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Discussion of the name
A provisional attempt has been made to identify the people recorded in Domesday Book who bore this name; however, the material remains to be checked and edited, and profiles of these people remain to be written.Forms of the name
Spellings in Domesday Book: Alestan, Alestanus, Alfstanus, Alstan, AstanForms in modern scholarship:
von Feilitzen head forms:
Phillimore edition:
Alecto edition:
Distribution map of property and lordships associated with this name in DB
List of property and lordships associated with this name in DB
Holder 1066
| Shire | Phil. ref. | Vill | DB Spelling | Holder 1066 | Lord 1066 | Tenant-in-Chief 1086 | 1086 Subtenant | Fiscal Value | 1066 Value | 1086 Value | Conf. | Show on Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire | 18,1 | Sundon | Alestan | Ælfstan of Boscombe | Edward, king | William d'Eu | - | 10.00 | 20.00 | 10.00 | - | Map |
| Bedfordshire | 18,4 | Edworth | Alestan | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | 1 knight | 6.38 | 8.10 | 6.48 | - | Map |
| Bedfordshire | 18,6 | Arlesey | Alestan | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | Bernard 'of Arlesey' | 5.50 | 6.24 | 6.24 | - | Map |
| Berkshire | 23,1 | Padworth | Alestan | Ælfstan of Boscombe | Edward, king | William d'Eu | Jocelin 'of East Hanney' | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.00 | - | Map |
| Dorset | 34,1 | Thornton | Alestan | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | William Belet | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | - | Map |
| Dorset | 34,10 | Frome Vauchurch | Alestanus | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | Ansfrid 'of Frome Vauchurch' | 6.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | - | Map |
| Dorset | 34,11 | Long Crichel | Alestan | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | - | 12.00 | 10.00 | 15.00 | - | Map |
| Dorset | 34,13 | Elworth | Alestan | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | Ansfrid 'of Frome Vauchurch' | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | - | Map |
| Dorset | 34,9 | Wynford Eagle | Alestanus | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | - | 14.00 | 12.00 | 19.00 | - | Map |
| Gloucestershire | 31,11 | Badgeworth | Alestan | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | - | 8.00 | 15.00 | 13.00 | - | Map |
| Gloucestershire | 31,4 | Wyegate | Alestan | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | - | 6.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Gloucestershire | 31,7 | Duntisbourne | Alestan | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | - | 5.50 | 10.00 | 8.00 | - | Map |
| Gloucestershire | 58,4 | Frampton Cotterell | Alestan | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | Walter the crossbowman I | - | 5.00 | 8.00 | 3.00 | - | Map |
| Hampshire | 1,32 | Slacham | Alestan | Ælfstan of Boscombe | Edward, king | William, king | - | 0.50 | 1.25 | 0.00 | B | Map |
| Hampshire | 32,4 | Silchester | Alestan | Ælfstan of Boscombe | Edward, king | William d'Eu | Ralph Bloiet | 5.00 | 5.00 | 6.00 | B | Map |
| Hertfordshire | 28,1 | Graveley | Alestan | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | - | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Hertfordshire | 28,2 | Welwyn | Alestan | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | - | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.15 | - | Map |
| Hertfordshire | 28,3 | Welwyn | Alestan | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | William de la Mere | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.80 | - | Map |
| Hertfordshire | 28,4 | Weston | Alestanus | Ælfstan of Boscombe | Edward, king | William d'Eu | - | 10.00 | 30.00 | 20.00 | - | Map |
| Hertfordshire | 28,6 | Clothall | Alestan | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | - | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.12 | - | Map |
| Hertfordshire | 28,8 | Offley | Alestan | Ælfstan of Boscombe | Edward, king | William d'Eu | William de la Mere | 8.07 | 15.00 | 11.00 | - | Map |
| Hertfordshire | 36,1 | Datchworth | Astan | Ælfstan, man of Almær of Bennington | Almær of Bennington | Peter de Valognes | - | 0.13 | 0.30 | 0.30 | - | Map |
| Somerset | 19,61 | Eckweek | Alestan | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | Robert, count of Mortain | Alfred the butler | 0.25 | 0.50 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Somerset | 26,1 | Whatley | - | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | - | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Somerset | 26,2 | Hinton St George | - | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | - | 13.00 | 12.00 | 15.00 | - | Map |
| Somerset | 26,3 | Yeovilton | - | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | Ralph Bloiet | 8.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | - | Map |
| Somerset | 26,4 | Laverton | - | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | Herbert 'of Laverton' | 10.00 | 7.00 | 8.00 | - | Map |
| Somerset | 26,5 | Hinton Blewitt | - | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | Ralph Bloiet | 7.50 | 6.00 | 5.00 | - | Map |
| Somerset | 26,5 | Hinton Blewitt | - | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | Hugh Maltravers | 0.50 | 0.15 | 0.15 | - | Map |
| Somerset | 26,6 | Yeovil | - | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | Hugh Maltravers | 6.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | - | Map |
| Somerset | 26,7 | Chilton Cantelo | Alestan | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | Warner 'of Ditteridge' | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 32,1 | Durnford | - | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | - | 16.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 32,10 | Codford | - | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | Bernard 'the man of William d'Eu' | 1.50 | 4.00 | 3.00 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 32,11 | Ditteridge | Alestanus | Ælfstan of Boscombe | Beorhtric, abbot of Malmesbury | William d'Eu | Warner 'of Ditteridge' | 1.00 | 0.86 | 0.86 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 32,11 | Ditteridge | - | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | Warner 'of Ditteridge' | 0.75 | 0.64 | 0.64 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 32,12 | Lackham | - | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | Ralph Bloiet | 7.50 | 6.00 | 6.00 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 32,13 | Sevington | - | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | William 'the man of William d'Eu' | 10.00 | 6.00 | 7.00 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 32,14 | Yatton Keynell | Alestan | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | 1 Englishman | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 32,2 | Littleton Pannell | Alestan | Ælfstan of Boscombe | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury | William d'Eu | William d'Audrieu | 6.25 | 10.00 | 8.00 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 32,3 | Compton Bassett | - | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | William d'Audrieu | 6.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 32,4 | Beversbrook | - | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | William de Mara | 2.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 32,5 | Charlton | - | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | Hugh Maltravers | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 32,6 | Grafton | - | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | Hugh Maltravers | 1.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 32,7 | Boscombe | - | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | Edward of Salisbury | 7.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 32,8 | Cholderton | - | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | Bernard 'the man of William d'Eu' | 3.47 | 5.00 | 9.00 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 32,9 | Hilmarton | - | Ælfstan of Boscombe | - | William d'Eu | Ralph Bloiet | 9.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 8,12 | Bremhill | Alestanus | Ælfstan of Boscombe | Beorhtric, abbot of Malmesbury | Warin, abbot of Malmesbury | William d'Eu | 1.00 | 0.30 | 0.30 | - | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||
Lord 1066
| Shire | Phil. ref. | Vill | DB Spelling | Holder 1066 | Lord 1066 | Tenant-in-Chief 1086 | 1086 Subtenant | Fiscal Value | 1066 Value | 1086 Value | Conf. | Show on Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire | 18,2 | Streatley | Alestan | Godwine 'of Streatley' | Ælfstan of Boscombe, thegn of Edward, king | William d'Eu | Walter the Fleming | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 | - | Map |
| Bedfordshire | 18,3 | Millow | Alestan | Godmær 'of Millow' | Ælfstan of Boscombe | William d'Eu | - | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Bedfordshire | 18,4 | Edworth | Alestan | 2 sokemen, men of Ælfstan of Boscombe | Ælfstan of Boscombe | William d'Eu | 1 knight | 1.50 | 1.90 | 1.52 | - | Map |
| Bedfordshire | 18,6 | Arlesey | Alestan | 1 sokeman, man of Ælfstan of Boscombe | Ælfstan of Boscombe | William d'Eu | Bernard 'of Arlesey' | 0.67 | 0.76 | 0.76 | - | Map |
| Bedfordshire | 18,7 | Campton | Alestan | Alwine 'of Campton' | Ælfstan of Boscombe | William d'Eu | Fulbert 'of Campton' | 0.50 | 0.25 | 0.25 | - | Map |
| Hertfordshire | 28,3 | Welwyn | Alestan | Ælfgeat the man of Ælfstan of Boscombe | Ælfstan of Boscombe | William d'Eu | William de la Mere | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.80 | - | Map |
| Hertfordshire | 28,5 | Box | Alestan | Alweard 'of Sutton Scotney' | Ælfstan of Boscombe | William d'Eu | - | 2.75 | 3.00 | 2.50 | - | Map |
| Hertfordshire | 28,7 | Hinxworth | Alestan | 1 sokeman | Ælfstan of Boscombe | William d'Eu | 2 knights | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.22 | - | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||
Subtenant in 1086
| Shire | Phil. ref. | Vill | DB Spelling | Holder 1066 | Lord 1066 | Tenant-in-Chief 1086 | 1086 Subtenant | Fiscal Value | 1066 Value | 1086 Value | Conf. | Show on Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex | B3a | Colchester | Alfstanus | - | - | William, king | Ælfstan, burgess | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Essex | B3a | Colchester | Alfstanus | - | - | William, king | Ælfstan, burgess | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
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People of this name
- Ælfstan 69 - Ælfstan of Boscombe, fl. 1066
- Ælfstan 70 - Ælfstan, burgess, fl. 1086
- Ælfstan 71 - Ælfstan, burgess, fl. 1086
- Ælfstan 72 - Ælfstan, man of Almær of Bennington, fl. 1066
- Ælfstan 73 - Ælfstan 'of Trevillis', fl. 1066
- Ælfstan 74 - Ælfstan 'of Dickley', fl. 1066
- Ælfstan 75 - Ælfstan of Boscombe, fl. 1066
- Ælfstan 123 -