WE'RE DOO..... er, uh...WE'RE DOMED!!
Posted on 08/04/2006 5:25:38 PM PDT by annie laurie
Excellent!! I've been researching several ancestors that appear in the book but not having access to he book itself was a bit of a pain. Thank you very much for the link.
You're most welcome :)
>>It was actually put together for that most popular of government activities. Tax collection.<<
Aha... the good old days when you taxed the nation you defeated instead of paying to rebuild the country... :)
They published each county for about 8 pounds sterling. (US currency would equal about 12 US dollars. I have mine copy for Middlesex. Today, unless I am mistaken, the official agency charges 3.50 pounds per page. My copy has 130 pages- both Latin and English translation. (All for 8 pounds)
It is rather expensive today. One has to accept certain things. For example the 1881 census for England and Wales is absolutely free, courtesy of the Church of the Latter Day Saints.
Someone woke up pretty quickly though. The six census from 1851 through 1901 (every ten years) are offered privately. They also list the free 1881 census without comment. The minimum rate is 4.50 pounds for an all too quick ten days and only ten single access to an entry.
Still worth it - if one knows what one is looking for. But it is money, money, money.
genealogy bump
One may be taken aback at prices asked, but it is all fair game. If the Government agencies feel like making an honest dollar, well ok.
Next there is good old private enterprise. I got on to BARNES AND NOBLE. The used book section immediately goes to the very PHILLIMORE PUBLISHERS (ahem, not Colchester, but Chichester).
Titled DOMESDAY BOOK . John Morris. Translations by Sara Wood. Prices run from $12.95 per complete county entries, to about $35 for more comprehensive works.
tens of thousands can do both - it's a great way to learn history
Some of my ancestors came from the West Riding - left almost 400 years ago for this land - Thank you , Lord! (England has been overrun...but I'm glad for my good ole English genes)
WE'RE DOO..... er, uh...WE'RE DOMED!!
They (The Vikings led by Rollo,) founded the Duchy of Normandy, after forcing a peace-settlement with France, which ceded the lands to the Normans who WERE Normans and not French.(in 911, led by the Viking, Rolf (Rollo, Robert, 1st Duke of Normandy, 2nd great great grandfather of William the Conqueror) \
Hehe :)
i would find any ancestry claim pre-plague to be dubious. there is pretty much no documentation, it is all claim based. I am sure some % are true and a much higher % are believed to be true but outside of the royal line there is a lot of wiggle room.
well discounting the various french-intrigues, which had a lot more to do with the french court and various dukedoms. The defeat of Richard III was one example, I don't recall if Edward II's wife left to france before returning to try to put her son on the throne..
Thanks for the ping. Bookmarked.
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