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From: John Addis-Smith <>
Subject: Re: ROLL OF BATTLE ABBEY
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 1995 22:04:02 GMT


(John V Addis-Smith) wrote:

> wrote:

>>I read an article in "Family History Monthly", a new British publication
>>(October 1995 1st issue)about the ROLL OF BATTLE ABBEY. This was a roll call
>>taken after the battle of Hastings to determine which of William of
Normandy's
>>soldiers had survived the battle.

>>Is there a published list of names? I would like to know anything about the
>>subject.

>------
>A balanced summary of the battle Abbey Roll in its various
>versions/copies and of other lists of those who were said to have come
>with William the Conqueror is given by Anthony Camp, Director of the
>Society of Genalogists (SOG), London in a booklet entitled:

> My Ancestors Came with the Conqueror - those who did, and some of
>those who probably did not.

>It can be ordered from the SOG direct. You can obtain their booklist
>on Web on the GENUKI site at:
> http://www.midas.ac.uk/genuki/big/

>and from the Societies paragraph, follow the SOG links.
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Sorry, the 'www' part should be omitted from the above address,
ie. http://midas.ac.uk/genuki/big/
and follow the SOG link in the Societies paragraph.

For the full address to the SOG bookshop page for the above book (but
you miss all the scenery on the way :) try:
http://boulmer.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/SoG/Booklist/A06.html
rmembering to use upper and lower case where indicated.

Good luck.

--
John Addis-Smith - Thurleigh, Bedford, England MK44 2EE

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