Monthly Archives: September 2019

The earliest mention of someone named Proctor connected to the Taunton area of Somerset concerns a John Proctor, who was obviously a person of some eminence: Tripartite Indenture. (1) Thomas Oueray, clerk, Precentor of Cathedral Church of Wells, Richard Warre … Continue reading →

If we imagine that a common ancestor of the various Harris families of Somerset was born in 1450, and had three sons, and each of these had three sons, then, if this pattern was repeated over each generation, he would … Continue reading →

What passes as ‘factual’ in most accounts of the earliest lineage of the Norman Dukes is nothing more than a preference for a Norwegian or Danish origin, fiercly contested in the 19th century by nationalistic zealots. Later accounts employed the … Continue reading →