Olifard
Olifard is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * David Olifard (c.1113/1117 – c. 1170), Justiciar of the Lothians * Walter Olifard (c. 1150–1222), Justiciar of the Lothians * Walter Olifard (died 1242), Lord of Bothwell and Abernethy and Justiciar of Lothian See also * Oliphant (surname) Oliphant or Olyphant is a surname that was established in England and Scotland by a family of Norman origin. The early forms Olifard and Oliphard (likely "olif" conjoined with the intensive suffix "-ard") are believed to allude to an olive branch. ...

David Olifard
Sir David Olifard (c.1113/1117 – c. 1170) was the first recorded Justiciar (of the Lothians),The Red Book of Perthshire, by Gordon MacGregor Page 649 governing the southern half of Scotland south of the rivers Forth and Clyde (excluding Galloway). Olifard was godson to King David I of Scotland,The Kingdom of the Scots: Government, Church and Society from the Eleventh ... By G. W. S. Barro/ref>Burke's Peerage & Baronetage 107th Edition whose life he saved at the Rout of Winchester in 1141.War and Chivalry: The Conduct and Perception of War in England and Normandy pages 238/239... By Matthew Stricklan/ref> Olifard is the first known chief of Clan Oliphant today. Personal life The Olifards held their lands in England from the Earls of Northampton and Huntingdon. In 1113, King David I of Scotland married Maud, Countess of Huntingdon, widow of Simon de St. Liz. Thus King David held the earldoms during the lifetime of his wife.The Oliphants in Scotland David Olifard was godson o ...
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Walter Olifard
Sir Walter Olifard the elder, was Justiciar (of the Lothians),The Red Book of Perthshire, by Gordon MacGregor Page 649Liber Sancte Marie de Melros: munimenta vetustiora Monasterii Cisterciensis de Melros by Melrose Abbey, Cosmo Innes. Published 1837 Page 181 (charter 19/ref> governing the southern half of Scotland (c.1178–c.1188) south of the rivers Forth and Clyde (excluding Galloway). Personal life Sir Walter Olifard was the eldest son of Sir David Olifard In a charter in the Melrose Abbey collection both father and son are witnesses and their relationship is given. He married Christian, daughter of Ferchar, Earl of Strathearn in 1173. By his wife he had two sons Sir Walter Olifard (also Justiciar of the Lothians - the third generation of the family to be so) and David Olifard. He appears to have died around 1222.The Oliphants in Scotland Land holdings Olifard received as a dowry with his bride, the lands and parish of Strageath (now known as Blackford), near Crieff. Ten ye ...
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Walter Olifard (died 1242)
Sir Walter de Olifard (died 1242), Lord of Bothwell and Abernethy and Justiciar of Lothian The Justiciar of Lothian (in Norman-Latin, ''Justiciarus Laudonie'') was an important legal office in the High Medieval Kingdom of Scotland. The Justiciars of Lothian were responsible for the administration of royal justice in the province of ..., was a Scottish noble. Life Olifard was the eldest son of Walter de Olifard and Christiana de Strathearn. He was known as the younger to distinguish between his father. Walter held the office of Justiciar of Lothian between 1221 and 1242. He founded a church at Ormiston, near Bothwell dedicated to Saint Catherine. Marriage and issue His spouse was known at his death as Isabella. He is known to have had the following known issue: *William de Olifard, married Isabel Douglas, had issue. *Hugh de Olifard *Walter de Olifard Citations References * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Olifard, Walter de Year of birth unknown 1242 deaths 13th-century Scott ...
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