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Freeman-Smith History and Ancestry
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 Abt 0850 - 0897 (47 years)
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| Name |
WILTSHIRE Æthelhelm |
| Birth |
Abt 0850 |
England  |
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Male |
| Death |
0897 |
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| Notes |
- Æthelhelm was Ealdorman of Wiltshire[1] from 878 to 897.[2] There appears to be no firm information on his family origins.
He married someone called Ælswitha.[3] They were the parents of Ælflæda, the second wife of Eadweard the Elder.[1][3]
In 887 Æthelhelm took to Rome a contribution of alms by King Alfred and Wessex.[4] In 894 he and other Ealdormen defeated a Viking raiding-party.[5]
He died in 897.[6]
Research Notes
A 1957 article in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register confuses this Æthelhelm with Æthelhelm, son of Æthelred I of Wessex.[7]
Sources
↑ 1.0 1.1 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, entry by Sean Miller for 'Edward [called Edward the Elder]', print and online 2004, revised online 2011
↑ Donald Henson. A Guide to Late Anglo-Saxon England, Anglo-Saxon Books, 1998, p. 124
↑ 3.0 3.1 Charles Cawley. "Medieval Lands": A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families © by Charles Cawley, hosted by Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG). See also WikiTree's source page for MedLands. Entry for 'EADWEARD, son of ALFRED King of Wessex & his wife Ealhswith'
↑ Michael Swanton (translator and editor). The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, new edition, Phoenix Press, 2000, pp. 80-81
↑ Michael Swanton, The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, p. 87
↑ Michael Swanton, The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, p. 91
↑ Lundie W Barlow. The Antecedents of Earl Godwine of Wessex, in the 'New England Historical and Genealogical Register', Vol. 111, January 1957, see especially pp. 31-33, American Ancestors website ($)
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| Person ID |
I58451 |
Freeman-Smith |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
| Family |
WILTSHIRE Ælswitha, b. Abt 0850, Wiltshire, England d. Bef 0920, England (Age < 69 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. WILTSHIRE Æflaeda, b. Abt 0878, Kent, England d. Bef 0920, Kent, England (Age < 41 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F26062 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
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