Devon Domesday Book tenants-in-chief

The Domesday Book of 1086 lists in the following order the tenants-in-chief in Devonshire of King William the Conqueror:

HIC ANNOTANTUR TENENTES TERRAS IN DEVENESCIRE ("Here are noted (those) holding lands in Devonshire"). Detail from Domesday Book, list forming part of first page of king's holdings. There are 53 entries, including the first entry for the king himself:
I Rex Willelmus
II Ep(iscopu)s de Execestre
III Ep(iscopu)s Constantiensis
IIII Eccl(esi)a Glastingberie
V Eccl(esi)a de Tavestoch
VI Eccl(esi)a de Bucfesth
VII Eccl(esi)a de Hortune
VIII Eccl(esi)a de Creneburne
IX Eccl(esi)a de Labatailge
X Eccl(esi)a de Rotomago S(ancta) Mar(ia)
XI Eccl(esi)a de Monte S(ancto) Michael
XII Eccl(esi)a S(ancti) Stefani de Cadom
XIII Eccl(esi)a S(ancti) Trinit(atis) de Cadom
XIIII Comes Hugo
XV Comes Moritoniensis
XVI Balduin(us) Vicecomes
XVII Judhel de Totenais
XVIII Willelm(us) de Moion
XIX Willelmus Cievre
XX Willelm(us) de Faleise
XXI Willelm (us) de Poilgi
XXII Willelmus de Ow
XXIII Walterius de Douuai
XXIIII Walterius de Clavile
XXV Walterius
XXVI Goscelmus
XXVII Ricard(us) filius Gisleb(er)ti comitis
XXVIII Rogerius de Busli
XXIX Rob(er)tus de Albemarle
XXX Rob(er)tus Bastard
XXXI Ricardus fili(us) Torulf
XXXII Radulfus de Limesi
XXXIII Radulf(us) Pagenel
XXXIIIIRadulf(us) de Felgheres
XXXV Radulfus de Pomerei
XXXVI Ruald Adobed
XXXVII Tetbald(us) filius Bernerii
XXXVIII Turstin(us) filius Rolf
XXXIX Aluredus de Ispania
XL Aluredus brito
XLI Ansgerus
XLII Aiulfus
XLIII Odo filius Gamelin
XLIIII Osb(er)nus de Salceid
XLV Uxor Hervei de Helion
XLVI Girold(us) capellan(anus)
XLVII Girardus
XLVIII Godebold(us)
XLIX Nicolaus Balistarius
L Fulcherus
LI Haimericus
LII Will(elmu)s et alii servient(es) regis
LIII Coluin et alii taini regis

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sanders, p.69
  2. ^ Sanders, p.89
  3. ^ Sanders, p.114
  4. ^ Sanders, p.20
  5. ^ Sanders, p.143
  6. ^ Thorn, part 2, Chapter 21
  7. ^ Sanders, p.5
  8. ^ Thorn, part 2, Chapter 24
  9. ^ Thorn, part 2, Chapter 25
  10. ^ Thorn, part 2, chapter 26
  11. ^ Thorn, part 2, Chapter 28
  12. ^ Thorn, part 2, Chapter 29
  13. ^ Thorn, part 2, Chapter 30
  14. ^ Thorn, part 2, Chapter 31
  15. ^ Thorn, part 2, Chapter 35
  16. ^ Thorn, part 2, Chapter 36
  17. ^ Sanders, p.68
  18. ^ Thorn, part 2, chap 36 & 42
  19. ^ Thorn, part 2, chap 42
  20. ^ Thorn, Part 2 (notes), ch.49

Sources

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  • Thorn, Caroline & Frank, (eds.) Domesday Book, (Morris, John, gen. ed.) Vol. 9, Devon, Parts 1 & 2, Phillimore Press, Chichester, 1985, part 1, List of Landholders in Devon
  • Sanders, I. J. English Baronies: a Study of their Origin and Descent 1086-1327, Oxford, 1960