Warin ‘le chauve’ de Lorraine, sheriff of Shropshire

Not the father of Warin Bussell, 1st baron of Panwortham

Warin "the Bald" de Loraine

• AKA Warenne
• Born about 1040 in Lorraine, France
• Died about 1085 at about age 45 in Shropshire, England
• married Ameira (Amerin) de Montgomery, daughter of Gislebert (Gilbert) de Montgomery.
• Father of Hugh FitzWarin

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In Domesday Book, Rainald de Bailleul is shown in possession of many properties in Shropshire, but he held many of these as "trustee" for his step-children, the children of Warin "the Sheriff" whose position and widow were given to Rainald after Warin's death. The Fitz Warin properties passed to Adeline Fitz Warin, sister and heir of Hugh Fitz Warin and descended through Fitz Alan family.

Notes for Warin de Bussel:

• He came to England from Normandy with William the Conquerer. He married Amerin 1st cousin once removed of William the Conmquerer and neice of Roger de Montgomery. After the conquest in 1066, William granted tracts of lands to his trusted lords, lieutenants and noblemen. Roger de Montgomery a blood relation to William, was mde Earl of Chichester and Arundel. He was one of the greatest lords and had the earldomn of a large area of land between the rivers Mersey and Ribble in what became the county of Lancaster. By 1086 many of the lands held by Roger of Poitou had been foreited to Warin de Bussel.
• He was (Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Vol III) one of the barons of Roger de Poictou and held among his ample demenses the parish of Leland and was a considerable benefactor to the Abbey of Evesham Worcs to which he gave the Priory of Penwortham. (?)
• "... Warin, surnamed The Bald, first Norman Sheriff of Shropshire, was doubtless selected for that post on account of his qualifications. He was further honoured with the hand of the Earl's niece, Amieria. Ordericus, who as a boy must, have frequently seen the Sheriff Warin, naturally describes his personal appearance with some minuteness, but speaks more generally of his reputed abilities and of the results of his administration. ..."

Notes for Ameiera de Montgomery:

• Ameira de Montgomery 1st married Warin (Guerin) de Bussel (le Chauve) "The Bald.". Their son Hugh died probably without issue early in the 1100s.
• Married 2nd his brother Rainaud de Bailleul.
• Reputed to be 1st cousin, once removed to William the Conqueror.

Notes

From http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORMAN%20NOBILITY.htm#_Toc287693355 May 2014: (bad link)

The identity of Amieria´s parents is not known.  She is shown as the daughter of Gilbert in Europäische Stammtafeln[444], but this may be no more than speculation.  The word "neptis" may indicate a more remote family relationship than niece.  m ---.]  One child: 

a)         [AMIERIA .  Orderic Vitalis reports that Roger de Montgommery married "Amieriam neptem suam" to "Warino autem Calvo", who was "a man small in body but great in spirit", to whom he granted “præsidatum Scrobesburiæ”[445].  Her second marriage is confirmed by a manuscript which recites the history of the foundation of Shrewsbury abbey and records donations including that of "Reginaldus frater Warini vicecomes…villam…Lega", adding in a later passage that "Reinaldus…post mortem Warini vicecomitis uxorem illius, cum honore, suscepit"[446].  Eyton interprets "frater" in this document as meaning "brother-in-law or rather husband of Warin´s widow"[447] but, assuming that the extract quoted above reflects the facts, such an interpretation is unnecessary as Rainald was both Warin´s brother and second husband of Warin´s widow.  Orderic Vitalis records that “Rogerius...Scrobesburiensis comes” donated properties to Ouche, including confirmation of the donation of “in ecclesia de Bailol altare sancti Leonardi et unam partem decimæ eiusdem villæ cum terra” donated by “Rainaldus de Bailol et Amieria uxor eius neptis mea”, undated but dated to after his second marriage[448].  The date of death of Amieria´s first husband and the date of her second marriage is indicated by Domesday Book which records "Raynaldus" as "vicecomes" of Shropshire[449].  m firstly WARIN [Gu%C3%A9rin] "the Bald/le Chauve", son of --- (-[25 Feb 1083/1086]).  A manuscript reciting the foundation of Shrewsbury abbey records donations including by "Warinus vicecomes…in villa…Tugfort" and “uxor…illius post eius obitum…domum…in civitate”, with the consent of "filiis suis"[450].  Orderic Vitalis records that “V Kal Mar” in 1083 “Rogerius comes” declared to “Guarinum vicecomitem et Picotem de Saia cæterosque proceres suos” his intention of founding the abbey of Saint-Pierre[451].  m secondly (before 1086) her first husband´s brother, RAINALD de Bailleul [Bailleul-en-Gouffern], son of ---.  "Rainaldus" donated “Dodefort” to Shrewsbury abbey for the soul of "Warini antecessoris sui"[452].  Domesday Book records "Raynaldus" as "vicecomes" of Shropshire[453].  Orderic Vitalis records that “Rogerius...Scrobesburiensis comes” donated properties to Ouche, including confirmation of the donation of “in ecclesia de Bailol altare sancti Leonardi et unam partem decimæ eiusdem villæ cum terra” donated by “Rainaldus de Bailol et Amieria uxor eius neptis mea”, undated but dated to after his second marriage[454].  He must have ceased to be Sheriff in the early 1100s as a manuscript reciting the foundation of Shrewsbury abbey records that "Alanus filius Fladaldi" held “honorem vicecomitis Warini” after "filium eius"[455].] 

Amieria & her first husband had one child: 

i)          HUGH (-[1102/10]).  A manuscript reciting the history of the foundation of Shrewsbury abbey records donations including that of "Hugo filius eiusdem Warini"[456].  Sheriff of Shropshire.  A manuscript reciting the foundation of Shrewsbury abbey records that "Alanus filius Fladaldi" held “honorem vicecomitis Warini” after "filium eius"[457].  As the death of Alan FitzFlaald is dated to before 1114, it is assumed that Hugh died early in the 1100s, probably without issue. 

References

• Please see Darrell Wolcott: Welsh Origins of the Peverel Family; http://www.ancientwalesstudies.org/id50.html. (Steven Ferry, April 15, 2020.)
• http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1025.htm#...
  • [S9498] Unknown author, Gentlemen of Courage--Forward, by Lawrence Hill, p. 222.
• http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORMAN%20NOBILITY.htm#_Toc287693355
• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~stoneyfield/4485.htm
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Warenne-154
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Sheriff_of_Shropshire#13th_and_1...