Richard Scrob

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Richard Scrob
Sheriff of Worcestershire
In office
?c. 1055 –?1066
Personal details
Bornbefore 1051
France
Diedbefore 1086
Spousedaughter of Robert the Deacon
Children Osbern fitzRichard, William

Richard Scrob (sometimes fitzScrob [1] or FitzScrob; fl. 1051-1066) was a Frenchman who came to England prior to the Norman Conquest of England.

Richard may have been a Norman, but it is not certain that he was. "Scrob" was not a patronymic, but rather an alternative name that was mistaken by the medieval chronicler John of Worcester as a patronymic. Thus Richard is often known as "Richard fitzScrob" or the alternative spellings. [2]

Richard arrived in England during the reign of Edward the Confessor, [1] probably early in the reign, as he was not expelled from England in 1052 along with many of other non-English landholders when Godwin of Wessex returned to power. [2] He built Richard's Castle before 1051.

Richard possibly held the office of Sheriff of Worcester during Edward's reign. It is, however, certain that he was trusted by Edward with royal business in his locality. He was also named as housecarl of the king. Richard's main holdings were at Auretone in Herefordshire. He built an earthwork castle there, Richard's Castle, which is one of the few castles that predate the Norman Conquest in England. [2] Besides his holdings around Auretone, he also held lands nearby, extending into Worcestershire and Shropshire. [2]

When William the Conqueror invaded England, Richard joined the Norman cause and took part in the fighting against Eadric the Wild in Herefordshire. [2]

Richard married the daughter of Robert the Deacon, who may be the same person as Robert fitzWimarc. [2] Richard's heir was his son, Osbern fitzRichard, [3] who held Richard's Castle by the time of the Domesday Book . [1] He had another son William also. [2]

Richard's date of death is unknown, [2] but his heir held his lands by 1086. [1]

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sanders English Baronies p. 75
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Lewis "Richard Scrob" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  3. ↑ Keats-Rohan Domesday People p. 316

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