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Suffolk / Re: Devereux family in East Anglia
« on: Monday 01 May 17 18:27 BST (UK)  »
The Domesday Book in 1086 recorded the granting of land in East Anglia incl. Norfolk, Suffolk etc.  to several Devereux families recorded as "de Evreux" (of / from Evreux in Normandy, France).
Their descendants include the family  granted land in Hereford and elsewhere; and  in 1550 were the first creation of a Viscount -  Viscount Hereford. I in 1572 their dscendant was ctreated Earl of Essex; which later passed to the  was ; see  <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devereux>

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Wexford / Re: Matthew DEVEREUX 1823 & Wexford Devereux history
« on: Tuesday 27 March 12 13:32 BST (UK)  »
I picked up information about Matthew's family while researching our
English Devereux family who became hatters at Eton & Windsor in the 19thC - they have many descendants in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and India - but are not (directly) related to yours!

Matthew & Bridget went from Australia to New Zealand where he died in 1904 at Ahaura, Westland - Bridget died there a year later.

The first Devereux in Wexford was almost certainly a younger son of the Devereux of Herefordshire and the Welsh Marches, who went to Ireland in the 1100s.

Despite the myth that is endlessly repeated, there was no "invasion" by the Anglo-Normans. Dermot MacMurrough, King of Leinster, invited  Sir Richard fitz Gilbert of Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke & Striguil (ie.Chepstow) South Wales, a famous warrior known as “Strongbow”. Dermot promised Strongbow grants of land as well as his daughter's hand in marriage, in exchange for his help. His daughter Eva’s marriage to Strongbow created the enormous Irish landholdings of the Clare family. See more about this in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/5447

For information about Matthew and Bridget Devereux I suggest you contact the New Zealand researcher of this family
- Virginia Mackinnon *

Good luck!
from
the Devereux huntress-gatherer

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Bedfordshire / Re: Riseley's Missing Registers
« on: Sunday 31 January 10 15:57 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Bob, I sent the email a few minutes ago with a chart attached which I am also sending to the NZ Armstrong-Devereux family - if they agree I shall send you contact info for them.
Regards
Isabelle
I am signng off for today...

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Bedfordshire / Re: Riseley's Missing Registers
« on: Sunday 31 January 10 14:20 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you for your help!

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Bedfordshire / Re: Riseley's Missing Registers
« on: Sunday 31 January 10 11:52 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Bob
Thanks for the welcome.
Please can you point me in the right direction to find out how to set up a DNA project - I'm in contact with the historic Devereux family so we may be able to identify whether there is a link.
I'd also be grateful if you can put me in touch with your Armstrong contact in NZ - somehow!
I tried to reply to your personal message to give you my email address but can't find the "new msg" icon - despite the instructions on site!!  Perhaps my oldish Mac that's the problem....

Isabelle Dx

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Bedfordshire / Devereux family of Elizabeth Gladys Louise Armstrong in NZ
« on: Sunday 31 January 10 02:04 GMT (UK)  »
Hi
Just to let you know I'm in contact with the descendants of Gladys Armstrong - I married into a distantly related branch of the same Devereux family, which I have researched over 15 yrs in England, India Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and back to their Viking origins.
If you would like further info on the Armstrong-Devereux link, please let me know!

Isabelle Dx
& see www.flickr.com/people/hadevereux/

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