Hello,
I'm researching the Blunden's of Kilkenny. Particularly any with links to Castle Blunden as this is where my family lived (lives).
My biggest brick wall so far is Overington Blunden (b. cir 1600), father of Overington Blunden (b. bef 1630) who married Elizabeth Field in 1647 in Bisley, Surrey, England. They had 6 children that I know of being John; Robert; Dorothy; Sarah; Mary and Lydia. They all lived at Castle Blunden in Kilkenny.
Is there anyone else researching this line, or anyone who has any information?
Regards,
Leeanne Blunden
Hello Leanne,
Well, I'm not sure if this is related exactly to your post, but I found you by googling 'Blunden' - but Alice Blunden is my 2 x great grandmother on my maternal line. (Alice married a Newman - he was born in Banstead but moved to Kent, tenant farmer) who married an Allingham, whose daughter was my mother.... Long story short, my mother told me that it was said there was Irish blood in the family, but she wasn't sure if it was on her mother's side or her father's. So far I've been unable to verify a link; BUT if my 2 x great-grandmother Alice Blunden turns out to be related to your family, perhaps that may be the link... I recently uploaded my DNA to MyHeritage, and one of the matches which came up was for a David Upson (aged 70's), whose mother was Dorothy Lillian Upson (born Blunden)... I have only recently messaged the Upson tree owner and am awaiting a response, so I am not sure how that will pan out.
Interestingly (or perhaps not!) going back to Thomas Blunden b1728, Ancestry suggest HIS father may be a Thomas BLUNDELL... the spooky thing is, my late paternal grandmother had tenants of that surname in Aldershot... what are the chances.... LOL. It may be a transcription error, I'll be looking into that.
Anyhow, I'll stop rambling - TBH I'm not sure if the Blundens are the Irish link of family lore, but it would be good to know if anything on my tree matches yours. And if you have any DNA information that might be another way to verify either way.
