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Erchenbald Flandrensis
b. circa 1024, d. circa 1104
Person Exhibits
A Domesday Book entry for Erchenbald
Birth
Erchenbald Flandrensis was born circa 1024.
Parents
| Father | Erchenbald, Vicecomes (b. circa 970, d. between 1044 and 1047) |
Children
| Son | Stephen ("of Bratton") Flandrensis+ (b. circa 1066, d. circa 1146) |
| Son | William ("2b") Flandrensis+ (b. circa 1068, d. 1145) |
| Son | John ("filius Erchenbaldi") Flandrensis+ (b. circa 1070) |
Residence information
Erchenbald Flandrensis immigrated in December 1067 to England.1
Working life
- In 1042 Erchenbald Flandrensis was occupied as knight in the household of William the Conqueror.2
Property
Erchenbald Flandrensis possessed inherited land from his late father as the oldest surviving son between 1043 and 1049 in Normandy.1 He possessed mortgaged his land to Hugh the butler of Ivry in 1066.3 He possessed signed a charter that conveyed his inherited land in Normandy to the abbey of the Holy Trinity in Rouen in November 1067.1 He possessed obtained an estate as tenant of Osbern fitz Osbern in 1068 in Launceston, Cornwall.4 He possessed obtained estates in Devonshire, Cornwall and Oxfordshire in 1068.5,6 He possessed built a motte and bailey castle circa 1070 in Chumhill, Devonshire. He possessed probably had a change of overlord from Osbern fitz Osbern to Robert Count of Mortain in 1076 in Launceston, Cornwall.4 He possessed is recorded as owning estates in 1086 at Avalde, Bodbrane and Brea, in Cornwall.6 He possessed is recorded as owning estates in 1086 at Bratton, Croyde, Alverdiscott, Culleigh, Hele, Stockleigh and Weare, in Devonshire.6,7 He possessed restored a tenancy to Bernard the Scribe circa 1103 in Launceston, Cornwall.8 He possessed may have inherited estates from his late cousin Osbern FitzOsbern (bishop of Exeter) circa 1103 in Cornwall.4
Death
Erchenbald Flandrensis died circa 1104 at age ~80.8
Citations
- [S1] F Lawrence Fleming, Exploring the True Heritage of the Fleming family name, first edition (N.p.: F Lawrence Fleming, 2018), p26.
- [S1] F Lawrence Fleming, Exploring the True Heritage of the Fleming family name, first edition (N.p.: F Lawrence Fleming, 2018), p 92.
- [S8] F Lawrence Fleming, A Genealogical History of the Barons Slane (N.p.: Paragon Publishing, 2008), p94.
- [S1] F Lawrence Fleming, Exploring the True Heritage of the Fleming family name, first edition (N.p.: F Lawrence Fleming, 2018), p31.
- [S1] F Lawrence Fleming, Exploring the True Heritage of the Fleming family name, first edition (N.p.: F Lawrence Fleming, 2018), pp38-40.
- [S12] William the Conqueror, King of England, The Domesday Book (London: n.p., 1086), Erchenbald Flandrensis.
- [S60] Bernard Burke, A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire (London: Harrison, 1866), Fleming, Viscount Longford and Baron Slane, p 216-17; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_K3MaAAAAYAAJ/page/n7/mode/2up?q=fleming : accessed 27 February 2025.
- [S1] F Lawrence Fleming, Exploring the True Heritage of the Fleming family name, first edition (N.p.: F Lawrence Fleming, 2018), p41.
| Context | Ch forebears (#1) Ch forebears (#2) Ch forebears (#3) Ch forebears (#4) Ch forebears (#5) Ch forebears (#6) |
| Last Edited | 3 November 2026 |