Richard
According to Hutton, Richard was the name of the owner of Birmingham at the time of the Norman Conquest. Richard is said to have survived and to have been known as Lord of the manor of Birmingham by way of Knight's service to William Fitz-Ausculf.
In the Domesday Book of 1086 there is a record of a Richard (no surname) occupying four hides at Birmingham which belonged to William Fitz-Ansculf of Dudley Castle. Richard may or may not have been the first of the "de Birminghams".
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