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Erchenbald, Flandrensis

b. circa 1024, d. circa 1104

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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. He probably accompanied William the Conqueror on his return to his new kingdom.¹

Working life

In 1042 Erchenbald, Flandrensis, was occupied as knight in the household of William the Conqueror. He replaced his brother Gilbert who had died of injuries received when defending William the Conqueror from an assassination attempt.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, p26
[S1] F Lawrence Fleming, Exploring the True Heritage of the Fleming family name, p 92
[S8] F Lawrence Fleming, A Genealogical History of the Barons Slane, p94
[S1] F Lawrence Fleming, Exploring the True Heritage of the Fleming family name, p31
[S1] F Lawrence Fleming, Exploring the True Heritage of the Fleming family name, pp38-40
[S12] William the Conqueror, The Domesday Book, Erchenbald Flandrensis
[S60] Bernard Burke, A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, Fleming, Viscount Longford and Baron Slane, p 216-17
[S1] F Lawrence Fleming, Exploring the True Heritage of the Fleming family name, p41

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