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- Edward of Salisbury the Elder was often considered like a son of William (or Walter) d'Evreux, earl of Rosmare or Roumare and companion of William the Conqueror.3,1 Also called Eduuard Saresberiensis.4 He received the bulk of his lands through Wulfwynn of Cresswell, probably his mother.2 He was born circa 1040?. He was the son of Walter de Évreux of Rosmar and Wulfwynn of Cresswell.1,2 Edward of Salisbury the Elder was a prominent thegn under Edward the Confessor, probably to be identified with Edward "dives" (the Rich) who had associations with the north.5 Sheriff of Wiltshire at England between 1070 and 1087.2 He married N. N. (?); His 1st. Edward of Salisbury the Elder married Matilda FitzHubert, daughter of Ralph fitz Hubert, at Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; His 2nd.2 Edward of Salisbury the Elder was the richest English tenant-in-chief in Domesday Book, the bulk of his lands lying in Wiltshire in 1084.4 He fought against King Louis VI of France wearing the banner of Henry I at the Battle of Bremule on 20 August 1119.3 He died before 1120.2 Lord of Chittern at Wiltshire, England, before 1130.
- http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/p360.htm#i6666
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