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Richard de Abram

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Richard de Abram

Dates: Recorded in 1212

Biography

Medieval holder of land at Edburgham, the settlement later known as Abram. He held four oxgangs by fee-farm tenure under the grant attributed to King Henry.

Notes / Sources

The source records possession of the Abram holding but does not establish that every landholding in the township formed part of his demesne.

Research sources:
- W. Farrer and J. Brownbill, A History of the County of Lancaster, Volume IV, 1911, Abram section, pp. 111-112; Lancashire Inquests and Extents, volume I, p. 77, cited by the VCH. — https://archive.org/stream/cu31924088434562/cu31924088434562_djvu.txt

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