1. Geoffrey¹ de Mandeville Lord Of Aultone was born in Rycott, Oxford, England about 1036. Geoffrey died after 1085 in Westminster, Middlesex, England. His body was interred in Westminster, Middlesex, England, WestminsterAbbey.

He married Adeliza (Athelaise) de Balts. Adeliza was born in Rycott, Oxford, England about 1040. Adeliza died about 1100. Her body was interred in Westminster, Middlesex, England, Westminster Abbey. On the first arrival in England (1066) of William, Duke of Normandy, there was amongst his companions a famous soldier called Geoffrey de Magnavilla, so designated from the town of Magnaville, in the duchy which he then possessed. He obtained as his share in the spoil of conquest, divers fair and wide spreading domains, in the counties Berkshire, Suffolk, Middlesex, Surrey , Oxford, Cambridge, Herts., Northampton, Warwick and Essex; whereof Walden was one, which afterwards became the chief seat of his descendants. He was subsequently made constable of the Tower of London, and continued to execute the duties of that important office for the remainder of his life. This Geoffrey, among other benefactions to the church, founded a Benedictine monastery at Hurley, in Berkshire, conferring upon it the whole lordship of that place, and the woods adjoining thereto.

Geoffrey de Mandeville Lord Of Aultone and Adeliza (Athelaise) de Balts had the following family:

+ 2 i. William² de Mandeville was born about 1062.

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