Roger was the son of Urse d'Abetot, his predecessor as sheriff.
[2] He also held the custody of Worcester Castle, another office he inherited from his father.
[3] Along with the offices, Roger also inherited the feudal barony of Salwarpe in Worcestershire.
[5] According to the medieval writer William of Malmesbury, Henry exiled him because Roger ordered that a royal official be killed.
[1] The office passed to Osbert d'Abetot (d before 1113) the brother of Urso, who may have been Roger's uncle, before eventually ending up with Roger's niece and to her husband Walter de Beauchamp.