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Harding of Bristol
1048 – 1125
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Born
c. 1048
Died
c. 1125
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About
Harding of Bristol (c.1048-c.1125), reeve of the town, was that rarest of things: an Englishman who prospered under the Conqueror. Son of King Edward's officer Eadnoth, he kept wealth and standing in Norman Bristol, and his son Robert bought the barony of Berkeley.
Research notes
✓ DOCUMENTED (ODNB/DNB standard: Robert Fitzharding 'son of Harding, son of Eadnoth the staller'; Berkeley Castle Muniments concur; web-verified 8 Oct 2026). Father of ROBERT FITZHARDING (I100490, our line). Wired 8 Oct 2026.