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He was the son of Roger FitzGerald (de Roumare), 1st Baron of Kendall, Lord of Bolingbroke and Lucy de Taillebois (granddaughter of the Earl of Marcia and Ælfgifu Princess of England, daughter of King Ethelred II Of England ). He followed his father as Lord of Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire . In Normandy, he was Seigneur (Lord) of Roumare in Rouen . He was created Earl of Lincoln by King Stephen after 1143. The Earl lived at both Bolingbroke and Lincoln Castle. He was governor of the garrison of Newmarch , stoutly resisting Hugh De Gournay , then in rebellion there, in 1118 in Normandy. FAMILY AND CHILDREN He married Hadewise de Redvers, daughter of Richard De Redvers, 1st Earl Of Devon and had children: # William de Roumare (c. 1151 ) #Hawyse de Roumare (b. c. 1117 ?), married Gilbert De Gant, Earl Of Lincoln . #Rohese de Roumare, married Roger FitzReinfride (1114 – 1198). The direct descendants of William de Roumare can still be found, although they might be using some of the variations of the noble surname, such as: Romare, Romayre and Romay. REFERENCES
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