Gilbert and Godith are mentioned as William de Lancaster's parents in a St Mary ...

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Gilbert and Godith are mentioned as William de Lancaster's parents in a St Mary de Pré charter; "Willelmus de Lancastre" donated pasture rights in "feodum meum in Lonisdale et in Aumundernesse" to Leicester, St Mary de Pré, with the consent of "Willelmi filii mei et heredis et Gundree uxoris mee", for the souls of "Gilberti patris mei et Godithe matris mee et Jordani filii mei et Margarete filia Comitisse", by charter dated to [1156/60], witnessed by "Willelmo filio meo et herede, Gundr fil Comitisse." William I de Lancaster was also often referred to as William fitz Gilbert, meaning "son of Gilbert".

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