Domesday Book References

Yorkshire

 

 

THIS IS THE HOLDING OF ROBERT OF BRUS

which was given after the Book of WINCHESTER was written, namely: EAST RIDING
In BURTON (Agnes) and its jurisdiction, this Robert holds 44 carucates of land. This is in HARPHAM, in GRANSMOOR, in HAISTHORPE, in THORNHOLME, in FOXHOLES and in THWING.

And in this same THWING, he holds 10 carucates; in RUDSTON, 8 carucates; in two (East and West) HESLERTONS, 10 carucates and 6 bovates; and in SCAMPSTON 5 carucates.

In (Kirk)BURN, and TIBTHORPE, 32 carucates and 2 bovates, but part of that land is of Robert Fossard's holding.

In BRANTINGHAM, (North) CAVE and HOTHAM, 9 carucates and 1bovate.

In (South) CLIFFE, 2 bovates; in KILNWICK (Percy), 16 carucates; and in MILLINGTON, 6 bovates.

In BIRDSALL, 2 carucates; in GARROWBY (Hall), 6 carucates; and in; EDDLETHORPE, 4 carucates.

 

Note 1: The Heralds Visitations of Yorkshire (1563-4) state that "Robert Brus came owt of Normandy with William the Conqueror"

Note 2: Robert the Bruce King of Scotland was an eighth generation descendant of the above Robert