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Seward or Siward
Dates: Flourished before 1066
A pre-Conquest Shropshire freeholder recorded as holding Acton before the Norman Conquest.
View historical person →Simon Baard
Dates: Flourished early 13th century
Medieval Baard landholder associated with two knights' fees located in Albury.
View historical person →Simon Basset, Holder of a portion of Adstock, son-in-law of William Avenel
Dates: Died circa 1205
Simon Basset was a late twelfth-century landholder and son-in-law of William Avenel. He held one portion of Adstock until his death around 1205.
View historical person →Simon Bennett, Of Beachampton
Dates: active 1676
Landholder of Beachampton who acquired Stockholt Barnes from Walter Bagot in 1676.
View historical person →Simon Burley, Knight, governor of Windsor Castle, Warden of the Cinque Ports, royal adviser to Richard II, Courtier and royal favourite under Richard II
Dates: c. 1336–1388
Sir Simon Burley was a prominent military figure and royal favourite of Richard II. He held the lease of Gore from St Mary Graces and was executed at…
View historical person →Simon Court, Gentleman, purchaser and subsequent vendor of Alford manor
Simon Court is identified only through the manor-specific evidence: he received Alford manor from Sir Henry Rosewell and Mary Drake in 1634 and sold it before 1639.
View historical person →Simon de Aldelose, Tenant of half a knight's fee in Aldelose
Dates: Recorded in 1254
Simon de Aldelose is recorded with Richard son of Nicholas and William Frankeleyn as holding half a knight's fee in Aldelose from William de Say.
View historical person →Simon de Furneaux, Knight, lord of Barham
Dates: fl. 13th century
Furneaux landowner associated with the creation of Michaelotts from the manor of Barham in about 1267.
View historical person →Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, leader of the baronial opposition to Henry III
Dates: c.1208–1265
Anglo-French nobleman and leading figure in the Second Barons' War.
View historical person →Simon de Pattishull, Sheriff of Northamptonshire, 6 Richard I–5 John
Dates: fl. late 12th–early 13th century
A substantial landholder and royal officer, probably son of Ernulf de Pattishull; he was Sheriff of Northamptonshire and was buried at Pipewell Abbey.
View historical person →Simon Digby, Royal receiver of the forfeited Lovel Bedale moiety
Dates: died 1498
Simon Digby was a royal adherent who received the Crown's receivership of the forfeited Lovel moiety of Bedale in 1487. The source distinguishes this administrative custody from the…
View historical person →Simon Digby, Esquire, holder of the Digby Bedale and Askue interest
Dates: executed at York in 1570; attainder confirmed 15 May 1571
Simon Digby was a Yorkshire landholder who joined the Rising of the North in 1569. He was executed and his estate was forfeited by attainder.
View historical person →Simon le Bruyn
Dates: Active 1299-1315
Medieval landholder who held Ab Lench by 1299-1300 and remained connected with the holding in 1315.
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