Surname holden domesday book

The basis of this electronic edition of the text is the translation published by phillimore and edited by john morris 35 volumes, chichester, 197386, with the following modifications. Harlaxton is first recorded in the domesday book as harleston the current mansion is the second harlaxton manor. Collection of domesday lectures by david roffe historian david roffes contemporary views on domesday, its content and purpose the conqueror and his companions extensive information on many of those who arrived in england with william in 1066, and became the most powerful landowners in the domesday book. See all 9 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Researching surname origins, and the effort required to trace back even the most common surname, is quite a daunting task. You can also access the discover domesday exhibition, explaining why domesday. The names found in domesday book, casting aside the new importation, were, in the great majority of. The domesday book was commissioned by william the conqueror and completed in 1086. A guild journeyman is also assumed to be married, with 3 dependents. This omission was certainly a quirk of the return from the northern circuit. The world of domesday exhibition depicts life in 11th century england. Domesday book is a manuscript record of the great survey of much of england and parts of. Now available in one volume, here is the complete, authoritative translation from the original latin, together with an index of places and a glossary of terms used. The holden family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920.

Find out where in the world your surname originated, what it originally meant and how many other people you share it with. Little domesday covering norfolk, suffolk, and essex, and great domesday covering much of the remainder of england except for lands in the north that later became westmorland, cumberland, northumberland, and the county palatine of durham and parts of wales bordering, and included within. Domesday definition and meaning collins english dictionary. The survey was similar to a census by a government of today. He was in possession of the manor at the close of the norman conquest. Domesday book simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The domesday book is the record of the great survey of much of england, and parts of wales, completed in 1086, done for william i of england, or william the conqueror the domesday book also known as domesday, or book of winchester was a record of all taxable land in england, together with such information as would indicate its worth as the scribes went round england, they were protected.

While spending the christmas of 1085 in gloucester, william had deep speech. Back in the days when databases were made from sepia ink and vellum, the most important database for any englishman was the domesday doomsday book, commissioned nearly a thousand years ago as a complete census of england. The phillimore translation the basis of this electronic edition of the text is the translation published by phillimore and edited by john morris 35 volumes, chichester, 197386, with the following modifications. There are two main schools of thought as to the origin of the surname. The most holden families were found in the uk in 1891. Domesday book was a comprehensive survey and record of all the landowners, property, tenants and serfs of medieval norman england which was compiled in 10867 ce under the orders of william the conqueror r. Hamelin of alternonn is presumed to be the son and heir of eduni, lord of alternonn, in cornwall. English locational name, recorded as garinges in the domesday book of 1086. Surnames mentioned in the domesday book british surnames. Quarterly, 1 st and 4 th, per pale indented argent and gules, 2 nd and 3 rd, azure, a lion rampant or, armed and langued gules. Little domesday covering norfolk, suffolk, and essex, and great domesday covering much of the remainder of england except for lands in the north that later became westmorland, cumberland, northumberland, and the county palatine of durham and parts of wales bordering, and included. English surnames their sources and significations author.

Early notables of the howden family pre 1700 notable amongst the family name during their early history was john of howden fl. There were 386 places in the county of northamptonshire in domesday book. Domesday book sources for research in english genealogy. Slaves formed the fourth largest group among the peasantry, over 10% of the recorded population and significantly higher than this if allowance is made for their almost complete omission from the counties of circuit 6.

Rare bowling y dna by roberta estes thomas speake, the immigrant that founded the maryland line of the speakes family in america, was born about 1634, had immigrated by 1660 and was married to elizabeth bowling by 1663 or 1664. Name meanings and last name origins genealogy today. By the domesday book of 1086, the place name had evolved to grimanleh and consisted of a mill and one half of a fishery of eels. Doomsday book is the first book in the oxford time travel series. In 1891 there were 9,337 holden families living in lancashire. This first english census, considered by some as the most remarkable administrative accomplishment of the middle ages, provides a record of english social. By contemporaries the whole operation was known as the description of england, but the popular name domesday i. Issue vi page 4 the if a character comes from a guilded background, roll a d% to determine his fathers guild rank. This page simply records all owner names mentioned in domesday book. In 1085, king william i of england ordered a complete survey of all the land and property in the country. The family name is recorded in the domesday book as entrebus, apparently from an old norse personal name andri and buski, meaning a or thicket. The area in between the mersey and ribble rivers referred to in the domesday book as inter ripam et mersam formed part of the returns for cheshire. The 1873 return is sometimes called the modern domesday. Lancashire had the highest population of holden families in 1891.

The doomsday mills of christchurch buildings in christchurch. The domesday book is the record of the great survey of much of england, and parts of wales, completed in 1086, done for william i of england, or william the conqueror the domesday book also known as domesday, or book of winchester was a record of all taxable land in england, together with such information as would indicate its worth. The surname grimsley was first found in worcestershire at grimley, a village and civil parish now in the malvern hills district, originally in the union of martley. T he domesday book is the result of a record made at the time of william the conquerors survey of england in 1086. In this instance, the name is simply derived from the placename holton, the name of towns in.

English surnames, by charles wareing bardsleya project. The names may derive from a manor held, from working in a religious dwelling or from literally living by a wood or marsh or by a stream. Servus, translated as slave in the phillimore edition, is sometimes rendered as serf. Domesday is now available online, and you can search for your town or village, and download images of domesday along with an english translation of the entry. This was about 55% of all the recorded holden s in the uk. The earliest of the name on record appears to be cisseceaster without surname who was recorded in sussex in the year 895, and cicestre without surname was listed as a tenant in the domesday book of 1086. The first, called little domesday, covers essex, norfolk, and suffolk.

Dec 18, 2018 hamelin of alternonn is presumed to be the son and heir of eduni, lord of alternonn, in cornwall. It arose from the desire of the victorian governing landed classes, many of whom sat in the house of lords, to counter rising public. Jun 05, 1992 doomsday book is the first book in the oxford time travel series. This was about 55% of all the recorded holdens in the uk. Holden was a locational name of holden a place in county lancashire. Early records of the name mention germanus without surname listed as a tenant in the domesday book of 1086. It is the starting point of recorded history for the majority of english villages and towns which are organized by county. The domesday book was compiled on the orders of william the conquerer to catalogue the ownership and value of land in the newly conquered territories of england. Grimsley name meaning, family history, family crest. The name howden, appeared in many references, and from time to time, the surname was spelt howden, houden, howdin, howdon, hawden, hawdon and others. A master guildsman owns his establishment, and is assumed to be married with four dependents. The national archives is the home of domesday book, the oldest surviving public record.

A comprehensive guide to the origins, meanings, etymologies and distribution of thousands of british surnames. It took two years to collect all the information for this survey. Domesday book is one of the most famous documents in english historyand arguably in world history. In the domesday book, written in 1086 after william the conqueror conquered england in 1066, some of the lands now within lancashire had been treated as part of yorkshire.

Anglosaxon origin and is a locational or topgraphical surname dweller by the. Yet many genealogists have the expectation that the research has already been completed, while others believe there must be a simple formula. Early examples of the surname in scotland where it is rollo, rollow and rollock, include john rollo, cleric of the diocese of moray in 73, and john rollow, burgess of edinburgh 81. Domesday book also known as domesday, or book of winchester was the record of the great survey of england completed in 1086, executed for william the conqueror. What were the disadvantages of the domesday book in 1086. Rolf without a surname is recorded in the domesday book of 1086, and in 1142, robertus filius rouli was noted in early northamptonshire charters. Presented here is the first complete, all latin index to the domesday book, comprising two indices personarum and one index locorum. It was a survey of landholdings and other assets such as livestock in england. Ralph delchard, a soldier and gervase bret, a lawyer, in 11th century england, in the domesday series. The given name is recorded in the domesday book of 1086 as germanus, and jerman willelmi is listed in the feet of fines for the county of essex in 1248. The grimsley family lived in worcestershire as lords of the manor of grimley early origins of the grimsley family. The town predates the norman conquest as the first record of the place was as heafuddene in 959 when king edgar of england granted his first wife, ethelfleda, howden manor.

The first draft was completed in august 1086 and contained records for,418 settlements in the english counties south of the rivers ribble and tees the border with scotland at the time. Domesday book, the original record or summary of william is survey of england. By the time of the domesday book, the parish was listed as hovedene. Chichester, 19741992 the english translations for the great domesday counties, together with images of the latin text, are available in searchable form on cd, known as domesday explorer, published by phillimore and co. May 25, 2010 early records of the name mention germanus without surname listed as a tenant in the domesday book of 1086. Domesday book is the earliest, and by far the most famous, english public record. Domesday book great domesday the national archives. The main index personarumcontains all references to people. The domesday book records details of a survey of land ownership and taxation that was completed in 1086 under the direction of william the conqueror. It is interesting to note that the domesday book compiled by the commissioners of william the conqueror in 1086, is named from the old english domes daeg i. A family name capable of being traced back to this document, or to hastings, was a signal honor for most families during the middle ages, and even to this day. The twovolume return of owners of land, 1873 is the first complete picture of the distribution of land in great britain since the 1086 domesday book. The precise purpose of the enterprise is not known but the most likely reason was to determine who legally owned what land, to settle disputes of ownership and to measure. The domesday book, our earliest public record, is a unique survey of the value and ownership of lands and resources in late 11th century england.

English habitational name, from olde english hol hollow sunken. The domesday book was commissioned in december 1085 by william the conqueror, who invaded england in 1066. Sep 24, 2004 domesday book is one of the most famous documents in english historyand arguably in world history. Holten coat of arms holten family crest this english surname holten is of local origin, being of the group of surnames based on the place where the original bearer lived, or held land. The name grimsley was brought to england in the great wave of migration following the norman conquest of 1066. The rice coat of arms mistakenly called the rice family crest by those who are somewhat unfamiliar with heraldry, genealogy, and history has the following heraldic blazon. Duke william took a census of most of england in 1086, and recorded it in the domesday book.

In this instance, the name is simply derived from the placename holton, the name of towns in lincolnshire, oxford and somerset. The first was built on a different site during the 14th century and was used as a hunting lodge by john of gaunt. Known as the domesday book, this survey contained all the details of the names of places, the number of people, goods, and animals, and the use and the owners of the land. Earl roger of shrewsbury bishop g eoffrey of coutances. Note that the same name is not necessarily the same person. It is the record of a survey which, according to the anglosaxon chronicle, william the conqueror ordered to be taken at christmas 1085. In the 11th century, surnames were still in a state of flux and many people still did not have what we would consider a surname. Winchesterbogen, men blev i folkemunde kaldt dommedagsbogen. The surname howden was first found in the east riding of yorkshire at howden, a small market town and civil parish. Domesday book wilhelm erobrerens jordebog var normannernes grundlag for skatteopkr. Domesday book encompasses two independent works in, originally, two physical volumes. The record was compiled in 10861087, a mere twenty years after the norman conquest, at the order of william the conqueror. Domesday extracts online service offering high quality prints and pdfs of domesday book for your chosen settlement domesday 1986 now available online, after a long effort to save it from outdated videodiscs, the bbc domesday project aimed to record the state of britain 900 years after the original domesday survey.