Maybe someone with real Latin can help here. We were just discussing the family of "Walter the Deacon", the Hastings family of the Barony of Little Easton in Essex. I just noticed this charter: http://deeds.library.utoronto.ca/charters/00180172/alexander%20waltham "Alexander filius Walteri archidiaconi de Waltham." (Not sure if the word francigene belongs with Alexander. Not sure if it is Walter or Alexander who is Archdeacon.) Given that we know of an Alexander son of Walter who was known as Alexander de Waham (possibly Waltham), could this explain what Walter, founder of this family, was deacon of?

"Alexander filius Walteri archidiaconi de Waltham." Walter is the archdeacon. Both words are in the genitive form, indicating they reference the same person, whom Alexander is the son of. The "de Waltham," however, could refer to either: (a) "Alexander (son of Archdeacon Walter) from Waltham" (b) "Alexander, son of Walter (the Archdeacon from Waltham)" Jim+