Osbern D'Arques
Osbern D'Arques, was a High Sheriff of Yorkshire following the Norman conquest of England.[1][2][3]
Born about 1064,[dubious ] he was the son of Guillaume d'Arques and nephew of Geofrey Tison. He died about 1115 in Thorp Arch, England.
He was a prominent landowner mentioned in the Domesday Book,[4] and seems to have given testimony in the Domesday account himself.[5]
He held lands as Tenant-in-chief in Redbourne, Scawby and Sturton, all in Lincolnshire,[6] Askham,[7] Hebden, North Yorkshire, and Craven. He also appears to have had business dealings with William Malet, his successor[verification needed] as High Sheriff.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Rex Welldon Finn, The Making and Limitations of the Yorkshire Domesday, Issue 41 (Borthwick Publications, 1972 ) p. 30.
- ^ Domesday People: Domesday book (Boydell & Brewer Ltd, 1999) p314.
- ^ LECHAUDE - D ́ANISY, Recherches sur Le Domesday par --- et de Sainte - Marie (C. M. Lesaulnier., 1842) p197.
- ^ "Osbern of Arques | Domesday Book".
- ^ Rex Welldon Finn, The Making and Limitations of the Yorkshire Domesday, Issue 41(Borthwick Publications, 1972) p25.
- ^ Robin Fleming, Domesday Book and the Law: Society and Legal Custom in Early Medieval England (Cambridge University Press, 2003 ) p272.
- ^ St Mary, Askham Richard, Yorkshire, West Riding .
- ^ Domesday People: Domesday book (Boydell & Brewer Ltd, 1999) p314.