A note to my family: This works out rather neatly. Our ancestor from Fécamp leads to my mother. Our ancestor from Fyndern leads to my father. One is royal the other comes from a line of knights and ladies and then Quakers. One is from France and the beaches of Normandy, and the other from a tiny place in Derbyshire, England. Click on the links for more detail. Don’t be dismayed by different spellings – they abound and are further confused by the use of Latin. Until the majority of people could read spelling remained very fluid
Once again, this is a blog of mostly links like the one
immediately below that has photos, maps, and a fascinating history on the
origin of Fécamp. Be sure to
follow the links.
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| Robert Antoine Pinchon, Le port de Fécamp, oil on canvas, Wikipedia |
F is for . . . Fyndern
Fyndern, Derbyshire, England
George Fyndern 1470-1540 is my 16th great
grandfather.
This family comes down through our Quaker lines to my father’s family. Findern/Fyndern is a small village that grew up around the Fyndern manor house.
This family comes down through our Quaker lines to my father’s family. Findern/Fyndern is a small village that grew up around the Fyndern manor house.
The village of Fyndern and our
Fyndern family have an interesting history. See what’s up in the following
link. The Findern Flower was brought back to the village in England from the Crusades.
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| The Findern Flower, Narcissus Poeticus Flore Pleno |
The Fyndern Flower By John Hawkins - Findern Historical Society
- Take by Findern resident. Wikipedia Commons
Here’s a BBC page on a FyndernHistory Walk – helping you imagine being there!
I hope you’ve enjoyed our visit
to a couple of small villages in France and England. The lands of our
forefathers. A challenge to my blog
readers – look-up an area your ancestors hailed from and learn its history. It
could be 2 generations back in Ohio or 10 generations back in Italy, but wherever
it is you will be fascinated with what you find!
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