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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: Lefsune, Lefsunus, Leofsuna, Leuesuna, Leuesunu, LeuesunusForms 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex | 10,3 | Rettendon | Leuesunu | Leofsunu 'of Mose' | Siward of Maldon | Simeon, abbot of Ely | - | 2.25 | 1.91 | 2.25 | - | Map |
| Essex | 25,20 | Rettendon | Leuesunus | Leofsunu 'of Mose' | Wulfric, abbot of Ely | Eudo the steward | Richard de Sackville | 2.25 | 2.00 | 3.50 | - | Map |
| Essex | 30,12 | Chignall | - | Leofsunu 'of Mose' | - | Geoffrey de Mandeville | Leofsunu 'of Mose' | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.25 | - | Map |
| Essex | 30,18 | Moze | Leuesunus | Leofsunu 'of Mose' | - | Geoffrey de Mandeville | - | 4.00 | 8.00 | 9.00 | - | Map |
| Essex | 30,19 | Frinton | Leuesunus | Leofsunu 'of Mose' | - | Geoffrey de Mandeville | Rainhelm | 3.50 | 7.00 | 4.00 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 29,1 | Finborough | Leuesuna | Leofsunu 'of Finborough' | Guthmund | Roger d'Auberville | - | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 32,7 | Ipswich | - | Leofsunu 'of Mose' | - | Geoffrey de Mandeville | - | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 38,16 | Newton | Leuesunus | Leofsunu 'of Newton' | Stigand, archbishop of Canterbury | Roger de Rames | Ralph of Hastings | 0.33 | 1.00 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 7,59 | Somersham | Lefsune | Leofsunu 'of Somersham' | - | Roger Bigod | William de Bourneville | 0.25 | 0.40 | 0.40 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 7,90 | Morston | Leofsuna | Leofsunu 'of Morston' | Northmann the sheriff | Roger Bigod | - | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.14 | - | Map |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk | 29,1 | Finborough | Leuesuna | 18 free men | Leofsunu 'of Finborough' | Roger d'Auberville | - | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 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 | 30,12 | Chignall | Lefsunus | Leofsunu 'of Mose' | - | Geoffrey de Mandeville | Leofsunu 'of Mose' | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.25 | - | Map |
| Essex | B3a | Colchester | Lefsune | - | - | William, king | Leofsunu, burgess of Colchester | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Essex | B3a | Colchester | Leuesunus | - | - | William, king | Leofsunu, burgess of Colchester | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Essex | B3a | Colchester | Lefsunus | - | - | William, king | Leofsunu, burgess of Colchester | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
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