MARMION Geoffrey

Abt 1115 -

• Name	MARMION Geoffrey
  Birth	Abt 1115	England
  Gender	Male
  Death	Wales
  Notes	In the middle of the twelfth century, Geoffrey Marmion was Lord Marcher of Llanstephan.[1] Llansteffan was in the commote of Penrhyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales [Welsh: Llanstephan, Deuddwr, Sir Gaerfyrddin, Cymru].[2] Geoffrey was the father of: Albreda or Albrea Marmion, her father's heir, who was married to William de Camville;[1] William's father, Richard de Camville, was one of the leaders and constables of the fleet of Richard I and died in 1191, at the siege of Acre.[1] William de Camvill was castellan of Llanstephan (Pembrokeshire), of Arrow (Warwickshire) and of Clifton Campvill (Staffordshire) in right of his wife;[3] Lord Marchers of Llanstephan Maurice fitz-Gerald was Lord of Llanstephan in the time of Bishop Bernard of St David's. Bernard, chaplain to Queen Matilda, was the first Norman bishop of St David's, appointed to that See in 1115 by Henry I.[4] Geoffrey Marmion may have been Llanstephan's first Lord Marcher. In the Welsh March lands, might was right. Lord Marchers took and kept their lands by the sword. Welsh laws could not be enforced and the King of England's writ did not apply. However, if a Lord Marcher lost his lands to the Welsh and the King aided him to recover them, the reconquered land reverted to the Crown and the lord became the Crown's tenant.[1] The castle of Llanstephan in Carmarthenshire, South Wales, was built sometime in the late eleventh or early twelfth century. In 1137, the castle was destroyed by Owen and Cadwaldar, the sons of Gruffudd ap Cynan, Prince of North Wales. In 1146, Cadell, Rhys and Maredudd, the sons of Gruffudd ap Rhys, conquered Llanstephan castle. Geoffrey Marmion granted the church of Llanstephan with some glebe land and other privileges to a Master of the Slebech Commandery of St John of Jerusalem.[1] William de Camvilla paid 10 marks for custody of Lande Stephani castle in 4 Richard I [3 September 1192-2 September 1193].[5] In 1200, King John granted a charter to Geoffrey de Camville, the son of Albreda Marmion and William de Camville, which confirmed to Geoffrey the Castle and town of Llanstephan as William de Camville held them, on the day he gave them to Geoffrey; the second Geoffrey held the castle by the service of one knight's fee to be performed in South Wales as the charters of William his father and Albreda his mother testified. In 1215, when the barons of England stood against King John, Llewelyn allied himself with the barons, then united with the Welsh princes to raze Carmarthen castle, then demolish Llanstephan and other castles.[1] In 1228, before the King [Henry III] at Gloucester, Albreda Marmion quit-claimed to William de Camville all right and claim she had in the land of Llanstephan.[1] Albreda's grandson, William de Camville, succeeded to the lordship of Llanstephan while in his minority, during which he was in the custody of the King and the Welshman, Conan Howell, occupied Llanstephan, after which he was in the custody of the Earl of Salisbury, [1] The Welsh army destroyed Llanstephen and other castles again in 1256.[1] This William was succeeded by his son, Geoffrey, the great, great, grandson of Geoffrey Marmion.[1] This Geoffrey de Camville recovered from William de Hamleye, Prior of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in England, and Gilbert de St Augustine, Master of Slebech, the advowson of Llanstephan church which had been deforced from the Lord of Llanstephan by the Prior of St John and the Master of Slebech. However, owing to the length of time it took for Geoffrey de Camville to win his suit against the Master of the House of Slebech, the church had been vacant beyond the term which the statute allowed and at the request of Thomas, Bishop of St David's, the church was granted by Lord Robert de Tybetot, justiciar, to Thomas de Goedeli while Geoffrey was awarded damages of 120 marks for the valor of the church for two years. In 1276, Geoffrey de Camville and his bailiffs were ordered to prohibit his tenants from giving supplies to Welsh rebels. Geoffrey when summoned to fight against Llewelyn in 1277 and 1282 took his quota of two knights and twelve lances with him. In 1287, he was ordered to reside on his own demesne and lordship until the rebellion of Rhys ap Meredith was put down. This Geoffrey died in 1308 and was succeeded by his son, the third William.[1] The third William, the last Camville Lord of Llanstephan was a knight of Paine de Chaworth, Lord of Cydweli, in the war with Llewelyn in 1282-3, and died in 1338 leaving five daughters; William was given licence in 1337 to enfeoff his daughters, Matilda and Eleanor, with the manor of Llanstephan. William's daughter, Eleanor, was married to Richard de Penres.[1] Sources ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 The Ven. Archdeacon Thomas, "Report of the Sixtieth Annual Meeting Held at Carmarthen: the President's Address", Archaeologica Cambrensis, the Journal of the Cambrian Archaeological Association, Sixth Series—VII, (January, 1907), I:108-16, (https://archive.org/stream/archaeologiacam12assogoog#page/n122 : 1 September, 2018). ↑ GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Llansteffan CP/AP through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time. (http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10237490 : accessed 2nd October, 2018). ↑ Revd R W Eyton, "The Staffordshire Pipe Rolls, of the reigns of King Richard I. and King John, A.D. 1189 to A.D. 1216. The Latin Text extended, and notes added." Collections for a History of Staffordshire, Ed. The William Salt Archaeological Society, II, (1881), 23, (https://archive.org/stream/collectionsforhi02stafuoft#page/n37 : accessed 30 September, 2018). Note to Worcestershire Roll, 4 Rich: I. ↑ Professor J E Lloyd, "Carmarthen in Early Norman Times", Archaeologica Cambrensis, the Journal of the Cambrian Archaeological Association, Sixth Series—VII, (July, 1907), III:287-9, (https://archive.org/stream/archaeologiacam12assogoog#page/n314 : 2 September, 2018). ↑ Revd R W Eyton, "The Staffordshire Pipe Rolls, of the reigns of King Richard I. and King John, A.D. 1189 to A.D. 1216. The Latin Text extended, and notes added." Collections for a History of Staffordshire, Ed. The William Salt Archaeological Society, II, (1881), 20, (https://archive.org/stream/collectionsforhi02stafuoft#page/n35 : accessed 30 September, 2018). Extract from the Pipe-Roll of Worcestershire 4 Ric. I Ancestry.com family trees
  Person ID	I60205	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	MARMION Roger,   b. Fontenay-le-Marmion, Normandy, France d. Bef 1130
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	ABITOT Unknown,   b. Abt 1076, Coventry, Warwickshire, England d. 1125 (Age 49 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F26708	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Children	1. MARMION Albreda,   b. Abt 1157, Staffordshire, England d. Bef 1236, Arrow, Alcester, Warwickshire, England (Age < 78 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F347640	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026