On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:22:29 +0100 Nigel St C Gerdes <nigel.gerdes@milnet.uk.net> wrote: > If you put - Norris family Newbury - into Google, she is the first > reference that comes up. > > There was a wealthy Norris family in Newbury who I think gave their > name to Hampstead Norris. There was a Sir William Norris of Yattendon > ca 1480. > > And this link has even more detail; > > http://genforum.genealogy.com/norris/messages/6207.html however much else in that link is accurate this sort of thing has me doubting > At Tudorplace.com there is a data base of the royal families using > the Dictionary of National Biography (1891) as its primary source. > and the Register of Maryland's Heraldic Families, page 279 that Mary > was the granddaughter of Sir Henry II Norreys and he is the > > DESCENDANT OF CHARLEMAGNE, ALFRED THE GREAT, WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR, > HENRY I, EMPRESS MATILDA, HENRY II, KING JOHN, EDWARD I, EDWARD III, > JOHN OF GAUNT, STRONGBOW DE CLARE, SIR WILLIAM MARSHALL, AND LADY > GODIVA > > DESCENDANT OF MALCOLM III, DAVID I, WILLIAM THE LION, THE ANCIENT > KINGS OF SCOTLAND, LADY MACBETH, AND SOMERLED LORD OF THE ISLES > > DESCENDANT OF KING LOUIS VII OF FRANCE AND ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE > > DESCENDANT OF LLEWELYN THE GREAT PRINCE OF WALES, AND IRELAND'S > GREATEST KING BRIAN BORU I'm amazed they haven't claimed descent from Adam & Eve as some royal genealogies do ;-) -- John Lewis Debian & the GeneWeb genealogical data server

Dear List, I agree with John about his first point. I made no comment on the veracity of the detail contained at the link. If you continue down the hits provided by Google there is another site that contains a considerable amount on the Norris family of Yattendon and the data does seem to have more substance to it, subject to validation, since it is not referenced to primary sources. Anyway I can now 'claim' to be related to Mary Norris since my own family is supposed to be related to Strongbow de Clare, but I very much doubt I could ever prove it, while in this world. As for being related to Adam and Eve that's easy, I have a primary source for it, but your mileage may differ on that one, and I would respect all views. Time to stop. Regards, Nigel St Clair Gerdes > On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:22:29 +0100 > > Nigel St C Gerdes <nigel.gerdes@milnet.uk.net> wrote: > > If you put - Norris family Newbury - into Google, she is the first > > reference that comes up. > > > > There was a wealthy Norris family in Newbury who I think gave their > > name to Hampstead Norris. There was a Sir William Norris of Yattendon > > ca 1480. > > > > And this link has even more detail; > > > > http://genforum.genealogy.com/norris/messages/6207.html > John wrote: > however much else in that link is accurate this sort of thing has me > doubting > > > At Tudorplace.com there is a data base of the royal families using > > the Dictionary of National Biography (1891) as its primary source. > > and the Register of Maryland's Heraldic Families, page 279 that Mary > > was the granddaughter of Sir Henry II Norreys and he is the > > > > DESCENDANT OF CHARLEMAGNE, ALFRED THE GREAT, WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR, > > HENRY I, EMPRESS MATILDA, HENRY II, KING JOHN, EDWARD I, EDWARD III, > > JOHN OF GAUNT, STRONGBOW DE CLARE, SIR WILLIAM MARSHALL, AND LADY > > GODIVA > > > > DESCENDANT OF MALCOLM III, DAVID I, WILLIAM THE LION, THE ANCIENT > > KINGS OF SCOTLAND, LADY MACBETH, AND SOMERLED LORD OF THE ISLES > > > > DESCENDANT OF KING LOUIS VII OF FRANCE AND ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE > > > > DESCENDANT OF LLEWELYN THE GREAT PRINCE OF WALES, AND IRELAND'S > > GREATEST KING BRIAN BORU > John wrote: > I'm amazed they haven't claimed descent from Adam & Eve as some royal > genealogies do ;-)