> > Hi, just to let you know, there is a Book of Norman names written in 1898, sorry, can't remember the author's name it was sometime ago that I read it. Got it at the library here. > I found BRUDENALL, the origin of BRITNELL. An interesting read. Yes, you can see this developing through Brutenall, Britenall, Betenell, to Britnell. There was a gentry family of the name in Bucks (offshoot of the Northants ones) who had to sell off their lands (gambling and fast women, I think) , but produced a lot of offspring who were absorbed into the population, as farmers, carpenters, and ag labs. They were thick on the ground in the Bledlow, Bucks area, spreading into Chinnor (oxon) along the main road. EVE > > Author of The McLaughlin Guides for Family Historians Secretary, Bucks Genealogical Society

Going off at a tangent, if anyone can help re the family of an Elizabeth Britnell, born ca 1820, d of John, in the Radnage area, I'd be grateful. (She is/was the 3x g grandmother of a friend I've been helping.) Thanks for any guidance, John -----Original Message----- From: oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of eve@varneys.org.uk Sent: 23 September 2011 13:45 To: Mary Anne Britnell; oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OXF] Book of Norman names > > Hi, just to let you know, there is a Book of Norman names written in 1898, sorry, can't remember the author's name it was sometime ago that I read it. Got it at the library here. > I found BRUDENALL, the origin of BRITNELL. An interesting read. Yes, you can see this developing through Brutenall, Britenall, Betenell, to Britnell. There was a gentry family of the name in Bucks (offshoot of the Northants ones) who had to sell off their lands (gambling and fast women, I think) , but produced a lot of offspring who were absorbed into the population, as farmers, carpenters, and ag labs. They were thick on the ground in the Bledlow, Bucks area, spreading into Chinnor (oxon) along the main road. EVE > > Author of The McLaughlin Guides for Family Historians Secretary, Bucks Genealogical Society ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OFHS Open Day - 1 October in Woodstock www.ofhs.org.uk ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OXFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message