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DId Your Ancestor Serve During the Hundred Years' War?
The National Archives - United Kingdom ^ | 2009 | ICMA Centre

Posted on 10/26/2009 7:20:45 AM PDT by BronzePencil

Researchers at the University of Reading (UK) and the University of Southampton (UK) recently made available the roster of men who served during the Hundred Years' War.


TOPICS: History; Hobbies; Military/Veterans; Miscellaneous; Reference
KEYWORDS: england; france; genealogy; godsgravesglyphs; medieval
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To: Little Bill

I agree. There is huge variation of spelling in those days and a lot of changes through time. Think of Canterbury Tales in the original spelling and grammar and how different that is from modern English. Oy, that reminds me of high school lit.


61 posted on 10/26/2009 3:53:57 PM PDT by colorado tanker (Mr. Flyingsaucerballoonboymediawhoreman - this Bud's for you!)
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To: Monkey Face

My wife has an ancestor who was from quite a wealthy English family. She literally ran off with one of the servants and they came to America.


62 posted on 10/26/2009 3:56:00 PM PDT by colorado tanker (Mr. Flyingsaucerballoonboymediawhoreman - this Bud's for you!)
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To: BronzePencil

Looks like maybe 50 of mine show up.


63 posted on 10/26/2009 4:03:54 PM PDT by stockpirate ("if my thought-dreams could be seen. They'd probably put my head in a guillotine" Dylan)
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To: colorado tanker

Try this a family name. Wyllykynys a Freeholder in SW England, guess how it translates out.


64 posted on 10/26/2009 4:13:14 PM PDT by Little Bill (Carol Che-Porter is a MOONBAT.)
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To: Little Bill

Wow, what is that, Cornish?


65 posted on 10/26/2009 4:18:25 PM PDT by colorado tanker (Mr. Flyingsaucerballoonboymediawhoreman - this Bud's for you!)
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To: colorado tanker

Middle English before the Great Vowel shift. About the time of Chaucer English has a radical change in pronunciation,


66 posted on 10/26/2009 4:56:48 PM PDT by Little Bill (Carol Che-Porter is a MOONBAT.)
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To: Our man in washington

My ancestors fled France when the Edict of Nantes was revoked (they were Huegonots). After several hundred years in Prussia they immigrated to the Republic of Texas in the 1840’s.


67 posted on 10/26/2009 5:08:18 PM PDT by rfreedom4u (Diversity causes division and resentment.)
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To: rfreedom4u
My ancestors fled France when the Edict of Nantes was revoked (they were Huegonots).

Mine, too.

68 posted on 10/26/2009 5:09:38 PM PDT by SIDENET ("If that's your best, your best won't do." -Dee Snider)
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To: SunkenCiv; BronzePencil

43 from my mom’s side. None from my dad’s. That last surprises me not. Pretty sure his people back then were painting themselves blue and runnin’ nekked thru the forest. Pretty sure his people are STILL painting themselves blue and runnin’ nekked thru the forest.


69 posted on 10/26/2009 5:12:03 PM PDT by bigheadfred (Be who you are and say what you feel: Those who mind don't matter.Those who matter don't mind.)
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To: BronzePencil; SunkenCiv; Pharmboy

Thanks for posting this. The late medieval period in England and France is my favorite subject, this is amazing.


70 posted on 10/26/2009 5:17:08 PM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: BronzePencil

Jeez. There were 18 men named Moore. All but one were archers and most of them were named William, John or David. Darn Welsh! Only one named Powers. That side of the family must have been draft dodgers or produced lots of daughters. Probably married all the Moore lads.


71 posted on 10/26/2009 7:39:35 PM PDT by CholeraJoe ("I want to see you make decisions without your televisions.")
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To: bmwcyle

I have a possible from that same outfit:

Edward de Clinton Man-at-arms Nottingham, Thomas de Mowbray, earl of Nottingham, Thomas de Mowbray, earl of 1389-1390 Standing force Scotland (East March) TNA E101/41/17 m1


72 posted on 10/26/2009 10:01:41 PM PDT by Pelham (Obammunism, for that smooth-talking happy -face communist blend.)
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To: Our man in washington

I found hits on three surnames so far. One thing to keep in mind is that spellings often changed over time, for example the surname Strode evolved into Stroud. This spelling change is even more exaggerated when French names became Anglicized.


73 posted on 10/26/2009 10:15:59 PM PDT by Pelham (Obammunism, for that smooth-talking happy -face communist blend.)
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To: Pelham

We will have to have a Scotch together.


74 posted on 10/27/2009 1:04:35 AM PDT by bmwcyle (We need more Joe Wilson's. OBAMA is ACORN ACORN is OBAMA)
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To: Pelham

Another problem is who knows the surname of your twenty seven times Great Grandmother though the female line only. I don’t have a clue what countries all of my 27th generations back ancestors lived in. On the other hand going back 160 generations I’m probably related to my namesake, if only through my Jewish ancestors (my Finnish ancestors, not so much). My Irish ancestors are a possibility, especially from the Anglo-Norman-Irish side (de Burge - Burke).


75 posted on 10/27/2009 1:57:15 AM PDT by Lucius Cornelius Sulla (He said red, yellow, black or white, All are equal in his sight, Mmm, mmm, mm!, Barack Hussein Obama)
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To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla

Dad’s side has been traced back to the Cruickshank name,,,

Victoria Cross back up the line,,,(WWI),,,

The name goes way back to Scotland,,,

Interesting stuff...;0)


76 posted on 10/27/2009 2:31:18 AM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: colorado tanker
You're assuming no illegitimate ancestors back in the old country, where the child's name wouldn't match the father's. :-))

True, but I can trace ancestory on my maternal side back to the 1500s.

77 posted on 10/27/2009 6:05:32 AM PDT by Just another Joe (Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
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To: BronzePencil
Cool

Three known ancestors under the Blounts.

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78 posted on 10/27/2009 6:36:25 AM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: jcsjcm

“Are you a Bryant?”
Yes grandmother on father side

Family came 1635 fron Lydd, England to Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA


79 posted on 10/27/2009 6:55:00 AM PDT by tophat9000 (Obama plans to fix America like he fixed his dog)
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To: painter

“Gordon of A$$hole”?


80 posted on 10/27/2009 6:59:01 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof. V for victory)
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