Edward Salisbury, Sheriff Of Wiltshire

Edward Salisbury, Sheriff Of Wiltshire

Male Abt 1040 - Bef 1120  (< 79 years)


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  • Name Edward Salisbury 
    Title Sheriff Of Wiltshire 
    Birth Abt 1040  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Bef 1120 
    Person ID I7623  footsteps | Ancestors
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2025 

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    +1. Walter Salisbury, Sheriff Of Wiltshire ,   b. 1087, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1147, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F4451  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2025 

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    • Edward of Salisbury was also known as Edward the sheriff, because he wa s s h e r i ff of Wiltshire, of which Salisbury is the capital, from as earl y a s 1 0 8 0 . He is known from ''Domesday Book'' in 1086. He is the ances to r o f t h e f irst line of Anglo-Norman earls of Salisbury.

      Keats-Rohan has an entry for him with the title "Eduuard Saresberiensis " w h i c h d escribes him as "The richest English tenant-in-chief in Domesd ay B o o k , t he bulk of his lands lying in Wiltshire. It is quite likely t ha t h e w a s E nglish, but some doubt whether this is possible given his h i gh s t a n ding among the Normans. Keats- Rohan derives her statement abou t E d w a r d being English from what she calls the "definitive account of E d w a r d a nd his family", published by the historian Ann Williams, ''The E n g l i s h and the Norman Conquest.