Everard's mother was a sister of Ratbod II, Bishop of Noyon (d. 6 Jan 1098 at Bruges), the names of whose parents are currently not known. Everard had a brother Conon (d. after 1093) who was the ancestor of the Senechaux de Flandre.
“...Cononis de Eina, Radulfi cognomento Everardi de Tornaco...” witnessed the charter dated to [1070] which settled disputes between the abbot of Saint-Bavon and “advocatus”. "Lotbertus…abbas Hasnoniensis cœnobii" sold property "in Alost et Rasseghem et Lede" to "Gisilberto Balduini Gandensis filio" by charter dated 1088, witnessed by "…Everardus de Tornaco…".
Châtelain de Tournai. The Herimannsi Liber de Restauratione S. Martini Tornacensis records that “avunculus Everardi Tornacensium castellani” captured “Tornacense castellum cum castello de Moritania” and expelled “legitimos heredes de eis...Gerulfum de Tornaco et Hugonem de Moritania”, dated to the end 11th century. "…Rotgeri Hislensis castellani…Evrardi Tornacensis castellani…Odonis de Duaco castellani…" signed the charter dated 8 Jan 1088 under which Robert II Count of Flanders confirmed a donation by "Anselmus de Monte Ribodonis" to the abbey of Ribemont, for the soul of "patris sui Anselmi". The Chronicle of Oudebourg records donations made by “Everardi Tornacensis et fratris sui Cononis atque Balduini Gandensis”. “Laicorum: Cononis, Everardi...” witnessed the charter dated 1090 under which Radbod Bishop of Tournai confirmed the privileges of Oudenburg. Gérard Bishop of Cambrai granted rights relating to the altar in the church of Lidekerke to "Radulfi cognomine Eurardi Tornacensis et Heleuuidis eiusdem uxoris" by charter dated 1092. Robert Count of Flanders confirmed the possessions of Cambrai Saint-Aubert “in villa de Keans” by charter dated 1102, in the presence of “Everardi de Tornaco, Theodorici de Avethuis...”. Robert II Count of Flanders approved the donation of land “[apud] Hersiel...” made by “domini Everardi Tornacensis castellani...Gualterique eius filii” to Tournai Notre-Dame, for the souls of “sua sueque uxoris Heluidis”, by charter dated 20 Oct 1110, witnessed by “...ipsi Everardi...Gualterii filii sui, Adelardi nepotis sui...”.
He presumably died before 1116, the date of the charter ... in which his son Gauthier is named châtelain. 1
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