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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: Grim, Grimmus, GrimusForms 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridgeshire | 14,76 | Stetchworth | Grim | Grim 'of Stetchworth' | Eadgifu the fair | Alan, count | - | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Cambridgeshire | 31,1 | Meldreth | - | Grim 'of Stetchworth' | Wulfric, abbot of Ely | Guy de Raimbeaucourt | - | 0.38 | 0.58 | 0.40 | - | Map |
| Cheshire | 1,4 | Elton | Grim | Grim 'of Cheshire' | - | Hugh, earl | - | 1.00 | 0.95 | 0.15 | - | Map |
| Cornwall | 5,2,20 | Lewarne | Grim | Grim 'of Thrushelton' | - | Robert, count of Mortain | Reynold de Vautortes | 0.25 | 0.10 | 0.10 | - | Map |
| Cornwall | 5,2,4 | Lewarne | Grim | Grim 'of Thrushelton' | - | Robert, count of Mortain | Reynold de Vautortes | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.10 | - | Map |
| Cornwall | 5,4,10 | Amble | Grim | Grim 'of Thrushelton' | - | Robert, count of Mortain | Thurstan the sheriff | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.30 | - | Map |
| Cornwall | 5,4,13 | Bodardle | Grim | Grim 'of Thrushelton' | - | Robert, count of Mortain | Thurstan the sheriff | 1.00 | 1.75 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Devon | 17,3 | Thrushelton | Grim | Grim 'of Thrushelton' | - | Judhael of Totnes | - | 1.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | - | Map |
| Devon | 17,9 | Ashleigh | Grim | Grim 'of Thrushelton' | - | Judhael of Totnes | Ralph de La Pommeraye | 0.38 | 1.50 | 1.25 | - | Map |
| Essex | 1,18 | - | Grimus | Grim 'of Curling Tye' | - | William, king | Grim 'of Curling Tye' | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.07 | - | Map |
| Essex | 25,17 | Boxted | Grim | Grim 'of Curling Tye' | - | Eudo the steward | Arthur 'of Boxted' | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | - | Map |
| Essex | 33,5 | Curling Tye | Grimus | Grim 'of Curling Tye' | - | Ralph Baynard | Theodric Pointel | 1.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | - | Map |
| Essex | 40,3 | Little Maplestead | Grimus | Grim 'of Curling Tye' | - | John fitzWaleran | Osmund 'of Maplestead' | 0.50 | 2.00 | 1.50 | - | Map |
| Essex | 83,1 | Bowers Gifford | Grimus | Grim the reeve | - | Grim the reeve | - | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.25 | - | Map |
| Essex | 90,51 | Lashley Hall | Grimus | Grim 'of Curling Tye' | - | Richard fitzGilbert | Arnold 'of Finchingfield' | 0.50 | 2.00 | 3.00 | - | Map |
| Essex | 90,55 | Borley | Grimus | Grim 'of Curling Tye' | - | Richard fitzGilbert | Ansketil 'of Borley' | 0.35 | 0.80 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Gloucestershire | 53,4 | Culkerton | Grim | Grim 'of Culkerton' | - | Durand of Gloucester | Roger d'Ivry | 2.63 | 4.00 | 4.00 | - | Map |
| Herefordshire | 1,71 | Rowden | Grim | Grim 'of Rowden' | - | William, king | Grimkil 'of Rowden' | 1.00 | 0.60 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Herefordshire | 27,1 | Marston | Grim | Grim 'of Marston' | - | Herman de Dreux | - | 1.00 | 0.60 | 0.34 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 34,2 | Ulceby near Wootton | Grim | Grim 'of Ulceby' | - | Erneis de Buron | - | 2.00 | 2.50 | 4.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 34,4 | Barnetby le Wold | Grim | Grim 'of Ulceby' | - | Erneis de Buron | Wulfric 'of Goxhill' | 2.33 | 0.30 | 0.27 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 34,5 | Thornton Curtis, Burnham | Grim | Grim 'of Ulceby' | - | Erneis de Buron | Wulfric 'of Goxhill' | 0.25 | 0.80 | 0.40 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 34,6 | Goxhill | Grim | Grim 'of Ulceby' | - | Erneis de Buron | Wulfric 'of Goxhill' | 1.25 | 1.50 | 2.00 | - | Map |
| Middlesex | 9,3 | Islington | Grim | Grim 'of Islington' | Edward, king | Geoffrey de Mandeville | Gulbert 'of Islington' | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.60 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 10,45 | Watnall | Grim | Grim 'of Watnall' | Siward 'of Watnall' | William Peverel | Jocelin 'of Watnall' | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.29 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 9,112 | Fenton | Grim | Grim 'of Grassthorpe' | - | Roger de Bully | - | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 9,62 | Grassthorpe | Grim | Grim 'of Grassthorpe' | - | Roger de Bully | Roger de Louvetot | 0.41 | 1.50 | 1.50 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 9,63 | Sutton on Trent | - | Grim 'of Grassthorpe' | - | Roger de Bully | Roger de Louvetot | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 9,70 | Weston | Grim | Grim 'of Grassthorpe' | - | Roger de Bully | Fulk de Lisors | 0.13 | 0.58 | 0.42 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 9,71 | West Retford | Grim | Grim 'of Grassthorpe' | - | Roger de Bully | Fulk de Lisors | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 9,71 | Odestorp | Grim | Grim 'of Grassthorpe' | - | Roger de Bully | Fulk de Lisors | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 9,71 | West Retford | Grim | Grim 'of Grassthorpe' | - | Roger de Bully | Turold de Quièvrecourt | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 9,71 | Odestorp | Grim | Grim 'of Grassthorpe' | - | Roger de Bully | Robert the bursar of Roger de Bully | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 9,71 | Odestorp | Grim | Grim 'of Grassthorpe' | - | Roger de Bully | Turold de Quièvrecourt | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 9,71 | West Retford | Grim | Grim 'of Grassthorpe' | - | Roger de Bully | Robert the bursar of Roger de Bully | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Shropshire | 4,1,22 | Dawley | Grim | Grim 'of Dawley' | - | Roger, earl | William Pantulf | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 14,123 | Wyverstone | Grimus | Grim 'of Wyverstone' | Baldwin, abbot of Bury St Edmunds | Baldwin, abbot of Bury St Edmunds | Roger Blund | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.17 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 36,6 | Turchetlestuna | Grimmus | Grim 'of Brantham' | Gyrth, earl | Robert Gernon | William d'Aunay | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.90 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 36,7 | Brantham | Grimus | Grim 'of Brantham' | Gyrth, earl | Robert Gernon | William d'Aunay | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.25 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 4,15 | Middleton | Grimus | Grim 'of Middleton' | Eadric son of Ingold | Hugh, earl | Roger Bigod | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 7,56 | Ringshall | Grimus | Grim 'of Ringshall' | Wulfric, abbot of Ely | Roger Bigod | William de Bourneville | 0.83 | 1.00 | 1.50 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 7,87 | Kirton | Grimus | Grim 'of Kirton' | Northmann the sheriff | Roger Bigod | - | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 7,89 | Guthestuna | Grimus | Grim 'of Kirton' | Northmann the sheriff | Roger Bigod | - | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.04 | - | Map |
| Warwickshire | 22,12 | Barton-on-the-Heath | - | Grim 'of Barton-on-the-Heath' | - | Robert of Stafford | Grim 'of Barton-on-the-Heath' | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Warwickshire | 34,1 | Binton | Grim | Grim 'of Binton' | - | Gerin 'of Binton' | - | 5.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | - | Map |
| Worcestershire | 15,5 | Rock Moor | Grim | Grim 'of Rock Moor' | - | Ralph de Tosny | - | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Yorkshire | 13W20 | Markenfield | Grim | Grim 'of Markenfield' | - | William de Percy | Beornwulf 'of Yorkshire' | 5.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Yorkshire | 13W21 | Aismunderby in Littlethorpe | Grim | Grim 'of Markenfield' | - | William de Percy | Beornwulf 'of Yorkshire' | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Yorkshire | 1E10 | Haywold | Grim | Grim 'of Haywold' | - | William, king | - | 2.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Yorkshire | 1E56 | Raisthorpe | Grim | Grim 'of Haywold' | - | William, king | - | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Yorkshire | 1N73 | Welburn in Kirkdale | Grim | Grim 'of Griff' | - | William, king | - | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Yorkshire | 1N75 | West Newton in Oswaldkirk | Grim | Grim 'of Griff' | - | William, king | - | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Yorkshire | 1N78 | Griff | Grim | Grim 'of Griff' | - | William, king | - | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Yorkshire | 1W9 | Harewood | Grim | Grim 'of Harewood' | - | William, king | - | 3.30 | 0.70 | 0.70 | - | Map |
| Yorkshire | 24E1 | West Cottingwith | Grim | Grim 'of Stillingfleet' | - | Erneis de Buron | - | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Yorkshire | 24E2 | Stillingfleet | Grim | Grim 'of Stillingfleet' | - | Erneis de Buron | Humphrey 'of Stillingfleet' | 2.00 | 0.50 | 0.75 | - | Map |
| Yorkshire | 24W3 | Acaster Selby | Grim | Grim 'of Stillingfleet' | - | Erneis de Buron | Wulfric 'of Acaster Selby' | 0.63 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Yorkshire | 5W21 | Aughton near Aston | Grim | Grim 'of Aughton near Aston' | - | Robert, count of Mortain | Richard de Sourdeval | 0.25 | 0.70 | 0.17 | - | Map |
| Yorkshire | 6N27 | Thrintoft | Grim | Grim 'of Thrintoft' | Gospatric son of Arnkil | Alan, count | Picot of Lascelles | 0.88 | 0.14 | 0.14 | - | Map |
| Yorkshire | 6N31 | Morton on Swale | Grim | Grim 'of Thrintoft' | Gamel son of Carl | Alan, count | Walter 'of Morton on Swale' | 2.00 | 0.17 | 0.15 | - | Map |
| Yorkshire | C12 | York | Grim | Grim 'of York' | - | William, king | Robert Malet | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Yorkshire | C13 | York | Grim | Grim 'of York' | - | William, king | Erneis de Buron | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Yorkshire | CW2 | Oglethorpe | Grim | Grim 'of Oglethorpe' | - | - | - | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||
Tenant-in-Chief 1086 demesne estates (no subtenants)
| 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 | 83,1 | Bowers Gifford | - | Grim the reeve | - | Grim the reeve | - | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.25 | - | Map |
| Essex | 83,1 | Bowers Gifford | - | 1 man | - | Grim the reeve | - | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.25 | - | Map |
| Essex | 83,2 | Chadwell | Grimus | Godmann 'of Chadwell' | - | Grim the reeve | - | 0.17 | 0.10 | 0.08 | - | 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 | 1,18 | - | Grimus | Grim 'of Curling Tye' | - | William, king | Grim 'of Curling Tye' | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.07 | - | Map |
| Warwickshire | 22,12 | Barton-on-the-Heath | Grim | Grim 'of Barton-on-the-Heath' | - | Robert of Stafford | Grim 'of Barton-on-the-Heath' | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||
People of this name
- Grim 3 - Grimkil 'of Rowden', fl. 1086
- Grim 33 - Grim 'of Thrushelton', fl. 1066
- Grim 34 - Grim 'of Stetchworth', fl. 1066
- Grim 35 - Grim 'of Cheshire', fl. 1066
- Grim 36 - Grim 'of Curling Tye', fl. 1066
- Grim 37 - Grim 'of Culkerton', fl. 1066
- Grim 38 - Grim 'of Rowden', fl. 1066
- Grim 39 - Grim 'of Marston', fl. 1066
- Grim 40 - Grim 'of Ulceby', fl. 1066
- Grim 41 - Grim 'of Islington', fl. 1066
- Grim 42 - Grim 'of Watnall', fl. 1066
- Grim 43 - Grim 'of Grassthorpe', fl. 1066
- Grim 44 - Grim 'of Dawley', fl. 1066
- Grim 45 - Grim 'of Brantham', fl. 1066
- Grim 46 - Grim 'of Wyverstone', fl. 1066
- Grim 47 - Grim 'of Ringshall', fl. 1066
- Grim 48 - Grim 'of Kirton', fl. 1066
- Grim 49 - Grim 'of Barton-on-the-Heath', fl. 1066
- Grim 50 - Grim 'of Binton', fl. 1066
- Grim 51 - Grim 'of Rock Moor', fl. 1066
- Grim 52 - Grim 'of Markenfield', fl. 1066
- Grim 53 - Grim 'of Haywold', fl. 1066
- Grim 54 - Grim 'of Griff', fl. 1066
- Grim 55 - Grim 'of Harewood', fl. 1066
- Grim 56 - Grim 'of Stillingfleet', fl. 1066
- Grim 57 - Grim 'of Aughton near Aston', fl. 1066
- Grim 58 - Grim 'of Thrintoft', fl. 1066
- Grim 59 - Grim 'of York', fl. 1066
- Grim 60 - Grim 'of Oglethorpe', fl. 1066
- Grim 61 - Grim the reeve, fl. 1066x1086
- Grim 62 - Grim 'of Middleton', fl. 1066