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« on: Tuesday 02 September 08 00:20 BST (UK) »
Hello there,
I tried emailing you this at XXX but it got rejected.
I saw some of your posts there ref Gaudern back in Apr 2006.
There are a lot of uncanny links between Coldham, Gaudern and Gawdy;
one being in Redenhall, Suffolk where there was a Coldham Hall and a Gawdy Hall.
I should mention that i have FRANE ancestry.
Hence the area of of HANSLOPE-GAYHURST in Buckinghamshire was of prime interest as Gayhurst belonged to a certain Osulf Fil-Frane. I only discovered yesterday there were GAUDERN's in Hanslope, and a Michaelis de Hamslape who was warden of Rockingham Castle (Northants) in 1104-06.
I believe the name GAUDERN might be a corruption of Wardon (wardon) which would have been (Li) GUARDEN after 1066..
Do you know anything about the medieval history of the GAUDERN's?
Osulf Fil Frane's ancestor, Fraena Eorl, also held Rockingham Castle & feoffs in Peterborough; which is in the same area as the later Gaudern families of Northants.
I have many GORDON DNA matches which very probably means that this GAUDERN line was part of my ancestry.
I also do not (yet) understand the cross-linkage between Frane/Gaudern/Gordon & Gawdy.
I would be delighted with any scraps of info on the Gaudern's as I have no info.
ps: has any male GAUDERN taken a YDNA test? If not, i recommend they do so, i am just setting up a COLDHAM surname page...& can advise them how to get a test at a very discounted price.
Sincerely
Gerard Coldham
London Uk
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