Henry D' Oyly - Marital Age Gap

Started by Private User on Monday, October 9, 2023

Private User

10/9/2023 at 9:30 AM

Maud de Bohun married Henry D'Oyly when he was between 34 to 49 years older than her? Hmm...

I find zero evidence to support either "1109 or 1094" as birth years for Henry.

Medlands does not guesstimate the birth years for Henry or his parents:
https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/enguntlo.htm#HenryOillydied1163

Wikitree does not assign the sources included to any datum on ifs profile:
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Oilly-15
...and I don't have access to copyrighted books Wikitree cites.

Yes, such a big age differential in marriage isn't impossible, but for me, it's implausible. Any thoughts, Erica Howton ?

Erica Howton C

10/10/2023 at 2:36 AM

https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/enguntlo.htm#HenryOillydied1163

1. HENRY de Oilly of Hook Norton, Oxfordshire (-1163). … The 1164/65 Pipe Roll records "uxor Henri de Oilli" accounting for land in Oxfordshire, presumably indicating that her husband had recently died[1737]. m as her first husband, MATILDA de Bohun, daughter of HUMPHREY de Bohun & his wife Margaret of Hereford ([1140/43]-). …

I think we can delete out birth date for him altogether.

Private User

10/10/2023 at 9:11 AM

Thanks. I think it's best that way.

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