Notes from Aunt G., #1
My aunt is the family genealogist, at least for my dad’s side of the family. She is really quite good at it and insists that genealogical assertions are worthless without backup documentation. So when she sends me notes on her research I know without a doubt that what she writes is accurate. I read everything she sends me but I usually just put it away in a big plastic bin in my library with the idea that one day, when the time was right, I would go through it all and read it as a total history. It seems now is that time thanks to all the recent posts regarding “identity.”
My plan was to just go through the material and make one post listing some highlights that were interesting to me. However, I am feeling overwhelmed at amount of material (my aunt has been researching for decades), so I’ve decided to break it up and post a note at a time. I understand if none of my family history is of particular interest to you, but I feel like I need to at least “put it out there” in case other researchers are googling this information. So, let’s get started:
“The earliest documented …ancestor is Richard Glyd, born about 1550 in Brightling, England. Richard Glyd was a descendant of Athelstan Gloddrydd,…but it is unknown by this writer which son was the forebear of Richard.”
“Athelstan Glodrydd was born sometime after 950… He was the son of Cyhelyn and Rheingard. He married Gwladus, daughter of Run… His titles were King, Glouchester; also Earl of Hereford; Baron of Stafford; Godson of Athelstan, King of England….Athelstan Gloddrydd was killed in the War [Battle] of Hastings, AD 1066, and one of his sons became ruler of Glouchester, but was ousted by William the Conqueror when William took full control of England.”
I was blown away when I first read this. I hope she can some day find the “missing links” between Richard and Athelstan. Stay tuned for more.
Image: L.Gloyd (c) 2008
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Nothing quite matches the exhilaration of stumbling upon information like this. My own lines are fascinating but no one has even tried to go back this far. Your aunt has done a wonderful job.
How fabulous! Who knows what else you will find out, Lori!
Lori, this is great! The more you discover about your lineage, the more you’ll have insights into a lot about you and your family. My sister has original documentations — unfortunately they are all in old French. Your aunt sounds a lot like my sister about collecting data.
How fascinating to discover where we are from. It is like a never-ending puzzle with always something more to want to know.
Bless your aunt for taking the time - all that research is quite time-consuming. I helped my mom do here family & we only got as far back and the early 1800s - and it took quite awhile to do that - we worked on it pre-Internet.
Wow! To be able to go back so far. That’s amazing. I’m wondering now about my own line, especially since I am the end, full stop, there;s nothing further. If I don’t do it, who will? If I do, who will read ir?
Your journey has just begun. With your identity firmly in hand, you can travel anywhere!
Hello Lori, family history has always fascinated me and I hope one day to have time to sit down and trace ours back. What a wonderful lineage is in there and I hope your auntie can trace the missing link. Very, very exciting!
It’s really neat, when you can go back that far. Your aunt is a great researcher!