CORMEILLES Walter

Abt 1157 - 1204  (47 years)

• Name	CORMEILLES Walter
  Birth	Abt 1157	Tarrington, Herefordshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	1204	Sollers Hope, Herefordshire, England
  Notes	Walter de Cormeilles was born about 1157, probably at Hope where his family had resided since the manor was granted to his great-grandfather Ansfrid de Cormeilles, before the Domesday Survey in 1086.[1] The manor of Hope was in Greytree hundred, Herefordshire, England.[2] Walter was the son of Richard Cormeilles son of Richard Cormeilles.[1] Richard de Cormeilles, the Hereford baron, died in 1177, holding the Honour of Cormeilles which in Gloucestershire included land in Elkstone, two fees in Elkstone, one fee in Winstone, one fee in Weston Marmium, 1/2 fee in Norton Giffard, and many smaller estates.[3] Also in 1177, Beatrice, the widow of Richard de Cormeilles, the Hereford baron, paid 40 marks for her land, probably in Winston and Norton.[3] In 1180, Beatrice, Richard's widow, owed 60 marks.[3] Walter was the brother of: Richard de Cormeilles, the great Hereford baron, who in 1192, represented by his brother, Walter, paid for a writ of mort d'ancestor for a decision regarding half a fee in Winston[4] or Winson, Bibury parish, Gloucestershire. Walter married Albreda Marmion[1] had four known children, all daughters, who divided his inheritance four ways:[5] Margaret Cormeilles, who married (1) Walter de Stokes, by whom she had two heiresses, and (2) Hugh le Poer. Alice, who married (1) Thomas son of William and (2) Godfrey de Craycumbe or Crawcombe. She died without issue and her inheritance went to the families of her sisters. Sibyl, who married (1) Ralph Belet and (2) Hugh Giffard, with whom she had issue. Albreda, who was married to John [?Richard] le Brun.[1] Walter died about 1204, as explained by Sanders:[5]: In 1203 Walter was given quittance for scutage but in 1204-6 his lands were controlled by Peter de Stokes (Pipe Roll, 5 John, p.57; idem 8 John, pp. 66, 68; C.R. 1204-24, p.5). After Walter's death, his estates were partitioned between his four daughters.[1] Margaret received the manors of Hope and Aston, County Hereford, the manor of Pauntley and other land in Gloucestershire.[1] Sources ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Edward Conder, "Pauntley Manor and the Pauntley Custom", Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, (1917), Vol. 40, 115-6, Digital Image The Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society (https://www2.glos.ac.uk/bgas/tbgas/v040/bg040115.pdf : 17 September, 2018). ↑ GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Sollers Hope AP/CP through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time, (http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10218470 : accessed 17 September, 2018). ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 F B Welch, "Gloucestershire in the Pipe Rolls", Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, (1935), Vol. 57, 73, Digital Image The Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society (https://www2.glos.ac.uk/bgas/tbgas/v057/bg057049.pdf : 21 September, 2018). ↑ F B Welch, "Gloucestershire in the Pipe Rolls", Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, (1937), Vol. 59, 202, Digital Image The Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society (https://www2.glos.ac.uk/bgas/tbgas/v059/bg059185.pdf : 21 September, 2018). ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sanders, English Baronies, p.86 See also: Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bart, "Descent of Giffard of Boyton, Ichull, Weston-sub-Edge, and Sherston-Pinkney," The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine (Devizes, Wiltshire, England, 1855) Vol.2, p 402. NB: the same pedigree chart is on page 399 in this copy and it's folded so it's not apparent that half of it is hidden in the fold.
  Person ID	I60203	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	CORMEILLES Richard,   b. Bef 1120, Tarrington, Herefordshire, England d. Sep 1176, Tarrington, Herefordshire, England (Age > 56 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	CAMERARIUS Beatrice,   b. Abt 1130
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F26719	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MARMION Albreda,   b. Abt 1157, Staffordshire, England d. Bef 1236, Arrow, Alcester, Warwickshire, England (Age < 78 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1180	England
  Children	1. CORMEILLES Sibyl,   b. Abt 1193, Tarrington, Herefordshire, England d. Bef 1279, England (Age < 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26718	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026