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Adkins-Horton Genealogy
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- 1147
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Name |
Walter Baron DE SALISBURY |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
1147 |
Buried |
Near Bradenstoke, England |
Person ID |
I6207 |
adkinshorton |
Last Modified |
2 Jan 2013 |
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Notes |
- He was also known as Walter FitzEdward and Walter the Sheriff, son and heir. He was Sheriff of Wilts under Henry I, but lost the office for a time in that reign. He was present at the Council of Northampton in September 1131. He was with Stephen at Westminister at Easter 1136, and at Salisbury at Christmas, 1139. He founded the Priory of Bradenstoke, Wilts, and was a benefactor to Salisbury Cathedral. He married Sibyl, daughter of Patrick de Chaources (Chaworth), by Maud, daughter of Ernulf de Hesdin. She died before her husband and buried near the quire in Bradenstoke. He took the habit of a canon there and died in 1147, and was buried in the same grave as his wife.
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