• Born:
• Married (1):
• Married (2): After 1217
• Died: Shortly before 8 Jul 1247

  Research Notes:

Shortly before 8 Jul 1242, following the death of her daughter Isabel, wife of Osbert Giffard, Alice became guardian of her grandson Osbert Giffard: Pro Alicia Murdac. - Mandatum est G. de Segrave, justiciario foreste, quia constat regi quod Isabella que fuit uxor Osberti Giffard, que mortua est, recuperavit custodiam terrarum que fuerunt predicti Osberti quondam viri sui in Gillingham per preceptum regis eo quod predictus Osbertus terrain illam tenuit in soccagio et predicta Isabella propinquior fuit heredi ipsius, quod Alicie Murdac, matri ipsius Isabelle, que propinquior est heredibus ipsius Osberti post mortem ipsius Isabelle, de custodia omnium terrarum que predictus Osbertus tenuit in soccagio in Gillingham et que postea fuerunt in custodia ipsius Isabelle plenam seisinam habere faciat usque ad legitimam etatem heredum ipsius Osberti quoad soccagium. ¹

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There can be no doubt … that the first husband of Alice Murdac was Alan de Bocland, and after his death she married secondly Ralph Harang. She in turn was the daughter of Ralph Murdac, the Justiciar of Richard I, by his wife Eva de Grey. In the Testa de Nevill, Alice Murdac, daughter of Ralph, held in Dadington of the King 20 marks. She was under age in 1199-1200, when the King granted to William de Briwerre the custody and marriage of the daughters of Ralph Murdac (Rot. Claus in tur. Lond. Asser.) The Inq. Post Mortem of Eva de Grey, widow of Ralph Murdac, was taken about 1242 [sic]. She held in Stanlac 2 carucates and £17 17s. 3d. rents and customs ; in Durneford she held 3 carucates of land, meadow and pasture, and 42s. 8d. rents and customs. These lands were held of Baldwin sometime Earl of Devon. Her heirs were Beatrice Murdac, late wife of Robert Mauduit, Alice wife of Ralph Hareng, Joan wife of Ernald de Bosco, and Jolland son of Jolland de Nevill and Maud his wife. (Cal. Inq. Post Mortem, Henry III, No. 842.). ²

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Inquisition Post Mortem.

Osbert Giffard and Alice Murdac. ³

Writ of extent to Henry de Wingham and his co-escheators, 24 July, 31 Hen. III. [1247]

Osbert, son of the said Osbert, age variously stated as 12½, 13½, and 13 on the quinzaine before St. John the Baptist last, is heir of the said Osbert and Alice.

Somerset.         Extent (undated).

Foxcote manor (extent given) held by the said Osbert of Maurice de Berlay by service of ½ knight's fee.

Somerset.         Extent (undated).

Theaumes manor (extent given) held by the said Osbert of Elias Giffard by service of one knight's fee.

Gloucester.      

Pinchecomb', 1 carucate land and 28s. rent held of the king by socage rendering 5s. yearly to the sheriff.
Acton town, 40s. rent held by the said Osbert of Elias Giffard.

Devon.  Extent (undated).

Hekebokel' manor (extent given) including Comptun, Hanknolle and Hoo, sometime held by the said Osbert and Isabel his wife, out of which the prior of Plimpton has 12s. in frank almoin and the advowson of the church of Ekebokel'.

Oxford. Extent (undated).

Stanlac, ¼ of the manor (extent given) held by the said Alice Murdac of Beatrice her sister.

Northampton.   

Teynford, ¼ of ½ of the town similarly held, and it is of the honour of Wallingford.
Tannemer ... 1 carucate land held by the said Osbert of Ralph Kameis.

Oxford. Extent (undated).

Dadinton, ? of the manor (extent given with names of tenants) held by the said Alice of the king by service of ? of 2 knights' fees.
Nether Orton, 44s. 4d. rent held by the said Alice of the wardship of Osbert Giffard.
Derneford, 60s. rent held by the said Alice.

Dorset. Extent, Sunday before the Decollation of St. John the Baptist.

Langeham manor in Gillingeham manor (extent given) held by the said Osbert of the king in chief rendering one pair of spurs yearly or 4d.

Dorset. Extent (undated).

Winterborn Hueton manor (full extent given) held of Reginald de Mohun at fee farm for 14l. 10s. yearly and service of 2 fees.

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16 Feb 1248...

Pro Johanna Briwere. — Mandatum est Henrico de Wengham et choescaetori suo in comitatu Devonie quod de custodia terre que fuit Osberti Giffard in Cimipton', Bocland' et Ho, que ad Johannam Briwere pertinet quamdiu heres ipsius Osberti infra etatem fuerit, eo quod idem Osbertus terram illam de ea tenuit, nee aliquam terram de rege tenuit in capite, et quam custodiam predicti escaetores minus juste ceperunt in manum regis, eo quod per mortem Alicie Murdac quedam terra jure accidit hereditario eidem heredi tenenda de rege in capite, predicte Johanne seisinam suam rehabere faciant, salvis Radulfo filio Nicholai catallis suis que habet in custodia predicta. Teste rege apud Westmonasterium xvj. die Februarii. ⁴