Scolland

~ Scolland, steward (dapifer) of the honour of Richmond under the Breton earls; father of Brian, grandfather of Alan fitz Brian of Bedale (Clay, Early Yorkshire Charters v p.201, as adopted in Complete Peerage XIV). Witness to Count Stephen's charter to St Mary's, York, c.1093-97 and to others 1125-35; among Count Stephen's men at Michaelmas 1130; steward to Earl Alan, no longer steward by Jan 1145/6; gave tithes of Bedale, Killerby, Scotton, Ovington and Melsonby to St Martin's, Richmond, and Melsonby church to Castle Acre priory, where he was buried; his name survives in Scolland's Hall, Richmond Castle. His parentage and wife are unknown (Clay suggests, without evidence, he may have married a daughter of Bodin). The ceiling of the FitzAlan of Bedale line. Source: C.T. Clay, Early Yorkshire Charters vol. V, The Honour of Richmond pt 2 (1936), Bedale fee §§7, 47, pp.196-206 (archive.org YASES2). Sources: Complete Peerage XIV (medievalgenealogy.org.uk/cp/fitzalan.shtml); Bill Marshall database. [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.]