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Topic: Sussex Family Historian Article---dont believe it (Read 507 times)
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behindthefrogs
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It doesn't take much disproving. The earliest a child could have been born to Alfred the Great would be about 866. This means that the 25 generations between him and William the Conqueror were born in two hundred years if that was a direct line. A new generation every 8 years.
On the other hand 15 generations from William the Conqueror is a generation every 60 years. That doesn't seem likely either.
David
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Living in Berkshire. From Northampton & Milton Keynes DETAILS OF THE FOLLOWING NAMES ARE IN SURNAME INTERESTS, LINK AT FOOT OF PAGE Wilson, Higgs, Buswell, PARCELL, Matthews, TAMKIN, Seckington, Pates, Coupland, Webb, Arthur, MAYNARD, Caves, Norman, Winch, Culverhouse, Drakeley. Johnson, Routledge, SHIRT, SAICH, Mills, SAUNDERS, EDLIN, Perry, Vickers, Pakeman, Griffiths, Marston, Turner, Child, Sheen, Gray, Woolhouse Census Info is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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swebby
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Yes I read it today, was a bit surprised that it made it into the issue.
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Webb (Sussex), Barham (Sussex, Norfolk/Suffolk), Day (Somerset), Rowett(Somerset, Cornwall), White (Leighlinbridge), Deane (Roscommon), Quinn (Roscommon)
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forester
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What a shame that I gave up my subscription this year. 
Phil
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seahall
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Remembering those care free days of childhood
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Hi All.
Un-believable. 
Isn't it always the way Phil, that subscriptions run out just
when you need them.
On a happier note I met a descendant from Raunds at the
Heritage Day today and we link with documentation back to
Little Addington in the 1700's, and neither of us knew about
each other. 
Sandy
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Rod In Sussex
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With about 4 generations a century and 3 surviving children who had 3 children each etc etc etc.......it is likely that about 12,000,000,000,000,000,000 people could be related to Duke William, with a few crossed lines and not a few bits of doubling back here and there etc etc etc. 
It is therefore likely that we are all related to William the Bastard as the Duke of Normandy was also known. The problem is proving it! 
Another thought is that you, who ever you may be, are almost certainly my long lost cousin many times removed! 
Rod
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Jones, Ellis, Barker, Bates, Hackney, Cooper, Kirk, Eyre, Davies, Harris, Doney & Pearce.
Sussex, Cornwall, Lincolnshire, to name but a few!
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behindthefrogs
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Why not? My wife is possibly descended from William's mother Herleve of Falaise through her subsequent marriage to Herluin Count of Normandy.
If that is true a line can be traced back to Charlemaine and through him to Petronius Probus who was a Roman Consul in 322.
Pass the salt someone I need another big pinch.
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Living in Berkshire. From Northampton & Milton Keynes DETAILS OF THE FOLLOWING NAMES ARE IN SURNAME INTERESTS, LINK AT FOOT OF PAGE Wilson, Higgs, Buswell, PARCELL, Matthews, TAMKIN, Seckington, Pates, Coupland, Webb, Arthur, MAYNARD, Caves, Norman, Winch, Culverhouse, Drakeley. Johnson, Routledge, SHIRT, SAICH, Mills, SAUNDERS, EDLIN, Perry, Vickers, Pakeman, Griffiths, Marston, Turner, Child, Sheen, Gray, Woolhouse Census Info is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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bearkat
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Census Info. is Crown Copyright, from www.national
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On a happier note I met a descendant from Raunds at the Heritage Day today and we link with documentation back to Little Addington in the 1700's, and neither of us knew about each other.
Out of interest - Do you consider them a relative or someone researching the same name?
Just wondered when someone stopped being a relative and became a fellow researcher.
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Middx - VAUS, ROBERTS, EVERSFIELD, INMAN, STAR, HOLBECK, WYATT, BICKFORD, SMITH, REDWOOD
South Stoneham, Hants - SMALL, HAMMERTON, GRIST, FRYER, TRODD
Beaulieu/Boldre, Hants - WOODFORD, CROUTEAR, BECK, BENDELL, KEEPING, HARDING
Kent - BAYLY, BORERr, MITCHELL, PLANE, VERNON, FARRANCE, CHAPMAN, MEDHURST, LOMAX, WYATT
Devon - TOPE, BICKFORD, FOSTER
YKS - QUIRK, McGUIRE, BENN
Nott/Derbs - SLACK
Hert - BARNES
L'pool- PLUMBE
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