Ela Longespee 
Ela was born about 1228 in Stratton Audley, Oxfordshire, England. Ela's father was William II Longespee , Sir Knight and her mother was Idoine de Camville. Her paternal grandparents were William I Longespee , Earl of Salisbury and Ela FitzPatrick , Countess of Salisbury; her maternal grandparents were Richard de Camville and Eustacia Basset. She had two brothers and a sister, named William III de, Richard and Ida de. She was the second oldest of the four children. She died before November 22nd, 1299.General Notes
He [James of Aldithley] m. in 1244, Ela, daughter of William Longespee (who d. 1250), son and heir of Ela, suo jure Countess of Salisbury, by Idoine, daughter and heir of Richard de Camville. She brought him the manors of Stratton, afterwards called Stratton Audley, and Wretchwick, Oxon, in frank marriage. He d. about 11 June 1272, in Ireland, by "breaking his neck". Writ for his Inq.p.m. 16 July 1272. His widow d. apparently shortly bef. 22 Nov 1299. Inq.p.m. 1325-6. [Complete Peerage I:337-8 XIV:50]
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1176 in England d.7 MAR 1225/26 in Salisbury Castle, Wiltishire, England
- b.~ 1207 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England d.7 FEB 1249/50 in Slain by Saracens at Battle of Mansura, Nile Delta, Egypt
- b.1188 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England d.24 Aug 1261 in Lacock, Wiltshire, England
- b.~ 1228 in Stratton Audley, Oxfordshire, England d.<22 Nov 1299
- b.~ 1175 in Brattleby, Lincolnshire, England d.AFT FEB 1216/17
- b.~ 1208 in Brattleby, Lincolnshire, England d.<21 Sep 1252
- b.~ 1180 in Bicester, Oxfordshire, England d.1215 in Brattleby, Lincolnshire, England
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Ela and James de were married in a religious ceremony in 1244. They had five sons and a daughter, named James de, Henry de, William de, Nicholas de, Hugh 1st Baron de and Joan de.
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Children
James de Audley
James de was born in 1250 in Heleigh Castle, Audley, Staffordshire, England. He died before November 7th, 1273 in (dsp).
Henry de Audley
Henry de was born in 1251 in Heleigh Castle, Audley, Staffordshire, England. He died at the age of 25 in 1276 in (dsp).
William de Audley
William de was born on October 18th, 1253 in Heleigh Castle, Audley, Staffordshire, England. He died before November 12th, 1282 in slain in a Welsh expedition (dsp).
Nicholas de Audley , of Heleigh, Sir
Nicholas de was born before 1258 in Heleigh Castle, Audley, Staffordshire, England. He died on August 28th, 1299 in Heleigh Castle, Audley, Staffordshire, England.
Hugh 1st Baron de Audley , of Stratton, Sir
Hugh 1st Baron de was born about 1267 in Stratton Audley, Oxfordshire, England. He died in Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, England.
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