Theodric 6

Theodric the goldsmith, fl. 1066x1086
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Summary

Theodric 6 ‘the goldsmith’ held land in England before and after the Conquest, and appears to have served both King Edward the Confessor and King William the Conqueror. He held two estates in Surrey, which were assessed in total at six hides and generated an income of £4 TRE. He also prospered after the conquest, and by 1086 held six estates in Berkshire, three in Oxfordshire and one in Surrey, which were then assessed in total at 17.25 hides and generated an income of £32 (including £4 held at farm from the king).

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
Surrey 36,4 Wotton Tedric Theodric the goldsmith Harold, earl Osweald, king's thegn Richard fitzGilbert 1.00 1.00 0.50 C Map
Surrey 36,6 Kennington Teodricus Theodric the goldsmith Edward, king Theodric the goldsmith - 5.00 3.00 3.00 A Map
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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
Berkshire 63,1 Aldworth Theodricus Edward 'of Sutton' Edward, king Theodric the goldsmith - 5.00 5.00 5.00 A Map
Berkshire 63,2 Hampstead Norreys Isdem Theod Lanc the dealer Edward, king Theodric the goldsmith - 17.00 12.00 10.00 A Map
Berkshire 63,3 Sulham Isdem Theod Edward 'of Sutton' Edward, king Theodric the goldsmith - 1.00 1.50 1.50 A Map
Berkshire 63,4 Purley Isdem Theod Edward 'of Sutton' - Theodric the goldsmith - 0.50 2.00 2.50 A Map
Berkshire 63,5 Whitley Isdem Theod Edward 'of Sutton' Edward, king Theodric the goldsmith - 3.00 2.00 2.00 A Map
Oxfordshire 58,17 Brize Norton Teodricus Wife of Theodric 6 - Theodric the goldsmith - 1.00 0.50 1.00 A Map
Oxfordshire 58,18 Weald Teodricus Wife of Theodric 6 - Theodric the goldsmith - 2.50 2.00 2.00 A Map
Oxfordshire 58,19 Benson Teodricus Sæweald 'of Little Minster' - Theodric the goldsmith - 2.00 1.00 1.00 A Map
Surrey 36,6 Kennington Teodricus Theodric the goldsmith Edward, king Theodric the goldsmith - 5.00 3.00 3.00 A Map
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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
Berkshire 1,47 Winterbourne Teodricus Lanc the dealer Eadgyth, queen William, king Theodric the goldsmith 5.00 6.00 4.00 B Map
Berkshire 20,1 West Hanney Teodricus Edwin the priest Edward, king Walter Giffard Theodric the goldsmith 1.00 1.00 1.00 - Map
Oxfordshire 6,13 Cropredy Teodricus Wulfwig, bishop of Dorchester - Remigius, bishop of Lincoln Theodric the goldsmith 2.00 1.80 2.03 - Map
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Profile

Theodric 6 held two estates in Surrey TRE. The entry for Kennington specifically names him as the Teodricus aurifaber. This occurs in a list of holdings entered under the heading ‘Osweald and other thegns’ at the end of the Surrey folios. It states that Theodric held five hides at Kennnington de King Edward TRE and continued to hold the estate in 1086 (GDB 36v (Surrey 36:6)). An entry on the same folio records that a certain Tedric held one hide at Wotton de Earl Harold as a manor; this was held by Richard of Tonbridge and Corbelin from him in 1086 (GDB 36v (Surrey 36:4)). There are some grounds for wondering whether these two manors were held by different people: the name is spelled differently in the two entries, the byname is used in only one of them, the two estates were held from different lords TRE, and they passed to different successors in 1086. However, since the name is rare and the two manors were located in close proximity, it remains probable that they were held by the same person TRE. If so, this may furnish an example of a pre-Conquest landholder whose is said to have held from (de) two different lords. Alternatively, Theodric may have been commended to King Edward and Earl Harold in sequence, perhaps after the latter became king (cf. Ordgar 14).

Theodric’s appears to have prospered after the Conquest. Teodricus aurifabri occurs among the tenants-in-chief in the Berkshire Domesday. His holding there comprised five estates, which had been held by Lanc and Edward , both men of King Edward, TRE (GDB 63 (Berkshire 63:1-5). In addition, the entry for Winterbourne, which occurs in the Berkshire terra regis, records that a certain Teodricus held the estate ‘at farm’ (ad firmam) for £4 in 1086; this had been ‘Queen Edith’s land’ TRE, and a certain Lanc held from her (GDB 58 (Berkshire 1:47)). Theodric’s byname is not supplied in this entry, but the fact that Lanc was the antecessor of this estate, and its connection with Queen Edith (see below) both commend the view that Theodric the goldsmith held Winterbourne at farm from the king in 1086. The expression ad firmam presumably meant that Theodric was expected to render £4 to King William from Winterbourne in 1086, but could enjoy the profits of any surplus income above that amount generated by the estate. Teodricus aurifaber is also named among the king’s servants (ministri regis) whose holdings are listed at the end of the Oxfordshire folios: there he is assigned three estates, two of which are said to have been held by Theodric’s (unnamed) wife TRE. The fact that Theodric’s holdings are recorded near or at the end of the Surrey, Berkshire and Oxfordshire folios is significant because this is where the holdings of lesser royal officials and servants tended to be recorded (Williams 1995: 98-125 at 113). It is therefore probable that Theodric was the king’s goldsmith.

There is one further indication that Theodric enjoyed special royal favour. Several of the entries relating to his holdings indicate that the hidage assessment had been reduced between 1066 and 1086, as the following list shows: Winterbourne (Berkshire 1,47) assessed at 5 hides TRE, 0 in 1086; Aldworth (Berkshire 63,1) assessed at 5 hides TRE, 2 hides in 1086; Hampstead Norreys (Berkshire 63,2), assessed at 17 hides TRE, 6 hides in 1086; Sulham (Berkshire 63,3), assessed at 1 hide TRE, 0.5 hides in 1086;  Whitley (Berkshire 63,5), assessed at 3 hides TRE, 1 hide in 1086; Kennington (Surrey 36,6), assessed at 5 hides TRE,1 hide 3 virgates in 1086;