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Baldwin Flandrensis, de Biggar

b. circa 1111, d. after 1174

Person Exhibits

An effigy of Baldwin of Biggar in the Biggar Museum

Birth

Baldwin Flandrensis, de Biggar, was born circa 1111.¹

Parents

Father

Stephen ("of Bratton"), Flandrensis (b. circa 1066, d. circa 1146)

Family life

Baldwin Flandrensis, de Biggar, and Widow of Reginald FitzAlan were married circa 1151.²

Children with Widow of Reginald FitzAlan (b. circa 1115)

Son	Waltheof ("Waldeve") Flandrensis, de Biggar+ (b. circa 1145)
Daughter	Unknown de Biggar, daughter of Baldwin of Biggar+ (b. circa 1155)
Son	Peter de Biggar (b. circa 1160)

Residence information

Baldwin Flandrensis, de Biggar, immigrated circa 1147 to Biggar. Note that his father Stephen died around this time. And so did his liege lord, Alan, 1st Earl of Richmond.³

Working life

In 1135 Baldwin Flandrensis, de Biggar, was occupied as knight in the household of Waleran de Beaumont (Count of Meulan.) He would have been bound to support the Count in his support of King Stephen who usurped the throne of England and the Duchy of Normandy in that year.¹
In 1141 Baldwin Flandrensis, de Biggar, was occupied as knight in the household of Alan of Brittany. Baldwin's leige lord, Waleran, surrendered to Empress Maude in 1141 and was accepted at the court of Geoffrey of Anjou. Baldwin then became a household knight of Alan of Brittany. Count Alan of Brittany was also Earl of Richmond and a supporter of King Stephen.³
Between 1147 and 1164 Baldwin Flandrensis, de Biggar, was occupied as Sheriff in Lanarkshire, Scotland.⁴
In 1162 Baldwin Flandrensis, de Biggar, was occupied as Sheriff of Lanarkshire in Biggar. The shire of Lanark, at that period, included what is now the county of Renfrew.^3,5,6,7,4
In 1164 Baldwin Flandrensis, de Biggar, was occupied as fought at the Battle of Renfrew in Paisley.⁵

Property

Baldwin Flandrensis, de Biggar, possessed land in fee to Walter FitzAlan circa 1169.^5,6 He possessed land that he granted in fee to Hugh of Pettinain circa 1170 in Kilpeter.^5,8,9 He possessed granted as Baldwinus vicecomes de Lanharc the church of Inverkip to the monks of Paisley Abbey in 1173 in Inverkip.^6,10,11,12,7

Death

Baldwin Flandrensis, de Biggar, was buried in Biggar. He died after 1174 in Biggar.¹

Citations

[S1] F Lawrence Fleming, Exploring the True Heritage of the Fleming family name, p103
[S2] Various contributors, Various contributors, "Wikipaedia," database, Commons, Wikipaedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/: accessed ), ., online; 11 November 2023; Alan, 1st Earl of Richmond at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan,_1st_Earl_of_Richmond
[S1] F Lawrence Fleming, Exploring the True Heritage of the Fleming family name, p 104
[S79] C Innes, Liber S Marie de Calchou, charter 336, p 270-271
[S2] Various contributors, Various contributors, "Wikipaedia," database, Commons, Wikipaedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/: accessed ), ., online; 11 November 2023; Baldwin of Biggar at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_of_Biggar
[S34] J Arnold Fleming, Flemish Influence in Britain, vol 2, p13-19, Baldwin Fleming
[S5] William Hunter, Biggar and the House of Fleming, p 465
[S64] Cosmos Nelson Innes, Origines Parochiales Scotiae, vol i, p 83
[S2] Various contributors, Various contributors, "Wikipaedia," database, Commons, Wikipaedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/: accessed ), ., 28 March 2025; Hugh de Paduinan, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_de_Paduinan
[S32] Various contributors, Various contributors, "People of Medieval Scotland," database, Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh et al, People of Medieval Scotland (https://poms.ac.uk/: accessed ), ., online; 25 November 2023; Document 3/89/1 (Pais. Reg., 112-13), Gift of church of Inverkip (RNF) at https://poms.ac.uk/record/source/4396/
[S61] Cosmo Innes, Registrum Monasterii de Passalet, p 112
[S64] Cosmos Nelson Innes, Origines Parochiales Scotiae, vol i, p 87

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