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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: SansonForms 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staffordshire | 7,1 | Wolverhampton | - | unnamed canons of Wolverhampton | - | Samson 'of Hatherton' | unnamed canons of Wolverhampton | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Staffordshire | 7,13 | Hatherton | - | unnamed canons of Wolverhampton | - | Samson 'of Hatherton' | Edwin the priest 'of Hatherton' | 1.50 | 0.05 | 0.25 | - | Map |
| Staffordshire | 7,13 | Hatherton | - | unnamed canons of Wolverhampton | - | Samson 'of Hatherton' | Alric the priest 'of Hatherton' | 1.50 | 0.05 | 0.25 | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset | 4,1 | Temple Combe | Sanson | Leofwine, earl | - | Odo, bishop of Bayeux | Samson the chaplain | 8.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | - | Map |
| Somerset | 4,1 | Thorent | - | Alweard 'of Thorent' | - | Odo, bishop of Bayeux | Samson the chaplain | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.65 | - | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||