Person
Walter de Tanton
⚑ May combine several people — entries span 112 years; separation in progress
“Walter de Tanton” likely stands for several same-named individuals (a father and son, or namesakes). The printed indexes drive the separation; until then all 9 entries stay pooled here.
In the printed indexes 2
Tanton, Walter de prior afterwards pp. 229, 239 · Taunton, Walter de pp. 134
The volume editors' own General Index entries whose name matches this person — the curated authority for spellings, county and capacity. Page numbers are the printed pages.
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- Kirkham (Yorkshire) 2
- Westminster (Middlesex) 1
- York (Yorkshire) 1
Named alongside
Possibly the same person, or kin
Others in the Tanton family. Same forename + overlapping dates may be one identity (e.g. a remarried woman, or a mis-split father/son). See the whole family →
- Robert de Tanton · 1234-09-02 – 1348-07-24 · 256 entries
- John de Taunton · 1232-11-21 – 1440-01-29 · 58 entries
- William de Taunton · 1255-02-05 – 1384-01-12 · 37 entries
- Guy de Taunton · 1268-01-28 – 1283-10-27 · 35 entries
- Nicholas de Tanton · 1339-07-01 – 1378-09-04 · 17 entries
- Peter de Taunton · 1295-12-11 – 1344-09-01 · 12 entries
- Gilbert de Taunton · 1323-04-18 – 1323-06-12 · 12 entries
- Richard de Taunton · 1295-04-05 – 1381-05-26 · 6 entries
- Payn of Taunton · 1421-12-29 – 1422-10-01 · 4 entries
- Henry de Taunton · 1343-07-08 · 3 entries
Similarly-spelled families (suggestions, not merged)
These surnames sound close to Tanton (e.g. Warenna/Warenne, Conestable/Constable). They are kept separate on purpose, some look-alikes are genuinely different families (Clare vs Claver). If you are sure two are one family, tell us to merge them.
Name variants
- “Walter de Tanton” ×4
- “Walter de Taunton” ×4
- “Walter de Tauton” ×1
- “Walter of Taunton” ×1
Entries (chronological)
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1319-04-12 date: inferred auto-linked
Cancelled on payment. 25. Walter de Taunton came before the king, on Saturday the feast of SS. Tiburtius and Valerian, and sought to replevy to Andrew son of John Balnayr, and Richard and Peter, his brothers, and Joan, s…
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1319-04-25 date: inferred auto-linked
Walter de Taunton came before the king, on Saturday the feast of SS. and Valerian, and sought to replevy to Andrew son of John and Richard and Peter, his brothers, and Joan, sister of the said and Joan, late the wife of …
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1322-12-28 date: inferred auto-linked
If. Parr 1. 229 for the prior and convent of Markeby to appropriate in mortmain church of Mumby, in the diocese of Lincoln, which is of their own By fine of 20 marks. of aid directed to the justiciary and treasurer of Ir…
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1323-01-30 date: inferred auto-linked
de la Nye, John de Wermwelle and Walter de Kynarduslegh, of Glastonbury, bringing news of the death of Walter de Tanton, elected abbot of that place but who died before the temporalities were to him, have letters to the …
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1431-02-03 date: inferred auto-linked
Commitment to John bishop of Bath, Humphrey Stafford, and Philip Courteney, knight, by mainprise of Walter of Taunton and Thomas Kyngeston of Bishops both of the county of Somerset, of the keeping (1) of of the castle an…
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