Godmund 1

Godmund ‘of Beeston’ (Bedfordshire), fl. 1066x1086
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Summary

Godmund 1 held a single estate at Beeston in Bedfordshire assessed at 3 virgates and remained in possession of this estate in 1086, when his estate was listed among the holdings of the ‘burgesses of Bedford’.

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 56,7 Beeston Godmundus Godmund 'of Beeston' - Godmund - 0.75 0.50 0.25 E
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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
Bedfordshire 56,7 Beeston Godmundus Godmund 'of Beeston' - Godmund - 0.75 0.50 0.25 A
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Profile

Godmund 1 held a single estate at Beeston in Bedfordshire assessed at 3 virgates and worth 5 shillings in 1066 and 10 shillings in 1086. He continued to hold this estate in 1086, whch is listed among the holdings of the ‘burgesses of Bedford’. Godmund 1 has been differentiated from Guthmund 10, who held approximately 15 miles from Beeston in Bolnhurst, because their names are spelt differently in the text, and because their estates passed to different successors (Bolnhurst passed to Geoffrey bishop of Coutances).