That is so great! To know that is even more fun, I need to find out when my ancestors became Commoners, I am only sure of one of them, James Lewis back in the 1800 - 1854 era. Does anyone know of a book? Eliz On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 4:10 AM, Daryl & Erica Povey <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Eliz > > My 7th gt grandfather William POVEY became a Malmesbury Commoner on 27 May 1651 > > Regards > Daryl Povey > Ballarat, Australia > > At 07:02 PM 4/11/2008, you wrote: >>Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 16:00:03 -0500 >>From: "Eliz Hanebury" <[email protected]> >>Subject: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Malmesbury's New Commoners circa 1930ish >>My cousin, who still lives in Malmesbury, sent me a parcel of goodies, >>this being one I thought should go to the lists since it contains >>names that are being researched by members. >>It is correct as much as my eyes can read it <G>. >>Eliz >> >>MALMESBURY'S NEW COMMONERS >>EIGHT "TAKE UP THEIR RIGHTS" >> >>Flogging the COMMONERS >> >>This picture shows a young commoner taking possession of a plot of >>land on Malmesbury Common. The Common was bequeathed to Malmesbury by >>King Athelstan one thousand years ago, each new commoner having to be >>flogged before receiving his portion. The ceremony has been faithfully >>carried out every New Year's Day >>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >