Adam de la Roche

1160 - date unknown

• Name	Adam de la Roche
  Birth	About 1160	Wales   [1]
  Land/House	About 1200 (40 years)	Roch Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales Roch Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales   [2]
  Adam built Roch(e) Castle circa 1200, he also founded Pill Priory, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales. A legend told of the castle's founder, Adam de la Roche, whose fear of a prophecy that he would be killed by a viper's bite led him to choose this isolated site. Apparently he was unable to avoid his fate, for a viper, concealed in a bundle of firewood, found its way into the castle and fulfilled the prophecy.
  Death	date unknown	Roch Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales Roch Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales   [1]
  Burial	date unknown	Pill Priory, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales Pill Priory, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales   [2]
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Gilbert the Fleming of Ros   (Grandfather)
  Person ID, Branch	I8288	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert FitzGilbert
  Family ID	F5910	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Blandiane,   b. About 1164, Pembrokeshire, Wales d. —, Roch Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales Roch Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown	Wales
  Children	+   1. David de la Roche  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F5909	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Adam de la Roche(1160 – date unknown) 2Robert FitzGilbert 4Gilbert the Fleming of Ros 5 3 6 7

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - About 1160 - Wales Land/House - About 1200 - Roch Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales Death - date unknown - Roch Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales Burial - date unknown - Pill Priory, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales Marriage - Yes, date unknown - Wales  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1603] GENi, (https://www.geni.com ), Adam fitz Godebert de la Roche. [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 102851972 Adam de la Roche.