Albert, the favourite of Roger de Poictou, temp. William I. and William II. (1086 - ?1100), who probably held lands "in a wide circle of territory, within Salford hundred, of which Horwich Moor was the centre," and which, at a later period constituted what was termed "the Upper Bailiwick" of the lordship of Mamecestre. It is not certain whether his possessions extended to "the Lower Bailiwick" or the manor of Mamecestre; but he is generally regarded as the first baron of Mamecestre. He was succeeded by his son...
