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Colswein 12
Colswein ‘of Lincoln’ (Lincs.), fl. 1086
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Summary
Colswein 12 was a major tenant-in-chief in Lincolnshire in 1086.Distribution map of property and lordships associated with this name in DB
List of property and lordships associated with this name in DB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincolnshire | 26,1 | Brattleby | Colsuan | Ketil 'of Brattleby' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 3.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,10 | Cammeringham | Colsuan | Esbern 'of Faldingworth' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 1.13 | 0.75 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,10 | Cammeringham | Colsuan | Alnoth 'of Cammeringham' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 1.13 | 0.75 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,10 | Cammeringham | Colsuan | Cnut son of Carl | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 1.13 | 0.75 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,10 | Cammeringham | Colsuan | Ulfkil 'of Cammeringham' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 1.13 | 0.75 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,11 | Ingham | Colsuan | Frani 'of Friesthorpe' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | Roger 'of Ingham' | 0.50 | 1.25 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,11 | Ingham | Colsuan | Summerled 'of Ingham' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | Ansketil 'of Ingham' | 0.50 | 1.25 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,12 | Coates | Colsuan | Frani 'of Friesthorpe' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.08 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,12 | Coates | Colsuan | Summerled 'of Ingham' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.08 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,13 | Friesthorpe | Colsuan | Alnoth 'of Cammeringham' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.43 | 0.17 | 0.21 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,13 | Friesthorpe | Colsuan | Summerled 'of Ingham' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.28 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,13 | Friesthorpe | Colsuan | Godric 'of Friesthorpe' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.43 | 0.17 | 0.21 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,13 | Friesthorpe | Colsuan | Alnoth 'of Cammeringham' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.43 | 0.17 | 0.21 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,13 | Friesthorpe | Colsuan | Eskil 'of Kexby' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.43 | 0.17 | 0.21 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,13 | Friesthorpe | Colsuan | Frani 'of Friesthorpe' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.43 | 0.17 | 0.21 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,13 | Friesthorpe | Colsuan | Frani 'of Friesthorpe' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.28 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,14 | Hanworth | Colsuan | Frani 'of Friesthorpe' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | Turold the priest 'of Hanworth' | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.97 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,15 | Hackthorn | Colsuan | Frani 'of Friesthorpe' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.53 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,16 | Hackthorn | Colsuan | Cnut son of Carl | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.38 | 0.27 | 0.27 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,17 | Scawby | Colsuan | Thorulf 'of Scothern' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | Alfred de Chancé | 1.38 | 0.38 | 0.76 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,18 | Redbourne | Colsuan | Thorulf 'of Scothern' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.35 | 0.10 | 0.19 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,19 | Hibaldstow | Colsuan | Thorulf 'of Scothern' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.05 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,2 | Riseholme | Colsuan | Leofsige 'of Riseholme' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,20 | Reston | Colsuan | Alsige son of Godram | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | Matthew 'of Horbling' | 0.50 | 0.75 | 1.50 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,21 | Cockerington | Colsuan | Alnoth 'of Cammeringham' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.15 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,22 | Kexby | Colsuan | Eskil 'of Kexby' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | Adelelm 'of Kexby' | 3.44 | 2.00 | 2.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,23 | Fillingham | Colsuan | Alnoth 'of Cammeringham' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 1.43 | 0.80 | 1.40 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,23 | Fillingham | Colsuan | Frani 'of Friesthorpe' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 1.43 | 0.80 | 1.40 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,23 | Fillingham | Colsuan | Alnoth 'of Cammeringham' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 1.43 | 0.80 | 1.40 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,23 | Fillingham | Colsuan | Eskil 'of Kexby' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 1.43 | 0.80 | 1.40 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,23 | Fillingham | Colsuan | Godric 'of Fillingham' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 1.43 | 0.80 | 1.40 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,24 | Faldingworth | Colsuan | Ebrard 'of Faldingworth' | Ebrard | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,24 | Faldingworth | Colsuan | - | 2 brothers | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,24 | Faldingworth | Colsuan | Eskil 'of Kexby' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,24 | Faldingworth | Colsuan | - | Alnoth 'of Cammeringham' | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,24 | Faldingworth | Colsuan | - | Frani 'of Friesthorpe' | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,24 | Faldingworth | Colsuan | - | Summerled | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,24 | Faldingworth | Colsuan | - | Frani 'of Friesthorpe' | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,24 | Faldingworth | Colsuan | - | Alnoth 'of Cammeringham' | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,24 | Faldingworth | Colsuan | - | Godric 'of Fillingham' | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,25 | Spridlington | Colsuan | Ebrard 'of Spridlington' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.90 | 0.35 | 0.83 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,25 | Spridlington | Colsuan | 2 brothers | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 1.79 | 0.70 | 1.67 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,26 | Ewerby Thorpe | Colsuan | Eadgyth 'of Ewerby Thorpe' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 3.63 | 1.50 | 3.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,27 | Heckington | Colsuan | Thorkil 'of Heckington' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.75 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,27 | Heckington | Colsuan | Ælfgar the deacon | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.75 | 0.68 | 0.56 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,28 | Helpringham | Colsuan | Thorkil 'of Heckington' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.19 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,29 | Howell | Colsuan | Morcar, earl | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.31 | 0.16 | 0.32 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,3 | Faldingworth | Colsuan | Esbern 'of Faldingworth' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.27 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,30 | Laythorpe | Colsuan | Eskil 'of Kexby' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | Eskil 'of Kexby' | 2.75 | 2.00 | 2.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,30 | Laythorpe | Colsuan | Thor 'of Laythorpe' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | Conded 'of Laythorpe' | 2.75 | 2.00 | 2.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,31 | Dry Doddington | Colsuan | Auti son of Azur | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.75 | 0.50 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,32 | Dry Doddington | Colsuan | Alsige son of Godram | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.75 | 0.23 | 0.75 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,33 | Marston | Colsuan | Alsige son of Godram | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | Walter d'Ancourt | 2.25 | 0.68 | 2.25 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,34 | Hougham | Colsuan | Alsige son of Godram | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 2.00 | 0.60 | 2.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,35 | Hougham | Colsuan | Azur 'of Hougham' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | William 'the man of Colswein 'of Lincoln'' | 2.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,36 | Billingborough | Colsuan | Swein 'of Billingborough' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | Brunel 'of Billingborough' | 2.88 | 2.00 | 3.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,37 | Ouseby | Colsuan | Alsige son of Godram | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | Brunel 'of Billingborough' | 2.19 | 1.40 | 1.40 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,38 | Pointon | Colsuan | Alsige son of Godram | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | Conded 'of Laythorpe' | 0.50 | 0.32 | 0.32 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,39 | Spanby | Colsuan | Alsige son of Godram | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 2.00 | 1.28 | 1.28 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,4 | Scothern | Colsuan | Thorulf 'of Scothern' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 3.63 | 2.00 | 3.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,40 | Newton | Colsuan | Thorkil 'of Heckington' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | Ralph 'of Newton' | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.57 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,40 | Newton | Colsuan | Godwine 'of Newton' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | Ralph 'of Newton' | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.57 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,41 | Ouseby | Colsuan | Thorkil 'of Heckington' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | Ralph 'of Newton' | 0.40 | 0.36 | 0.36 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,41 | Ouseby | Colsuan | Godwine 'of Newton' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | Ralph 'of Newton' | 0.40 | 0.36 | 0.36 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,42 | Threekingham | Colsuan | Thorkil 'of Heckington' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | Ralph 'of Newton' | 0.90 | 0.82 | 0.82 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,42 | Threekingham | Colsuan | Godwine 'of Newton' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | Ralph 'of Newton' | 0.90 | 0.82 | 0.82 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,43 | Dembleby | Colsuan | Gunnkil 'of Dembleby' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | Reynold 'of Humby' | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,44 | Swaton | Colsuan | Auti son of Azur | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 7.00 | 8.00 | 4.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,45 | Swaton | Colsuan | Alsige son of Godram | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.50 | 0.25 | 0.25 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,45 | Swaton | Colsuan | Æthelstan son of Godram | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.50 | 0.25 | 0.25 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,46 | Horbling | Colsuan | Swein 'of Billingborough' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | Matthew 'of Horbling' | 3.25 | 2.00 | 2.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,47 | Aisby | Colsuan | Aslak 'of Aisby' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | William 'the man of Colswein 'of Lincoln'' | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,48 | Burton-le-Coggles | Colsuan | Leodflæd 'of Burton-le-Coggles' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | William 'the man of Colswein 'of Lincoln'' | 0.75 | 0.80 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,49 | Ashby de la Launde | Colsuan | Eskil 'of Kexby' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 1.75 | 1.25 | 1.75 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,49 | Ashby de la Launde | Colsuan | Auti son of Azur | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 1.75 | 1.25 | 1.75 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,5 | Scothern | Colsuan | Godric 'of Scothern' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.56 | 0.25 | 0.25 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,50 | North Kyme | Colsuan | Auti son of Azur | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 5.25 | 2.00 | 4.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,51 | Westby | Colsuan | - | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 1.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,52 | Evedon | Colsuan | - | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,53 | Pickworth | Colsuan | Auti son of Azur | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | William 'the man of Colswein 'of Lincoln'' | 2.00 | 1.73 | 1.73 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,54 | Pickworth | Colsuan | Auti son of Azur | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.27 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,6 | Scothern | Colsuan | - | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,7 | Barlings | Colsuan | Cola 'of Barlings' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.75 | 0.50 | 4.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,8 | Barlings | Colsuan | Osgot 'of Barlings' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.75 | 1.50 | 2.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 26,9 | Reepham | Colsuan | Cola 'of Barlings' | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | CK31 | Heckington | Colsuen | Ælfgar the deacon | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 0.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | CK54 | Pickworth | Colsuen | Auti son of Azur | - | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | - | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincolnshire | 13,23 | Bucknall and Horsington | Colsuan | Lambkarl 'of Lissington' | - | Hugh, earl | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | 0.44 | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 13,26 | Bullington | Colsuan | Lambkarl 'of Lissington' | - | Hugh, earl | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | 0.44 | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 24,2 | Riseholme | Colsuan | Ulf Fenisc | - | Gilbert of Ghent | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | 1.50 | 0.77 | 1.02 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 28,3 | Normanby by Spital | Colsuan | Agemund son of Walraven | - | Jocelin fitzLambert | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 30,36 | Claxby | Colsuan | Ulf son of Tope | - | Drew de la Beuvrière | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | 0.75 | 1.50 | 1.50 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 3,1 | Brattleby | Colsuuen | Stiupi 'of Brattleby' | - | William de Saint-Calais, bishop of Durham | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | 0.63 | 0.15 | 0.20 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 3,2 | Snarlford | Colsuan | Siward, father of Aki | - | William de Saint-Calais, bishop of Durham | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | 2.25 | 1.00 | 1.50 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 3,3 | Barlings | Colsuan | Dane 'of Barlings' | - | William de Saint-Calais, bishop of Durham | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | 1.13 | 0.80 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 3,36 | Evedon | Colsuan | Thorfridh 'of Lincolnshire' | - | William de Saint-Calais, bishop of Durham | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | 2.50 | 4.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 40,2 | Ingham | Colsuan | Iolf 'of Withcall' | - | Rayner de Brimeux | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | 0.50 | 0.29 | 0.29 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 4,2 | Ingleby | Colsuan | Ketil 'of Brattleby' | - | Odo, bishop of Bayeux | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | 1.88 | 0.75 | 1.25 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 8,13 | Riseholme | Colsuan | Alnoth 'of Scotter' | - | Turold, abbot of Peterborough | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | 0.50 | 0.37 | 0.37 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | C22 | Lincoln | Colsuan | - | - | William, king | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | CW2 | Riseholme | Colsuan | unnamed head of Lincoln All Saints church | - | Turold, abbot of Peterborough | Colswein 'of Lincoln' | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||
Profile
Colswein 12 was a major tenant-in-chief in Lincolnshire in 1086, when he held estates assessed for 1032/3 carucates and worth more than £81 as tenant-in-chief and also held almost 15 carucates worth nearly £11 as subtenancies. The estates he held as tenant-in-chief had been held by some thirty or more different holders TRE and only one of whom, his nephew Cola, had any apparent connection with Colswein. He does not occur as a TRE holder himself.It looks very much as though Colswein’s fief represents a ministerial appointment by King William (William 1), and the suggestion that he was the town-reeve of Lincoln has much to commend it (Williams 1995: 107). His appointment may have intended to resolve the administrative void left by the flight of Mærleswein 1, sheriff of Lincolnshire, to Scotland in 1068, although it is notable that Colswein did not acquire any of Mærleswein’s estates. Colswein’s son Picot had succeeded to the barony before 1101 (King 1969: 86, 100), from whom it passed with Picot’s daughter to one of King Henry 5’s ‘new men’ (Keats-Rohan 1999: 175; Keats-Rohan 2002: 495-7).
Salzman (1938: 355) suggested that Colswein 12 was the same man as Colswein 9, presumably because they were Englishmen with the same uncommon name who held lands in the same general region after the Conquest and perhaps also because Colswein 12 was associated with Count Alan (of whom Colswein 9 was a subtenant) in a claim regarding an estate in north Lincolnshire. This identification is improbable, however, because the two men were at completely different levels of landholding and the later manorial descents of their lands appear to be unconnected, although it is just conceivable that the claim regarding the north Lincolnshire estate in fact involved Colswein 9 rather than Colswein 12.
Bibliography
Keats-Rohan 1999: K. S. B. Keats-Rohan, Domesday People: A Prospography of Persons Occurring in English Documents 1066-1166: I: Domesday Book (Woodbridge, 1999)
Keats-Rohan 2002: K. S. B. Keats-Rohan, Domesday Descendants: A Prospography of Persons Occurring in English Documents 1066-1166: II: Pipe Rolls to Cartae Baronum (Woodbridge, 2002)
King 1969: E. King, ‘The Peterborough ‘Descriptio Militum’ (Henry I)’, English Historical Review 84 (1969), 84-101
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Williams 1995: A. Williams, The English and the Norman Conquest (Woodbridge, 1995)