Sir Ranulph de Alvers of Marlow & Dorney

M, b. circa 1056
FatherSir Roland de Alvers b. c 1027, d. b 1086
     Ranulph was born circa 1056 in Auvers, Normandy, France. He was the eldest son. Ranulph married the sister of Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln (?), daughter of Humphrey (?) and Ada (?). Reference to this marriage is mentioned in the charter of Alan, Earl of Brittany & Richmond, of Robert de Aluers of that time, as "son of the bishops nephew - son, that is, of Geoffrey, son of Ralph and the bishop's sister." He inherited the Manors of Marlow & Dorney in Buckinghamshire from his father.1,2

Citations

  1. [S493] M.D. F. N. MacNamara, Memorials of the Danvers Family [of Dautsey and Culworth], pages 35, 484-.
  2. [S759] William Page (editor), A History of the County of Buckingham, pages 221-225 - DORNEY MANOR, which had been held by Aldred, a man of Earl Morcar, was assessed at 3 hides in 1086 among the lands of Miles Crispin. These lands were afterwards united with those of Robert Doyley to form the honour of Wallingford, to which Dorney remained attached at least as late as 1540.
    Holding under Miles Crispin in 1086 was Ralf, who with Roger was also tenant of Crispin in Little Marlow. Dorney descended with his portion of Little Marlow called Danvers Manor (q.v.) until somewhere near the late 13th century.