Ranulf the Moneyer

✓ Ranulf the Moneyer, 'whose antecedents are unknown', first appears in 1035 when, Robert I of Normandy having died on his way home from Jerusalem, the Abbot of Mont-Saint-Michel sold him the mill of Vains (Manche, near Avranches) which the Duke had given to the abbey; witnessed with his son Osbern ('Rannulfus Monetarius et Osbernus filius ejus') a charter of Roger son of Hugh, bishop of Coutances, for St Amand, Rouen; dead in 1061. Four sons, order doubtful: Osbern, Richard, Waleran and Conan (the last a Breton name). The founder of the FitzJohn / Vescy / Constables-of-Chester house. Source: Complete Peerage vol. XII pt. 2, pp. 268-274, article VESCY (pages supplied by Aynsley, 15 Oct 2026), citing the records named, pp.268-269 (Round, Cal. Docs. France nos. 711-12). [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 15 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]