William fitzWimund

William fitzWimund was a Norman landholder in England after the Norman Conquest.

FitzWimund was from Avranches in Normandy, where he held land. In Domesday Book fitzWimund is recorded as holding land in Exeter as a tenant of Baldwin fitzGilbert.[1]

FitzWimund married a daughter of his overlord, Baldwin fitzGilbert. She may possibly have been named Matilda, as she is given that name on a document dated in 1066 but that must date later than that, as the text of the document refers to Michael, Bishop of Avranches, who was bishop from 1069 to 1084.[1]

FitzWimund donated to abbey at Mont-Saint-Michel.[1]

FitzWimund probably died before 1130. His son was named Robert.[1] A daughter married William Paynel, but her name is not known.[2]

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 Keats-Rohan Domesday People p. 490
  2. Keats-Rohan Domesday Descendants pp. 1057–1058

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