Ela Longespee 
Ela was born about 1228 in Stratton Audley, Oxfordshire, England. Ela's father was Sir Knight William II Longespee Sir Knight and her mother was Countess Of Salisbury Idoine De Camville Countess Of Salisbury. 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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