Sunday, February 24, 2013

RN #223 The Domesday Book Study

The historic background to many geographic areas can become important in understanding the roots to your family tree.  This notebook contains my research into The Domesday Book for several counties from which my JONES family seem to originate.

The Welsh Marches/ maps
Anglo-Welsh frontier 1086
Wales in the Norman period
Chester
     Hugh Lupus - nephew William I (Hugh d'Avranches)
Chester City
Shrewsbruy
     Roger de Montgomery
Hereford
    William Fitz Osbern

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