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| Mother | Adeloyse de Say3 b. between 959 and 1019, d. 17 May 1086 | |
| Father | Robert fitzPicot de Saye II4 b. 992, d. circa 1060 | |
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| Biography* | Picot, which means "Pikeman" in early Norman language, was a Baron who had apparently come over with the Breton contingent of William the Conqueror's army, and was an important vassal of Earl Alan of Richmond's (a.k.a. Alan Rufus) in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (Domesday). He is identified by means of an early Survey of the fiefs of the latter county, made about the year 1108; where he is there entered as "Picotus de Laceles." There are some people who may refer to him as "Picot de Say", yet the usage of surnames were in the infancy stages at this time. Multiple sources indicate that "the Say family branches off to form other families", as in this case. Picot was probably born in Séez France which is in the region of Orne, but later in his life research indicates that he had, as a Baron, accumulated a multitude of land and manors in various different places, thus, he is known by several different names as it just depends on who is talking / writing about him. The surname "Lascelles" was not used until after the Norman conquest. The Domesday Book states that Picot had 64 hides of land in his own possession, and 87 held under him. Picot was one of the most land holding people listed in the Domesday Book. The surname Lascelles is locational, from the place called 'La Selle' also in Orne, in northern France, and derives from the Olde French 'la', the , and 'Selle', in French meaning "the seat", as in "the Lascelles family seat" A column of Norman cavalry belonging to Earl Alan Rufus of Richmond, second cousin to William the Conqueror, swept into the Cambridge area in late 1066 and upon the command of William the Conqueror built a castle on the hill just north of the river crossing. Earl Alan's first possessions in England were in Cambridgeshire. Cambridge Castle was one of three castles built across the east of England in late 1068 by William the Conqueror in the aftermath of his northern campaign to capture York. Cambridge, or Grantabridge as it was then known, was on the old Roman route from London to York and was both strategically significant and at risk of rebellion. The initial building work was conducted by Picot, the high sheriff, who later founded St. Giles priory beside the castle. The castle was built in a motte and bailey design, within the existing town, and 27 houses had to be destroyed to make space for it. Barnwell priory was founded in 1092 by Picot of Cambridge, High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire as a house of Canons Regular in a church of St. Giles by Cambridge Castle. Having strong links with Colchester priory the monks of Cambridge followed Colchester's lead in adopting Augustinian rule. Picot endowed the six brethren with an income from tithes and with a number of rectories. After his death the monastery fell into the hands of the king, who then gave it to Pain Peverel, Picot's son-in-law. Pain gave land at Chesterton on which the monks built a new priory, Barnwell Priory, whose lands increased by donations from local landowners. Over time the priory itself grew in size and strength until there were 30 canons in residence. The priory was finally dissolved on 11 November 1538 as part of the general Dissolution of the Monasteries and granted to Anthony Brown c.1546 and Edward, Lord Clinton c.1552. The buildings became ruinous and were almost thoroughly destroyed in 1810. Thrintoft is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated close to the River Swale, 3 miles (5 km) west of Northallerton. Thrintoft is mentioned in the Domesday Book as being in the possession of Picot of Lascelles. One of his descendants, Roger de Lascelles, gifted the village to St Mary's Abbey in York around 1146. The name derives from Old Norse and is registered in the Domesday Book as Tirnetofte. It is believed to mean the thorn-bush by (or in) the field.5,2 | |
| Marriage* | Principal=Hugolina de Gernon2 | |
| Birth* | circa 1022 | Sai, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France2 |
| Death* | after 1092 | England2 |
| Family | Hugolina de Gernon | |
| Children | 1. | Elise de Lascelles b. bt 1031 - 1075 |
| 2. | Robert fitzPicot de Saye I | |
| Last Edited | 31 Jan 2021 |
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