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Possible Chartres ancestors and the link to Normandy

The name “Chartres” is of Norman origin, and I had always assumed that a distant ancestor had come to England in 1066 with William the Conqueror.  If that was the case though, how did they end up in the Lowlands of Scotland?  I found a better possible explanation in a tourist brochure…. The ruins ofContinue reading “Possible Chartres ancestors and the link to Normandy”

Margaret Chartres and her family in 19th C Berwickshire, Scotland

Here I am on a beautiful sunny afternoon struggling to work with this challenging WordPress software.  Perhaps it is not meant to run on an IPad.  Thank goodness my daughter Katie is here to help me!  I have a few more days in Cambridge before leaving for Scotland and need to get the blog upContinue reading “Margaret Chartres and her family in 19th C Berwickshire, Scotland”