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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: BronwenS on Tuesday 18 March 25 01:52 GMT (UK)
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Po Marie (good evening)
I would really appreciate it if someone could give me some idea of what this is about, it is from The hundred of Launditch and deanery of Brisley : in the county of Norfolk : evidences and topographical notes from public records, heralds' visitations, wills, court rolls, old charters, parish registers, town books, and other private sources : digested and arranged as materials for parochial, manorial, and family history / collected by G.A. Carthew and this part is in Bigod's fief.
Nga mihi (nui)
Very best wishes
Bronwen
Otautahi
Aotearoa
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The only land mentioned is the manor of Wissingset.
It begins with something like the announcement of the leaving/passing/expiring of Herbert Bozoun, who I think came with King William at the conquest.
Take this with a huge amount of salt - I suspect the record is from much later, so the mention of Herbert is probably less literal than I make it sound. I may also have simply misunderstood the first line.
Then there is essentially a pedigree, recording that different Bozouns were born of other Bozouns, that they came (I think signifying coming to the Manor Court for admission to the manor); that they died; that others were their son and heir etc, etc.
It's very extensive and will need great care to tease out the correct relationships.
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I'd be surprised if this information isn't already available in books, peerages and county histories.
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Many thanks as always, I shall pursue the possible lines.
Much appreciated
Bronwen
Aotearoa
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It looks like Herbert must have come later than William the Conqueror. According to the site below, "this appears to be a mistake." Herbert or Hubert was living at the time of King Stephen (about 1140s). His son Roger was living in 1202. Roger's son Peter was living in 1227.
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-hist-norfolk/vol10/pp81-86
It is probably this Peter who is shown in 1235-6 (top of page 491):
https://archive.org/details/liberfeodorumboo01grea/page/490/mode/2up?view=theater
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Many thanks Vance. i shall look at the link.
Nga mihi
Bronwen
Aotearoa