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Ælfhere
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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: Alfer, Alfere, Alferus, Aluer, Elfer, Ælfer, ÆlfereForms 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon | 35,15 | Winscott | Alfer | Ælfhere 'of Winscott' | - | Roald the dubbed | - | 0.25 | 0.50 | 0.75 | - | Map |
| Gloucestershire | 32,11 | Little Lydney | Alfer | Ælfhere ‘Isenthegn’ | - | William fitzBaderon | - | 6.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | - | Map |
| Gloucestershire | 52,7 | Harford | Alfer | Ælfhere 'of Harford' | - | Gilbert fitzTurold | - | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | - | Map |
| Hampshire | 3,1 | Chilcomb | Ælfer | Ælfhere ‘Isenthegn’ | Stigand, archbishop of Canterbury | Walkelin, bishop of Winchester | unnamed monks of Old Minster, Winchester, in 1086 | 0.00 | 1.08 | 2.40 | D | Map |
| Kent | 2,25 | Stowting | - | Ælfhere ‘Isenthegn’ | Stigand, archbishop of Canterbury | Lanfranc, archbishop of Canterbury | Robert, count of Eu | 3.00 | 8.00 | 10.00 | - | Map |
| Kent | 2,32 | Ulcombe | Alfer | Ælfhere ‘Isenthegn’ | Stigand, archbishop of Canterbury | Lanfranc, archbishop of Canterbury | Robert, count of Eu | 5.00 | 10.00 | 9.00 | - | Map |
| Norfolk | 1,135 | Stow Bedon | Alfere | Ælfhere 'of Tunstead' | - | William, king | - | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Norfolk | 1,77 | Kipton | Alferus | Ælfhere 'of Tunstead' | - | William, king | Godric the steward | 1.50 | 0.80 | 1.40 | - | Map |
| Norfolk | 26,5 | Tunstead | Alfere | Ælfhere 'of Tunstead' | Harold, earl | Roger the Poitevin | - | 5.50 | 5.00 | 11.00 | - | Map |
| Norfolk | 27,1 | Newton near Castle Acre | Ælfere | Ælfhere 'of Tunstead' | - | Ivo Taillebois | Odo the crossbowman | 0.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | - | Map |
| Norfolk | 49,3 | Carbrooke | Alfere | Ælfhere 'of Tunstead' | - | John nephew of Waleran | - | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Norfolk | 49,4 | Griston | - | Ælfhere 'of Tunstead' | - | John nephew of Waleran | Osbert 'of Griston' | 1.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | - | Map |
| Norfolk | 54,1 | Appethorp | Alfere | Ælfhere 'of Tunstead' | - | Ralph the crossbowman | - | 1.25 | 1.00 | 1.60 | - | Map |
| Somerset | 3,1 | Seaborough | Aluer | Ælfhere ‘Isenthegn’ | Edward, king | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Walter Tirel | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | - | Map |
| Surrey | 21,5 | Litelfeld | Alfer | Ælfhere ‘Isenthegn’ | - | William fitzAnsculf | Baldwin fitzHerluin | 0.50 | 0.19 | 0.19 | - | Map |
| Sussex | 10,17 | Tilton | Elfer | Ælfhere 'of Ewhurst' | Edward, king | Robert, count of Mortain | William de Cahagnes | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Sussex | 10,53 | Selmeston | Alfer | Ælfhere 'of Ewhurst' | - | Robert, count of Mortain | William de Cahagnes | 4.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | - | Map |
| Sussex | 10,99 | Burleigh | Alfer | Ælfhere 'of Ewhurst' | Stigand, archbishop of Canterbury | Robert, count of Mortain | William de Cahagnes | 1.50 | 1.00 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Sussex | 9,120 | Ewhurst | Ælfer | Ælfhere 'of Ewhurst' | Edward, king | Robert, count of Eu | - | 6.00 | 10.00 | 9.00 | - | Map |
| Sussex | 9,92 | Selmeston | Elfer | Ælfhere 'of Ewhurst' | Edward, king | Robert, count of Eu | Reinbert | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk | 1,135 | Caston | Alfere | 1 sokeman | Ælfhere 'of Tunstead' | William, king | - | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Norfolk | 1,135 | Stow Bedon | Alfere | 29 sokemen | Ælfhere 'of Tunstead' | William, king | - | 3.30 | 10.00 | 14.00 | - | Map |
| Norfolk | 26,5 | Tunstead | - | 24 sokemen | Ælfhere 'of Tunstead' | Roger the Poitevin | - | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Norfolk | 49,3 | Carbrooke | - | 24 sokemen | Ælfhere 'of Tunstead' | John nephew of Waleran | - | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Norfolk | 54,1 | Appethorp | - | 15 sokemen | Ælfhere 'of Tunstead' | Ralph the crossbowman | - | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||
People of this name
- Ælfhere 25 - Ælfhere ‘Isenthegn’, fl. 1066
- Ælfhere 26 - Ælfhere 'of Winscott', fl. 1066
- Ælfhere 27 - Ælfhere 'of Tunstead', fl. 1066
- Ælfhere 28 - Ælfhere 'of Little Lydney', fl. 1066
- Ælfhere 29 - Ælfhere 'of Harford', fl. 1066
- Ælfhere 30 - Ælfhere 'of Ewhurst', fl. 1066
- Ælfhere 31 - Ælfhere 'of Tunstead', fl. 1066
- Ælfhere 32 - Ælfhere 'of Litelfeld', fl. 1066