Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk Roger le Bigod

1045 - 1107  (62 years)

• Name	Roger le Bigod  [1]
  Title	Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk
  Birth	1045	Manche, Basse-Normandie, France   [1]
  	(St Sauveur)
  Gender	Male
  Military - Old World	Norman knight who travelled to England in the Norman Conquest
  Death	8 Sep 1107	Suffolk, England   [1]
  Burial	Thetford, Norfolk, England   [1]
  Person ID	I6239	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Heiress of Belvoir Adeliza de Toeni,   b. 1064, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France d. 1135, Leicestershire, England (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	1079	Belvoir, Leicestershire, England
  Children	1. 1st Earl of Norfolk Hugh Bigod,   b. 1095, Norfolk, England d. 6 Mar 1175, Thetford, Norfolk, England (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Maud Mary le Bigod,   b. Abt 1084, Belvoir, Leicestershire, England d. Abt 1129, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England (Age 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2019	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1045 - Manche, Basse-Normandie, France Marriage - 1079 - Belvoir, Leicestershire, England Death - 8 Sep 1107 - Suffolk, England Burial - - Thetford, Norfolk, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Arms-Bigod Bigod/Bigot Coat of Arms

  
  

  Biographies and Histories		Bio-BIGOD Roger Roger le Bigod
  		Bio-leBIGOD Roger (the Sheriff) Roger "the Sheriff" le Bigod

  
  

• Sources

  [S6040] FindAGrave Old World, Roger le Bigod 1045-1107. Roger first appeared in England during William the Conqueror's conquest of England, and became a powerful Earl in England. Roger had become allies with William due his discovery and revelation of a plot against William's cousin, William Werlenc. Roger and a relation, Robert, is thought to have fought at the Battle of Hastings, thusly rewarded with estates in East Anglia, now Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. The Domesday Book records Roger's holdings as 6 lordships in Essex, 117 in Suffolk and 187 in Norfolk. His base was at Thetford where he built the priory until King Henry I granted him licence to build Framlingham Castle, which became the family seat until their demise in 1307. Roger was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk after Ralph de Gael's fall from his Earldom and grace in 1074, and took possession of Gaels' estates. He was considered the Earl of Norfolk, although it would appear he was never formally awarded the title. Roger joined the rebellion of the barons against William II in 1088, an attempt to replace the king with Robert Curthose. The rebellion failed, Roger lost his lands but regained them at a later time. He was one of the witnesses to the Charter of Liberties in 1100, and remained loyal to Henry when there was another attempt to usurp the king in 1101. When Roger died, the Bishop of Norwich argued against the monks at Thetford concerning who would be responsible for his body. Evidentally, the Bishop literally stole his body in the middle of the night, dragging it back to Norwich, yet his remains are reported to be located at Thetford. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81106275/roger-de-bigod