Richard of Sourdeval, Immediate lord or under-tenant of Adel in Domesday Book, not the tenant-in-chief
Dates: Active in the late eleventh century; associated with Adel in 1086
Biography
Richard of Sourdeval was a Norman landholder recorded in Domesday Book as holding numerous estates in Yorkshire from Robert, Count of Mortain. His connection with Adel is directly recorded in the 1086 survey.
Notes / Sources
The form Richard of Sourdeval is the modern scholarly rendering of the Domesday name; the survey itself generally records only the personal name Richard.
Research sources:
- Domesday Book Online, entry for Richard of Sourdeval, listing Adel, Skyrack, Yorkshire; corroborated by the Domesday Book Online Yorkshire A-B place-name summary, entry for Adel/Adele. — https://opendomesday.org/name/richard-of-sourdeval/
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