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Goldstan 7

Name

Summary

Goldstan 7 was one of four co-holders of an estate in Essex TRE assessed at just over ½ hide and with a value of 28s; the men were still holding the land in 1086, albeit then as sub-subtenants.

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
Shire Essex	Phil. ref. 90,49	Vill Yeldham	DB Spelling Golstan	Holder 1066 Goldstan 'of Yeldham'	Lord 1066 -	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 Richard fitzGilbert	1086 Subtenant Goismer 'of Yeldham'	Fiscal Value 0.14	1066 Value 0.35	1086 Value 0.35	Confidence C	Map
Totals								Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value

Sub-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
Shire Essex	Phil. ref. 90,49	Vill Yeldham	DB Spelling -	Holder 1066 Goldstan 'of Yeldham'	Lord 1066 -	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 Richard fitzGilbert	1086 Subtenant Goismer 'of Yeldham'	Fiscal Value 0.14	1066 Value 0.35	1086 Value 0.35	Confidence D	Map
Totals								Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value

Profile

The location of Goldstan 7’s holding is uncertain and the suggestion that it was at Yeldham, in the Colne valley in north Essex, is speculative. He is recorded as one of four men (the others being Almær, Ælfric and Wulfric) who were co-holders of a tiny estate of just over ½ hides both TRE and in 1086 also.  The DB entry occurs among those relating to the invasiones, or ‘encroachments’, of Richard fitzGilbert (Richard 5) and notes that the men’s land was being held by Richard’s subtenant Goismer; the implication is that the four men were now sub-subtenants of Goismer. DB does not state where this disputed land lay, but since the only other land that Goismer held from Richard was at Yeldham it may have lain in the same area.

It is possible that Goldstan 7 was the same as Goldstan 9, a royal subtenant at a small estate in west Essex in 1086, because the name was rare and their lands were perhaps no more than 20 miles apart; but supporting evidence is lacking. There is no reason to connect Goldstan 7 with any other person.