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Gloucestershire / Re: Alexander alias Mansell - The reason behind the surname
« on: Thursday 25 January 18 16:48 GMT (UK) »
Alexander was probably the earliest known member of this family and he came from (Frampton) Mansell, which is about 15 miles from Charlton Kings, near Cheltenham. He would have been known as Alexander de Mauncel, and his eldest son as Alexander (of) Alexander de Mauncel, the patronymic. The family were later known as Mansell, but in the 16th/17th century as Alexander alias Mansell.