Walter de St Valery

     Walter de St Valery was born circa 1035 at St Valery-en-Caux, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France. He was the son of Bernard II de St Valery. Walter de St Valery married Elizabeth de Montlhery, daughter of Guy I de Montlhery and Hodierna of Gommetz, circa 1060 at Islesworth, Middlesex, England. Walter de St Valery died after 1086 at Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England.
     Both the Manor of Islesworth and the Manor of Hampton had belonged to Earl Aelfgar in the time of King Edward but were granted to Walter de Saint-Valery by William after the conquest.
Translation from the Doomsday Book:
WALTER de Saint-Valery holds ISLEWORTH. It has always been assessed at 70 hides. There is land for 55 ploughs. In demesne [are] 6 ½ hides, and there are 6 ploughs. Among the Frenchmen and the villans [are] 28 ploughs and there could be 11 more. There a priest has 3 virgates, and [there are] 51 villans each on 1 virgate, and 24 villans each on half a virgate, and 18 villans each [on] half a virgate, and 6 cottars.
The Frenchmen and a certain Englishman [have] 4 hides, and they are proven knights. Under them dwell 12 villans and bordars and 6 of the lord's villans who hold 2 hides and half a virgate. There are 2 mills rendering 10s, meadow for 20 ploughs, pasture for the livestock of the vill, 1 ½ weirs rendering 12s 8d, [and] woodland for 500 pigs. From the herbage, 12d. In all it is worth £72; when received, the same; TRE £80. Earl Ælfgar held this manor.