BEAUCHAMP Walter

Abt 1080 - Abt 1131  (51 years)

• Name	BEAUCHAMP Walter
  Birth	Abt 1080	England
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1131	Worcestershire, England
  Notes	Walter de Beauchamp, of Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, died 1130-1133[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The origin of William de Beauchamp is uncertain. Baker[3], tentatively, and then Burke[4] linked him to a Hugh de Beauchamp of Bedfordshire. His year of birth is unknown and is estimated as c 1080. Marriage and Children His wife was a daughter and heiress of Urso d'Abitot, constable of the castle of Worcester and hereditary sheriff of Worcestershire (who was brother of Robert le Despenser, steward to the Conqueror).[1][2][3][4][5][8][9] That her name was Emmeline was first noted by Dugdale in his work of the 17th century.[1] There are, however, no primary sources which verify her name was Emmeline. The marriage is presumed to have been before 1114.[7] Children: William de Beauchamp/de Bellocampo[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][10] (may have married Berta or Maud, daughter of William Braose[3][4]; succeeded his father as dispencer before 1133[7]) [uncertain] Walter de Beauchamp[7] Regarding William: Willelmus de Bello campo omnibus ministris suis et ballivis de Wirecestre scira salutem, Sciatis me concessise et confirmasse donationem illam, quam pater meus Walterus fecit Priori et Monachis de Wirecestria de una virgata terrae quam Elfredus capellanus Ursonis de Abbetot avi mei tenuit. Et volo, ut teneant eam liberam et quietam de geldis et omnibus secularibus exactionibus, sicut elemosinam patris mei et matris meae. [Confirmation by William de Bellocampo of a gift made by his father Walter of land held by William's grandfather Urso Abbitot].[11] Regarding Walter: In 1166 a Walter de Bellocampo held half a fee in Worcestershire of the Abbey of Westminster.[10] Lands "Walter de Beauchamp, of Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, having married Emeline, daughter and heiress of Urso d'Abitot, constable of the castle of Worcester and hereditary sheriff of Worcestershire (who was brother of Robert le Despenser, steward to the Conqueror), was invested with that sheriffalty by King Henry I, and obtained a grant from the same monarch (to whom he was already steward), of the bulk of the lands (specifically those of Worcestershire), belonging to Roger d'Abitot of Worcester, with a confirmation of certain lands given to him by Adelise, widow of his father-in-law, the said Urso."[4] Elmley Castle was the caput of the Worcestershire honour of the Beauchamps. The chief part of the honour descended to them from Urse the Sheriff, but Elmley Castle came to them from Robert, Urse's brother. The honour seems to have consisted of the land which Urse held of the Bishop of Worcester in 1086, and was held in 1166 and in the 13th century by the Beauchamps for fifteen knights' fees.[8] The manors of Wick, Holt and Little Witley, in Worcestershire, were held by Urso d'Abitot and passed to the Beauchamps.[12] Urso d'Abitot's lands at Redmarley, Worcestershire, passed to his descendants the Beauchamps, who continued as mesne lords until they acquired the manor at the beginning of the 15th century.[13] Salwarpe, Worcestershire: In 1114, Roger d'Abitot's lands were granted to Walter de Beauchamp.[14] Death He died between 1130 and 1133.[10] Research Notes According to Baker[3] Walter de Beauchamp had a son Stephen de Beauchamp who married Isolde, daughter of Robert Ferrers. However, Isolde was said to be a widow in 1185, with a son aged four and five daughters.[15] In Medlands[7], Stephen was placed as a son of a Richard de Beauchamp. Sources ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Dugdale, W. The Baronage of England. Published London, 1675-1676, p 226 Link. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Clutterbuck, R. The History and Antiquities of the County of Hertford. Vol 1, 1815, p 358 Beauchamp Pedigree Family Search. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Baker, G. History and Antiquities of The County of Northampton. Vol. II, 1844, pp 218-219 Internet Archive. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Burke, B. A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. 1866, pp 29-30 Google Books. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Bund, J W W. The Inquisitiones Post Mortem for the County of Worcester: From their commencement in 1242 to the end of the 13th century. The Worcestershire Historical Society. 1894, p viii Google Books. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sanders, I J. English Baronies. A Study of their Origin and Descent 1086-1327. 1960, pp 75-76 Internet Archive. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Cawley, C. Beauchamp of Elmley, Worcestershire. Medieval Lands. A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families FMG. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 'Parishes: Elmley Castle', in A History of the County of Worcester: Volume 3 (London, 1913), pp. 338-346. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/worcs/vol3/pp338-346 [accessed 24 January 2024]. ↑ Ellis, A S. On the Landholders of Gloucestershire named in Domesday Book. Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. Vol IV, 1879-1880, pp 86-198 (see pp 183-184) Internet Archive. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Keats-Rohan, K S B. Domesday Descendants. A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066-1166. II. Pipe Rolls to Cartae Baronum. 2002, p 315. ↑ Hale, W H. Registrum sive Liber Irrotularius et Consuetudinarius Prioratus Beatae Mariae Wigorniensis. 1865, 92a Internet Archive. ↑ 'Parishes: Holt', in A History of the County of Worcester: Volume 3 (London, 1913), pp. 401-408. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/worcs/vol3/pp401-408 [accessed 28 January 2024]. ↑ 'Parishes: Redmarley d'Abitot', in A History of the County of Worcester: Volume 3 (London, 1913), pp. 481-486. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/worcs/vol3/pp481-486 [accessed 29 January 2024]. ↑ Sanders, I J. English Baronies. A Study of their Origin and Descent 1086-1327. 1960, pp 75-76. ↑ 'Parishes: Barnwell All Saints', in A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 3, ed. William Page (London, 1930), pp. 173-176. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/northants/vol3/pp173-176 [accessed 24 January 2024]. See also: Nash, T R. Collections for the History of Worcestershire. Vol. II, 1782, p 263 [not seen]. The Heraldry of Worcestershire. Vol. I, 1873, pp 37-39 Internet Archive. Round, J H. Ancient Charters. Royal and Private prior to A.D. 1200, Part I. Publications of the Pipe Roll Society. Vol X, 1888, p 18 Google Books. The Battle Abbey Roll. Vol. I, 1889, p. 129 Internet Archive. Wurts, J S. Magna Charta. Parts 1-2, [Reprint 1945], pp 203-204 Family Search. Walter de Beauchamp Wikipedia.
  Person ID	I60172	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family	ABITOT Emmeline,   b. Abt 1080, England d. England
  Marriage	Bef Aug 1114	England
  Children	1. BEAUCHAMP William,   b. Abt 1105, Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England d. 1170, Worcestershire, England (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26706	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026