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succeeds the latter Hasculph -died 33 Henry II.,
This latter Hasculph died 33 Henry II., and was succeeded by Ralph, who was High Sheriff of Gloucester 17 John, and continued Sheriff till 9 Henry III. His home was at Misarden or Musarden in that county, which had taken its name from the Musards, and continued in their possession for about two hundred and forty years; that is, from the Conquest till the end of Edward I.'s reign. "He married Isabel, the widow of John de Nevill, without the King's License, and paid one hundred Marks for his Transgression. He built a Castle at Misarden, and the old ruins of a place in Misarden Park is at this Day called Musard's Castle. He was a Baron of the Realm, and this Manor, in ancient Records, is called the Barony of Misarden. He dyed 14 Henry III., and was succeeded by Robert his Son (below???) who dying without Issue, Ralph Musard was his Brother and Heir, and being under-age at his Brother's Death, he was given in Ward to Jeffrey Despencer, who in consideration thereof paid five hundred Marks to the Crown. Ralph dyed 49 Henry III., and left John his Son and Heir, who had Livery of the Manor of Misarden 15 Edward I., and dyed two years after.
From Wikipedia. Robert Musard d.1146-1154. (Miserden is a village and civil parish in Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England, 4 miles north east of Stroud. The parish includes Whiteway Colony and the hamlets of Sudgrove and The Camp. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 420. The village lies in the Cotswolds at an elevation of over 800 ft, above the valley of the River Frome.)
Until the Middle Ages, Miserden was known as Greenhampstead, and was mentioned by that name in the Domesday Book.[2]
The name Miserden derives from Musardera, "Musard's manor" - Musard was the name of the family which held the manor at the time of the Domesday Book (1086). Robert Musard built Miserden Castle in the 12th century.
Miserden Castle was a castle near the village of Miserden in Gloucestershire, England. The castle is a large motte and bailey Norman castle, built before 1146 by Robert Musard, after whose family the local village is named.[1] The castle overlooks the River Frome and included a 60-foot (18 m) wide shell keep, protected by a stone wall and a moat.[2] The castle is positioned on a rocky spur, and the north side of the castle was probably flooded from the river to produce a wet moat, further strengthening the considerable defences.[2] Musard was killed by forces loyal to King Stephen during the years of the Anarchy (1135-1154) and the castle seized by Philip of Gloucester, but the castle survived into at least the 13th century.[3] Some earthworks and masonry structures remain.[1]