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Ealhhere 23
Ealhhere ‘of Aston’ (Derb.), fl. 1086
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Summary
Ealhhere 23 was a subtenant of Henry de Ferrers (Henry 6) in 1086, holding a small cluster of estates on the Derbyshire-Staffordshire border.Distribution map of property and lordships associated with this name in DB
List of property and lordships associated with this name in DB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire | 6,28 | Sudbury | Alcherus | 1 little old lady | Toki son of Auti, antecessor of Geoffrey Alselin | Henry de Ferrers | Ealhhere 'of Aston' | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | D | Map |
| Derbyshire | 6,28 | Aston | Alcherus | Leofnoth Sterre | - | Henry de Ferrers | Ealhhere 'of Aston' | 2.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | D | Map |
| Derbyshire | 6,30 | Sudbury | Alcherus | Godric 'of Dalbury' | - | Henry de Ferrers | Ealhhere 'of Aston' | 0.65 | 1.00 | 0.33 | D | Map |
| Derbyshire | 6,30 | Sudbury | Alcherus | Wulfric 'of Eaton Dovedale' | - | Henry de Ferrers | Ealhhere 'of Aston' | 0.65 | 1.00 | 0.33 | D | Map |
| Derbyshire | 6,30 | Sudbury | Alcherus | Almær 'of Sudbury' | - | Henry de Ferrers | Ealhhere 'of Aston' | 0.65 | 1.00 | 0.33 | D | Map |
| Derbyshire | 6,32 | Somersall | Alcherus | Earngeat 'of Somersall' | - | Henry de Ferrers | Ealhhere 'of Aston' | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | D | Map |
| Derbyshire | 6,32 | Somersall | Alcherus | Ordmær 'of Somersall' | - | Henry de Ferrers | Ealhhere 'of Aston' | 1.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | D | Map |
| Derbyshire | 6,50 | Eaton Dovedale | Alcherus | Wulfric 'of Eaton Dovedale' | - | Henry de Ferrers | Ealhhere 'of Aston' | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 | D | Map |
| Staffordshire | 10,8 | Moreton | Alcher | 3 free men | - | Henry de Ferrers | Ealhhere 'of Aston' | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | D | Map |
| Totals | 7.28 | 11.00 | 7.49 | |||||||||
Profile
Ealhhere 23 was a subtenant of Henry de Ferrers (Henry 6) in 1086, holding a small cluster of estates on the Derbyshire-Staffordshire border with a total assessment of just over 7¼ carucates and a TRW value of about £7 10s. There is no obvious connection between Ealhhere 23 and any of the TRE holders of his estates. The name Ealhhere was unusual and so it is possible that Ealhhere 23 could be the same as Ealhhere 22, a subtenant (and sub-subtenant) of Earl Roger 4 with estates in Shropshire that lay more than 40 miles from those of Ealhhere 23 but were of a similar size; although Earl Roger had estates in Staffordshire he held no land in Derbyshire and Henry de Ferrers held no land in Shropshire, so the difference in tenant-in-chief need not be a bar to identifying Ealhhere 23 with Ealhhere 22. However, the tight clustering of Ealhhere 21’s estates suggests a very localized holding and there is no evidence of a later link between his estates and the Fitz Aer family to whom Ealhhere 22’s estates in Shropshire descended (Lewis 1990: 18-19). In light of this, the shared personal name is insufficient to press the identification further and on present evidence it remains more likely than not that Ealhhere 23 and Ealhhere 22 were different people.Bibliography
Lewis 1990: C. P. Lewis, ‘An introduction to the Shropshire Domesday’, The Shropshire Domesday (London, 1990), pp.1-27