Theobald FitzWalter

Abt 1165 - 1205  (40 years)

• Name	Theobald FitzWalter
  Birth	Abt 1165	Dereham, Norfolk, England
  Gender	Male
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  Death	1205	County Limerick, Ireland
  Burial	Abington, County Limerick, Ireland
  	Owney Abbey
  Person ID	I1336	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Maud Le Vavasour,   b. 24 Jun 1176, Hazelwood, North Yorkshire, England d. 1226, Whittington, Shropshire, England (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	1189
  Children	1. Theobald Le Botiller,   b. 1201, Ireland d. 19 Jul 1230, Poitiers, Departement de la Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France (Age 29 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F450	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1165 - Dereham, Norfolk, England Death - 1205 - County Limerick, Ireland Burial - - Abington, County Limerick, Ireland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com Theobald FitzWalter Birth: unknown Dereham Norfolk, England Death: 1205 County Limerick, Ireland 1st Baron Butler, also known as Theobald Walter le Boteler or Theobald Butler. Butler of England in 1185, High Sheriff of Lancastershire in 1194. Son of Hervey Walter and his wife Maud de Valoignes, born about 1165. Husband of Maud le Vavasour, daughter and heiress to Robert le Vasaour. They married in 1189 and had three children: Theobald le Botiller Maud, Mrs Gerard de Prendergast Beatrice Butler, Mrs Thomas de Hereford Prince John Lackland awarded Theobald with the position of Butler of England 25 April 1185 along with two tons of wine of every ship that made any port in Ireland that had 20 tons of wine aboard. John also gave him a large portion of land in Limerick, Ireland. When John was king, he took away Theobald's lands in 1200 because of improprieties as sheriff, then restored them in 1202. Theobald founded the abbey of Woney in Abington, Limerick, and the Cockersand Abbey in Lancaster, the Abbey of Nenagh in Tipperay, and a monastic house in Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland. Theobald died between 04 Aug 1205 and 14 Feb 1206, buried at Owney Abbey. Family links: Children: Theobald le Botiller (1201 - 1230)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Owney Abbey Abington County Limerick, Ireland Created by: Anne Shurtleff Stevens Record added: Mar 16, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 86885956 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------