Geoffrey de Dinham, Knt.

Sir Geoffrey de Dinham

• born 1200 in Buckland Dinham, Somerset, England
• "off" Hertland, Devonshire, England
• died bef. 26 Dec 1258 in Buckland Dinham, Somerset, England.

Son of Oliver de Dinham & Elizabeth.

His wife is not known.

He had the following children:

•   M i Sir Oliver de DINHAM Knight was born 1240 and died 26 Feb 1299. Married Isabel de Vere.
•   F ii Joan de DINHAM was born 1248 and died after 22 Feb 1309. Married Roger III CARMINOW b: Abt 1240

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Primary Sources

Inquisition Post Mortem for Geoffrey de Dynan alias de Dynham.
Writ, 26 Dec. 43 Hen. III [1258]. Inq. Tuesday after Epiphany.
Oliver, his son, aged 24, is his heir.
Devon. Hertilaunde manor, held of the king in chief by service of 2 parts of 1 knight.

Source: 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry III, File 21', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 1, Henry III, ed. J E E S Sharp (London, 1904), pp. 110-117. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol1/pp110-117 [accessed 4 January 2018].

Notes

The English branch of the Dinhams (or Dynhams), long time owners of Hemyock Manor and Castle. Their main English base was at Hartland, Devon.

Alternative spellings include: Dinan, Dinant, Dinham, Dynham, Denham.

http://cybergata.com/roots/21599.htm

Geoffrey Dinant, son of Oliver Dinant, inherited the manors of Corton and Buckland, and had a summons with other persons of consequence, 41 Henry III, 1247, to repair to the King at Bristol well accountered with horse and arms, in order to march agains the Welsh. He died 43 Henry III 1259, leaving issue two sons, Oliver and Geoffrey.

~The History and Antiquities of Somersetshire, Vol. I, Parts 3-6, p. 338

Main English Dinham Family Line

  1. Geoffrey de Dinan, sieur de Dinan [Brittany], d. after 1122.

  2. Oliver de Dinan, sieur de Dinan, d. 1150.

  3. Oliver de Dinant, d. after 1172.

  4. Geoffrey de Dinant.

  5. Oliver de Dinant, d. before 28 June 1221.

6. Sir Geoffrey de Dinham, knight, of Hartland, co. Devon and Buckland Denham, co. Somerset. Had respite of knighthood, 25 Aug 1229. Died before 26 December 1258.

  7. Sir Oliver de Dinham, knight, of Hartland, Nutwell and Ilsington, co. Devon and Buckland Denham, co. Somerset and Cardinham, Cornwall; born before 1234; summoned to Parliament from 24 June 1295 by writs directed 'Olivere de Dynham', thereby held to be first first Lord Dinham. Died 26 February 1298/99.

         * Oliver de Dynham, married Joan de Brian, died 1351.

         * Margaret Dynham, married William Asthorpe. They both died in 1399, without heirs.

Adapted from sources including:

   * Posting dated 2001-02-03, on the soc.genealogy.medieval newsgroup by John Ravilious (roberdeauusa@netscape.net), Quoting Sources: CP, Vol. IV, p. 269 et seq.

   * "The Family of Dinan in England in the Middle Ages" by Michael Jones, published 1987, Le Pays de Dinan.

Dinham family records are held by the Cornwall Records Office.

http://www.hemyockcastle.co.uk/dinham.htm

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Baldwin Giffard died before 1238. He was "enfeoffed by Oliver de Dinham of land at East and West Clifford in the Manor of Hartland..."

http://thepeerage.com/p30068.htm

Born: 1200, Hertland, Devonshire, England
Died: Before 26 Dec 1258, Buckland Dinham, Somerset, England 2409,2410

   Events:

1. Alternate Death; 1266.

 Marriage Information:

Geoffrey married Sarah DE HORNACOTE, daughter of Gervaise DE HORNACOTE and Unknown. (Sarah DE HORNACOTE was born in 1218 in Tresolyth, Cornwall.)

Marriage Information:

Geoffrey also married an Unnamed 2nd wife.www.celtic-casimir.com

Geoffrey DE DINHAM and Hartland
Born: Abt 1145, Buckland Dinham, Frome, Somerset, England
Died: 1204, Hartland, Bideford, Devon, England
Events:

1. Alternate Death; 1183, Dinan, Cotes-d'Armor, Bretagne, France.

Marriage Information:
Geoffrey married Sarah. (Sarah was born about 1150 in England.)

www.findagrave.com

Geoffrey Dinham
BIRTH 1145
Hartland, Torridge District, Devon, England
DEATH unknown
BURIAL Unknown
MEMORIAL ID 90702565

Family Members
Parents
Oliver Dinham
1121 – unknown

Children
Oliver Dinham
1170 – unknown

Spouses/Children: 1. Sarah DE HORNACOTE 2. Unnamed 2nd wife

CHILDREN;

1. Sir Oliver DE DINHAM 1st Baron Dinham of Hartland

2. Joanna DE DINHAM+

References

• https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~hwbradley/genealogy/aqwg1357.htm#22361

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hwbradley/aqwg135...

• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rwfurtaw&...
• http://cybergata.com/roots/21599.htm