Giles de Gilsland

  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information. ^910,911
Giles, son of Bueth, can only be found twice in contemporary records. First, among the judices Cumbrenses who officiated at David of Scotland's inquest concerning the lands of the See of Glasgow, circ 1124 [Lawrie, Early Scottish Charters, p. 46], and second, as a witness to the preambulation of the bounds of Stobo, Galloway, circa 1150 [Scottish Antiquary, Vol. xvii, pp. 105-111]. there are other indications that they were an annoyance to the Norman invaders.

Somehow, Giles was able to retain possession of Gilsland up to the date of Henry II's recovery of Cumberland and Westmoreland in 1156. The death of Giles is expressly referred to in Henry's transfer of Gilsland to Hubert de Vaux two years later. Evidentally, Bueth barn, meaning the younger, and grandson, Robert son of Bueth, evidently made desperate attemps to recover their lost inheritance. [Transactionf of Cumberland and Westmorland, New Series, vol. xxvi. p. 235]

~The Early History of the Stricklands, p. 23

From the Transactions of Cumberland and Westmoreland, "Barony of Gilsland," pp. 449-450, William de Meschines, brother of Ranulph, to whom he owed his barony, found Gilsland "no bed of roses" for "he was not able to get it out of the hands of the Scots: for Gill, son of Bueth, held the greater part of it by force of arms." "...and Gill, or Gilbert, son of Buet, continued to enjoy Gilsland until his death." Herbert de Vaux was granted the barony of Gilsland by Henry II after he conquered it from the Scots.