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he held one of three manors; his manor was worth one hide, with another one-hide manor being held by
Beorhtric, and a third manor worth half a hide being held by a thegn named Leofwine. It is likely that Cyneweard held in 1066 the five hide manor of Duntisbourne Abbots later given by the mother of
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named Godric is known directly to have been the son of this Æthelric too, and thus
Cyneweard's brother. They had a sister named Eadgyth, who became a nun and was still living in 1086.
262:(1003–1016). Archbishop Wulfstan's sister Wulfgifu had married a Worcester thegn named Wulfric. It is known that Wulfgifu (presumably with Wulfric) had a son named
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argued that, on the evidence land-holdings, Cyneweard was the son of this Æthelric. This argument has been accepted by other historians, such as the historian of the
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of the bishops of Worcester just as much if not more than the king".
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