[1][2] The elder Theobald was the son of John de Verdon, otherwise Le Botiller, of Alton, Staffordshire, who was killed in Ireland in 1278.
[3] John, in turn, was the son of Theobald le Botiller and Roesia de Verdun.
When King Henry II of England invaded Ireland in 1171, this Bertram was appointed Seneschal for the undertaking, that is to say, he was responsible for provisions and stores.
They had a daughter: Theobald died of typhoid on Tuesday 27 July 1316 at Alton Castle and was buried at Croxden Abbey on 19 September 1316.
[6][7] His death at the height of the Bruce campaign in Ireland left his Irish lands entirely at the mercy of the invading forces.