Gerald

Created Saturday 15 March 2014

There are lots of occurrences of people called Gerald in the Beaulieu documents, who cannot all be the same person. This can be shown by the following conspectus, of Beaulieu:

• CLXXIX (868, witness to donation of land in Sérillac to Beaulieu)
• LXXXI (870, witness to donation of land in Puy d'Arnac to Beaulieu)
• XI (887, witness to donation by Archbishop Frotar of Bourges of lands in Yssandon to Beaulieu)
• CLXIX (887, witness to donation by Godfrid II of Turenne of a church in Casillac to Beaulieu)
• LXXVI (894, participant in exchange with the abbot of Beaulieu in which Gerald concedes property in Castelnau for property in Rodez)
• XIII (897, witness to the endowment of St-Christophe de Favars)
• CXLVII (916, witness to a big donation in Uzerche to Beaulieu)
• CXLVII (916, another witness to the same donation)
• CLX (917, witness to a donation of lands in Rouffiac, le Vert and Puy d'Arnac to Beaulieu)
• LXXII (923, witness to donation of property in le Vert to Beaulieu)
• CVI (927x32, tenant of a manse in Uzerche being given to Beaulieu)
• CXLI (927x32, tenant of a manse in Uzerche being given to Beaulieu)
• XLIV (928, witness to a donation of property in Castelnau to Beaulieu)
• XLVIII (932, witness to a donation by the viscount of Cahors of property in a varierty of places including Puy d'Arnac to Beaulieu)
• XXVIII (943x48, witness to a donation by Viscount Gauzbert (of Turenne?) in Bétaille and le Vert)
• CIX (968, almsman of Hugues conceding various properties to Beaulieu)
• CIX (968, another of Hugues's almsmen)
• CXLVIII (969x84, lead witness of a gift of property in Casillac to Beaulieu)
• CLXIV (c. 971, son of Rigald, co-donor of properties in Rouffiac, Argentat and Puy d'Arnac to Beaulieu)
• CXVIII (997x1031, cleric, witness of donation of property in unknown location to Beaulieu)
• CXVIII (997x1031, another witness of same donation)
• LXXXVIII (C10thx11th, lead witness of donation of lands in Puy d'Arnac to Beaulieu)
• LXXXVIII (C10thx11th, another witness of same donation)
• CXLVI (C10thx11th, son of Aizo, brother of Odolric, Guarner and Étienne, reserved interest with brothers and lead witness ahead of them of donation of property in Montignac by father to Beaulieu)