The Chronicon Hanoniense names "Evrardum cognomine Radonem qui de parte matris sue Fienias villam prope Melbodium possedit" as son of "castellano Tornacensis" and his wife. The Liber de Restauratione Sancti Martini Tornacensis names "Balduinum…Evrardum et Godefridum filios…et Yolandem filiam" as children of Richildis, specifying that Everard married "filiam Lamberti Leodiensis comitis Gertrudem nomine, de qua Balduinum filium genuit". Godeschalk Bishop of Arras recorded donations to the abbey du Château, including the donations made by “Evrardus castellanus”, including land “apud Mauritaniam”, by charter dated 1157, witnessed by “...Euvrardi castellani, Euvrardi filii eius...Robodi castellani”.
Châtelain de Tournai. “Euvrardus cognomento Raduls...princeps Tornacensis” declared himself avoué of all the possessions of Tournai Saint-Martin and listed past donations, including a donation approved by “pater meus Evrardus secundus nepos primi Evrardi”, by charter dated 1166, subscribed by “Euvrardi Radul domini de Tornaco, uxoris eius domine Gertrudis, Balduini pueri...”. The Chronicon Hanoniense records "...Evrardus Rado Tornacensis castellanus..." among the knights who served Baudouin V Comte de Hainaut in the war with “Henricus comes Namurcensis et Lusceleborch”, dated to 1172. “Everardus Radols Tornacensis castellanus” restored tolls from “winagii de Malda” to Saint-Amand by charter dated to [1180], subscribed by “...Richeldis filie mee...”.
Seigneur de Mortagne. “Everardus cognomento Radols dominus de Mauritania” confirmed donations to the abbey du Château, with the consent of “uxore mea Gertrude et filio meo Balduino”, by charter dated 1180. “Guerardus cognomento Radulf...Tornacensis dominus” exempted Eename abbey from “viennagium” [road tolls] in his lands by charter dated 1186. "…Everardi Tornacensis castellani, Balduini filii eius…" signed the charter dated Nov 1187 under which Philippe Count of Flanders declared that "Euerardus castellanus Tornacensi" had donated property to the abbey of Saint-Pierre de Gand. “Everardus Radols dictus Tornacensis castellanus” donated property to the monks of Bohéries by charter dated 1189. “Everardus Rad. castellanus Tornacensis et dominus Mortanie” donated property to the abbey du Château by charter dated 1189, witnessed by “...Richeldis filia mea domina de Aldenarda”.
He died before 30 Apr 1190, the date of his son’s charter. 1
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