Monthly Archives: October 2021

Any theory as to the English ancestry of Virginia settlers cannot be based of a single coincidence. The proposition that Major William Harris was the son of John Harris of Ludlow is based on multiple coincidences: 1. His land was … Continue reading →

Geneological enquiry of ancient English families necessarily requires consideration of related families, as the invariable mode of survival was through a safety net of kinship, with its obligations of mutual support. The level of enquiry has to be at least … Continue reading →

The usual result of a family dividing into ‘branches’ in medieval and post-medieval England was that they maintained close contact despite their geographical divide. In the case of the Holland family of Shropshire, their associations there to families of Cocke … Continue reading →