk and his wife Maud Marshal of Pembroke. They had six children, one being Maud who married William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick.

      Children

      Note: The males took the FitzJohn surname ("fitz" mean "son of").

      John FitzJohn of Shere (?–1275). Married Margary, daughter of Philip Basset of Wycombe (?–1271).
      Richard FitzJohn of Shere (?–1297). Lord FitzJohn 1290. Married as her first husband, Emma (?-1332).
      Maud FitzJohn (? – 16/18 April 1301). Married firstly to Gerard de Furnivalle, Lord of Hallamshire (?–1261). Married secondly to William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick, son of William de Beauchamp of Elmley, Worcestershire and his wife Isabel Mauduit. Had issue.
      Isabel. Married Robert de Vespont, Lord of Westmoreland (?–1264). Had issue.
      Aveline (1229–1274). Married Walter de Burgh, Earl of Ulster (1230–1271). Had issue, including Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster who in turn married Margaret de Burgh, by whom he had ten children.
      Joan (? – 4 April 1303). Married Theobald le Botiller. Had issue, from whom descend the Butler Earls of Ormond.

      John FitzGeoffrey
      Spouse(s) Isabel Bigod
      Father Geoffrey Fitz Peter, 1st Earl of Essex
      Mother Aveline de Clare
      Born 1205?
      Shere, Surrey,
      Kingdom of England
      Died 23 November 1258

      * [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S9854] "John FitzGeoffrey, Lord of Shere and Justiciar of Ireland (1205? in Shere, Surrey, England - 23 November 1258)" biograp.

    2. [S10039] "Geoffrey Fitz Peter, Earl of Essex" biography, accessed & downloaded Monday, November 25th, 2016 by David A. Hennessee,.

    3. [S9853] "Sir John Pennington" Ahnentafel, accessed & downloaded October 21st, 2016 by David A.Hennessee, http://www.ourfamilyhis.

    4. [S10040] "Roger de Clare, 2nd Earl of Hertford" biography, accessed & downloaded Monday, November 25th, 2016 by David A. Hennesse.

    5. [S7104] "Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk (1182-1225)", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Bigod,_3rd_Earl_of_Norfolk.

    6. [S10481] "Maud FitzJohn, Countess of Warwick" biography, which was abstracted, downloaded and published Saturday, February 25th,.

    7. [S11852] "Sir John Say, III, of Broxbourne (~1419-1478)", Ahnentafel, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?o.

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