Message text written by INTERNET:[email protected] >ecame King of England.) [N.B. At the church of Notre Dame in Dives-sur-Mer, where the invasion forces of William the Conqueror first embarked, there is a plaque listing hundreds of "Companions of the Conqueror". It was reportedly placed there in 1862. It is said to be false.] "The Dives Roll, compiled by Leopold Delisle for the 8th centenary of the Battle, was published by de Magny in his "Nobiliare de Normandie",and was probably first published in England as an Appendix to the 2nd edition of Burke's "Vicissitudes of Families", 3rd Series, 1863, and reprinted in "The Battle Abbey Roll: with some Account of the Norman Lineages", I, xxxi-xxxv, (by the Duchess of Cleveland, 1889 in 3 vols),and in "Falaise Roll", pp. 216-219.The list seems to be taken from Domesday Book, but the Duchess of Cleveland said "it is to be regretted that he has in no case cited an authority or given a reference"." (For this reason, this list is generally ignored by genealogists.) [From "My Ancestor Came With TheConqueror", by Anthony Camp.] I hope this helps. Jno<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< So, what is the bottom line then? I for one am looking for my ancestry which I have already traced to 1612, but I am not about to engage in a pretty fairy-tale. We have to be sure!!!