Kelsey coat of arms kelsey family crest the surname of kelsey was a locational name of kelsey two parishes in north and south kelsey, county lincolnshire and of kilshaw, a township in the parish of tarvin, county chester. Great domesday was probably not started much before the summer of 1086. The written record of a census and survey of english landowners and their property made by order of william the conqueror in. The domesday book also known as domesday, or book of winchester was a record of all taxable land in england, together with such information as would indicate its worth. I have transcribed the names from the phillimore domesday, which includes the original latin as well as a translation. Domesday book definition is a record of a survey of english lands and landholdings made by order of william the conqueror about 1086.
Intressants us em domesday book, wo mit eme grundbuech dirakt nut z due het. Origins of place names virtually all of the place names decided on up to around the 14th century were due to the environment of the area. Places domesday book into its wider historical, social, and economic contexts. Read more inspire your inbox sign up for daily fun facts about this day in history, updates, and special offers. Find out where in the world your surname originated, what it originally meant and how many other people you share it with. Though the names in the book arent necessarily representative of name usage in england overall, it does make sense than william took the top spot. The domesday book is the record of the great survey of much of england, and parts of wales, completed in 1086, done for william i of england, or william the conqueror. I have transcribed all names exactly as they appear in my sources with one exception. The anglosaxon chronicle states while spending the christmas time of 1085 in gloucester, william had deep speech with his. Definition of domesday from the collins english dictionary. Domesday book wilhelm erobrerens jordebog var normannernes grundlag for skatteopkr. Thomas speake, the immigrant that founded the maryland line of the speakes family in america, was born about 1634, had immigrated by 1660 and was married to elizabeth bowling by 1663 or 1664. Personal names in the domesday book by constanza of thamesreach genny grim.
Domesday book, compiled in 1086 at the behest of william the conqueror, has been described as the most valuable piece of antiquity possessed by any nation david hume and viewed by historians as the final act of the norman conquest. This omission was certainly a quirk of the return from the northern. Domesday book a record of the great survey of england carried out in 1086 for william the conqueror. The surname waye was first found in devon where they held a family seat from very ancient times before the taking of the domesday book in 1086. It is interesting to note that the domesday book compiled by the commissioners of william the conqueror in 1086, is named from the old english domes daeg i. Original latin version phillimore translation alecto translation notes. In this instance, the name was likely derived from the old english word esthop. Slaves formed the fourth largest group among the peasantry, over 10% of the recorded population and significantly higher than this if allowance is made for their almost complete omission from the counties of circuit 6.
In both indexes the exact latin forms given in domesday book and all variant spellings have been retained. For example, of the 500 placenames in g listed in ekwalls concise oxford dic tionary of english placenames, domesday book is the earliest source cited for over 200 while only 71 are traced to preconquest. Domesday book domesday doomsday, judgment day received its name in the 12th century, for it was regarded as the ultimate authority, the last word on matters of property. As the anglosaxon chronicle indignantly declared, not a rood of land, not a peasants hut, not an ox, cow, pig, or even a hive of bees escaped. Bates, a bibliography of domesday book woodbridge, 1986 v. The english people said this name, domesday book, was given to it, because, like the day of doom, it spared no one.
Pages in category domesday book the following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Domesday book definition of domesday book by merriamwebster. Uploaded by the open domesday project, released under ccbysa by professor john palmer and george slater. The surname easthope was first found in county suffolk, where william del estope was living in 1185. To see full names of counties hold your mouse over the name. Winchesterbogen, men blev i folkemunde kaldt dommedagsbogen. Rare bowling y dna by roberta estes thomas speake, the immigrant that founded the maryland line of the speakes family in america, was born about 1634, had immigrated by 1660 and was married to elizabeth bowling by 1663 or 1664.
Female names in the domesday book nancys baby names. The domesday book online contents of the domesday book. There are some 418 towns and villages recorded in the domesday book, covering 40 of the old counties of england. Note that the same name is not necessarily the same person. Kennards narrator is a wandering figure who arrives at the millennium dome as it is still under construction.
The detailed picture of the english landscape it offers has no equal in any country, while it is valuable not only in the picture it allows local historians to construct of their area in the eleventh century but also as the foundation document of the national archives. The domesday book is the record of the great survey of much of england, and parts of wales, completed in 1086, done for william i of england, or william the conqueror the domesday book also known as domesday, or book of winchester was a record of all taxable land in england, together with such information as would indicate its worth. Alternatively, the name is old english in origin, deriving from the word esthop, meaning dweller in the eastern valley. The other, great domesday, covers much of the remainder of england and parts of wales, except for lands in the north that later became westmorland, cumberland, northumberland and the county palatine of durham. Galbraith, the making of domesday book oxford, 1961 e. I have replaced the medial s with a short s to make the lists more readable. One, known as little domesday, covers norfolk, suffolk and essex.
For example, doncaster would probably have originated as a roman fort on a hill, from the roman caster and celtic don. As domesday book normally records only the christian name of an undertenant, it is not possible to search for the surnames of families claiming a norman origin. This is necessary because domesday book often supplies variant spelling of the same name. Name gender pase name description holder 1066 lord 1066. Domesday book definition of domesday book by the free. For example, doncaster would probably have originated as a roman fort on a hill. Domesday book also known as domesday, or book of winchester was the record of the great survey of england completed in 1086, executed for william i of england. It may have been abruptly halted in september 1087 when william i died, although the exact timeline for the compilation of the book is not clear and has been much debated by historians. The name domesday book, commonly applied from the 12th century ce, may derive from doom, the term for a customary law in anglosaxon england, or be a reference to the day of judgement, referred to in the bible s book of revelation, reminding that the records in domesday book were final and could not be disputed. Depicts domesday book as the written evidence of a potentially insecure conquest successfully transforming itself, by a combination of administrative insight and military might, into a permanent establishment. Hallam, domesday book through nine centuries london, 1986 a survey of how the domesday book has been used since its composition, and how antiquarians and historians have viewed the record.
A complete translation domesday book is one of the most famous documents in english history. This book combines poetry, photography and photomontage to create a narrative of our time as we approach the millennium. Virtually all of the place names decided on up to around the 14th century were due to the environment of the area. Domesday book simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This page simply records all owner names mentioned in domesday book. It recorded every piece of property and every particular concerning it.
Domesday definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Sawyer, ma assistant in history in the university of edinburgh domesday book is important not only for historians but also for students of english placenames. The domesday book was created a couple of decades after the norman invasion, at a time when the name william was very fashionable, thanks to william the conqueror. Feb 09, 2008 well, for starters its actually called the domesday book although doomsday is quite common. The part dom is an old english word meaning accounting or reckoning, therefore it literally means day of reckoning book. Learn more about out why and how domesday was created, and how to interpret it, in discover domesday. Scholars, however, have worked to identify the undertenants, most of whom have foreign christian names. The only thing missing, i think, are quality reproductions of the actual pages themselves to read alongside the translations, but im sure there are other books which do this and the domesday book itself is now online. By contemporaries the whole operation was known as the description of england, but the popular name domesday i. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. This page simply lists all places mentioned in domesday book. Surnames mentioned in the domesday book british surnames.
The majority of these still exist in some form today. The book consists of 4 leaves of parchment and must have taken some months to complete. Domesday book synonyms, domesday book pronunciation, domesday book translation, english dictionary definition of domesday book. Click on a county name on the map to continue, or use the list of links below it. All of the products sold by were researched and created by swyrich corp. Name gender pase name description holder 1066 lord 1066 tic 1086 tic 1086 subtenanted.
Domesday book, the original record or summary of william is survey of england. The domesday book was compiled on the orders of william the conquerer to catalogue the ownership and value of land in the newly conquered territories of england. Information and translations of domesday book in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. In the 11th century, surnames were still in a state of flux and many people still did not have what we would consider a surname. The national archives is the home of domesday book, the oldest surviving public record. Their name comes from having lived in cambridgeshire, where the family was found since the early middle ages. I have also recorded the name translations found in the alecto penguin edition, which are almost identical to the standardized old english forms used by pase. Find out how to search for your town or village, and how to access images of domesday along with an english translation, using our research guide. The book is held at the national archives in london, but its contents are available online at open domesday. Most of the names in the domesday book are male, as most landowners were men. Produced under the supervision of the most renowned domesday scholars, this authoritative translation of the complete domesday offers a.
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