Author Archives: Gary

Ham, Surrey

In the first three editions of ‘ANSTEY: Our True Surname Origin and Shared Medieval Ancestry‘, we stated that Hubert de Anstey owned Ham in Surrey. Our logic behind this was as follows: a) in 1141 Geoffrey de Mandeville was granted Anstey, Braughing and Ham manors as a package; b) in 1143, Anstey, Hertfordshire was takenContinue reading “Ham, Surrey”

‘Chartulary of St John the Baptist of Colchester (Roxburgh Club)’

At the end of Appendix One of the third edition of ‘ANSTEY: Our True Surname Origin and Shared Medieval Ancestry‘, we wrote: The main source which will either advance, confirm or refute this tentative strand of research [the pre-Anstey ancestral pedigree] is the ‘Chartulary of St John the Baptist of Colchester (Roxburgh Club)’. Eudo theContinue reading “‘Chartulary of St John the Baptist of Colchester (Roxburgh Club)’”

Tom’s 1913 ‘The Anstey Family’ Article Uploaded

T. J. Anstey (Tom) wrote an article entitled ‘The Anstey Family’, which was published in the ‘South Gloucestershire Chronicle’ on either 3 or 4 January 1913. We have now uploaded Tom’s exquisitely researched article in full, ‘as is’, for posterity. Gary

Update on Richard the Clerk

We continue to advance the pre-Anstey story. Having found slightly more information about Richard the Clerk, father of Hubert de Anstey, we have rewritten page 59 of the third edition of ‘Anstey: Our True Surname Origin and Shared Medieval Ancestry‘ to the following (which will appear in the fourth edition when it is published): Richard the Clerk is a most importantContinue reading “Update on Richard the Clerk”

Tom’s Early 20th Century Anstey Research

We have begun to work on filling Tom’s Research page. Over the weeks and months ahead, we hope to upload a few of his early 20th century genealogical letters (which will appear on Tom’s Correspondence page) and other research of his, including his 1913 ‘The Anstey Family‘ article. Of course we would also like toContinue reading “Tom’s Early 20th Century Anstey Research”

Hubert de Anstey (II)’s Second Wife

We have found some more information on Hubert de Anstey (II)’s second wife Matilda de Camoys. As such, we have rewritten footnote 107 of the third edition of ‘Anstey: Our True Surname Origin and Shared Medieval Ancestry‘ to the following (which will appear in the fourth edition when it is published): See ‘Feet of Fines for Surrey’Continue reading “Hubert de Anstey (II)’s Second Wife”