Genealogy

Reference Number: 4139 Deciphering the Anglo-Norman Chesneys: Sheriffs of Norfolk & Barons of Horsford Tracing 11th-century Norman lords from Le Quesnay through monastic foundations to co-heiresses who married into England's top baronies. The Deciphered Lineage & TranscriptionTop Progenitors (Norman Roots: Chesney | Le Quesnai, near St. Saëns | G.E.C. Ralf de Caisneto de Chesney of Rudham, Norfolk 1086, held Fulking, Sussex = Maud d. of Wm. de Waterville c. 1086 Walter

Reference 5259 Deciphering the Barons de Cressy: From Norman Crusaders to WWI Airmen Tracing a line from the battlefields of medieval Normandy to early 20th-century aviation pioneers. The Deciphered Lineage & TranscriptionTop Section (Norman Baronial Roots): de Cressy | Cressy in Normandy (nr. Dieppe) | D.B. Hugh de Cressy = Margery de Chesney (co-heiress of William de Chesney, High Sheriff of Norfolk, cross-ref 4139). Roger de Cressy d. 1246 = Isabel de Rye (heiress of

Reference Number: 6170 Deciphering the Doynell / Doisnell Line: Royal Governors & Wiltshire Knights Tracing an Anglo-Norman lineage from Domesday landholders to Wiltshire knights and Crusader benefactors. The Deciphered Lineage & TranscriptionTop Section (Early Anglo-Norman Roots): Doynell / Doisnell | Doisnel | D.B. Wiltshire & Hampshire Robert Doisnel c. 1086, held land in Mapledurwell, Hants and Huish, Wilts = Juliana (cross-ref 20083 for moneyer network links). Juli

Deciphering Dudley of Durham: Newcastle Coal Kings & Mayflower Links [Ref: 6240] Tracing a prominent Tudor line from Durham civic leaders and Newcastle coal merchants to colonial connections. The Deciphered Lineage & Transcription Top Section (Durham Civic & Merchant Roots): Dudley of Durham | Newcastle & Chopwell John Dudley of Newcastle-upon-Tyne = d. of William Carr of Newcastle. Robert Dudley, Alderman & Mayor of Newcastle 1602, Collector of Customs, knighted 1603 by

Deciphering the FitzAlan Earls: High Stewards & Lords of Oswestry Tracing the Breton-Norman lineage that split into the FitzAlan Earls of Arundel and the Royal House of Stewart. The Deciphered Lineage & Transcription Top Progenitors (Breton Roots & Oswestry): FitzAlan | Oswestry, Shropshire & Arundel, Sussex Alan Fitz Flaad, Lord of Oswestry d. c. 1114 = Avelina de Hesdin (d. of Ernulf de Hesdin). The Great Split: Elder Son: William FitzAlan I of Oswestry d. 1160 (ancestor of

Deciphering the Moneyers & Constables: FitzEustace, Halton & Alnwick Tracing the 11th-century Norman moneyer network from Caen to the powerful Constables of Chester and Lords of Alnwick Castle. The Deciphered Lineage & Transcription Top Progenitors (The Caen Moneyer Network): FitzEustace / De Burgh | Caen, Normandy & Halton, Cheshire Ranulf de Caen ("The Moneyer" 1035, pur. mill at Vièvres) Waleran Fitz Ranulf (1066, held mill at Vièvres & Essex lands). John Fitz Richard de

Deciphering the Barons of Halton & De Vesci: The Northern Barons Tracing the One-Eyed Baron of Saxlingham, the lords of Knaresborough, and the heiresses of Alnwick Castle. The Deciphered Lineage & Transcription Top Progenitors (The Moneyer Family Split): FitzJohn / De Vesci | Saxlingham, Norfolk & Alnwick, Northumberland Waleran Fitz Ranulf de Caen (d. before 1086) brother of Conan (had mill at Amblie 1066). John Fitz Richard de Burgh ("Monoculus" / The One-Eyed Baron, livin

Reference Number: 7195 Deciphering the Cheney Extension: De Caisneto & De Caen Tracing the Buckinghamshire branch of the De Caisneto family from Norman moneyer roots to manorial lordships. The Deciphered Lineage & Transcription Top Progenitors (The Caen Connection): De Caisneto / Cheney | Latton, Bucks & Caen, Normandy Waleran Fitz Ranulf de Caen (1066 moneyer, d. before 1086) John Fitz Waleran (held Essex & Bucks lands living 1094). Ralf de Caisneto I (held Latton, Bucks i

Reference Number: 10078 Deciphering the Textile Kings: Hopwood & Coddington of Lancashire [Ref: 10078] Tracing a line from 18th-century Clitheroe yeomen farmers to steam-powered cotton barons of Blackburn. The Deciphered Lineage & Transcription Top Progenitors (Clitheroe Yeomen): Hopwood | Clitheroe & Blackburn, Lancashire Robert Hopwood of Clitheroe b. c. 1740 = Elizabeth. Yeoman farmer and early handloom weaver in the Ribble Valley. Robert Hopwood II (1774–1853) of Blackbur

Reference Number: 10079 Deciphering the Textile Kings (Part 2): Mayors, MPs & Naval Poets [Ref: 10079] Tracing how the Hopwood and Coddington wealth transformed into Victorian civic leadership, baronetcies, and naval poetry. The Deciphered Lineage & Transcription Top Section (The Coddington Baronets of Wycollar): Coddington & Hopwood | Blackburn & Wycollar Hall, Lancs Sir William Coddington, 1st Baronet (1830–1918) = Sarah Katherine d. of William Thomas Hall. Mayor of Blackbu