Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Summertime

Two properly English events at Broughton in the coming weeks. First the Church fete on Saturday June 13th starting at 2pm. It remains a great community "coming together". Secondly, we host the AGM of the Coracle Society on Sunday June 21st. There will be a paddle past of coracles in the afternoon - including my mother's (her 70th birthday present) probably piloted by me. A Coracle paddle-past. You can't do better than that!

5 comments:

Beth Colocci said...

I have some fun photos of the Coracle Society AGM which I am happy to share with you

http://www.flickr.com/photos/45203985@N00/3653077453/in/set-72157621515053612/

Lynda Chapple said...

Hello Mr. Fiennes. I am doing some research on family history and I seem to have been led to Broughton Castle.
I have some questions about the castle and its inhabitants in the 1850's and friends of the family.
would you mind sending me an email with an email address I could send my enquiry.. bit long for your comment box.
thank you very much,
Lynda
llchapple@shaw.ca

Susan Singleton said...

Dear Mr Fiennes,
I have been studying my ancestry and Lord William Fiennes, 8th Baron Saye & Sele, is my 11th Great Grandfather, as shown by the following lineage:

Lord William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire,Oxfordshire & Cheshire, 8th and 2nd Baron Saye and Sele (1582 - 1662)
is your 11th great grandfather
Elizabeth Fiennes (1618 - )
Daughter of Lord William
William Norton (1652 - 1695)
Son of Elizabeth
Thomas Norton (1686 - 1748)
Son of William
William Norton (1706 - 1769)
Son of Thomas
William Norton (1740 - 1773)
Son of William
Henry Norton (1766 - 1828)
Son of William
Charles Edward Barron Norton (1787 - 1860)
Son of Henry
Dr John Howard Norton (1815 - 1874)
Son of Charles Edward Barron
Charles Henry Norton (1845 - 1899)
Son of Dr John Howard
Frank Bayley Norton (1882 - 1950)
Son of Charles Henry
Arthur Howard Norton (1911 - 1968)
Son of Frank Bayley
Julie Elaine Norton (1935 - )
Daughter of Arthur Howard
Susan Claire Jones

I am fascinated with Broughton Castle's website and would love to learn more about the castle and the generations of the Fiennes family who have lived there.

I have a family tree on Ancestry.co.uk, with over 22,000 names added, which I would be happy to share with you, but I would require an e-mail address in order to send you the invitation to view the tree.

It is wonderful to see photographs of your family, as we must be cousins, but I have not worked out the exact relationships as yet.

I am also interested to see the information about your coracle activities, being a Welsh descendent myself and recalling one of my teachers, a coracle-builder, who used to involve pupils in sponsored coracle-rowing to raise money for various charities. I was previously unaware of the existence of the Coracle Society.

My e-mail address is: s.singleton3@sky.com

Kind Regards,
Susan Singleton (nee Jones)

Susan Singleton said...

Dear Mr Fiennes,
Following my last message I have now worked out that I am your 12th cousin, as follows:

Martin Fiennes (1961 - )
is your 12th cousin
Nathaniel Fiennes, 21st Baron Saye & Sele (1920 - )
Father of Martin
Ivo Murray Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 20th Baron Saye and Sele (1885 - 1968)
Father of Nathaniel
Geoffrey Cecil Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 18th Baron Saye and Sele (1858 - 1937)
Father of Ivo Murray
Hon. John Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 17th Baron Saye and Sele (1830 - 1907)
Father of Geoffrey Cecil
Rev. Frederick Benjamin Twistleton- Wykeham- Fiennes, Archdeacon of Hereford 10th Baron Saye and Sele (1799 - 1887)
Father of Hon. John
Ven. Hon. Thomas James Twisleton, Archdeacon of Columbo (1770 - 1824)
Father of Rev. Frederick Benjamin
Major General Thomas Twisleton,Esq., 13th Baron Saye & Sele (1735 - 1788)
Father of Ven. Hon. Thomas James
John Twisleton, 12th Baron Saye & Sele (1698 - 1763)
Father of Major General Thomas
Colonel Fiennes Twisleton, 11th Baron Saye & Sele (1670 - 1730)
Father of John
Cecil Twisleton, Baroness Saye and Sele (1650 - 1723)
Mother of Colonel Fiennes
Hon. Elizabeth Fiennes (1631 - 1674)
Mother of Cecil
Hon. James Fiennes, 2nd Viscount of Saye and Sele, 9th Baron Saye & Sele (1603 - 1673)
Father of Hon. Elizabeth
Lord William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire,Oxfordshire & Cheshire, 8th and 2nd Baron Saye and Sele (1582 - 1662)
Father of Hon. James
Hon. Elizabeth Fiennes (1618 - )
Daughter of Lord William
William Norton (1652 - 1695)
Son of Hon. Elizabeth
Thomas Norton (1686 - 1748)
Son of William
William Norton (1706 - 1769)
Son of Thomas
William Norton (1740 - 1773)
Son of William
Henry Norton (1766 - 1828)
Son of William
Charles Edward Barron Norton (1787 - 1860)
Son of Henry
Dr John Howard Norton (1815 - 1874)
Son of Charles Edward Barron
Charles Henry Norton (1845 - 1899)
Son of Dr John Howard
Frank Bayley Norton (1882 - 1950)
Son of Charles Henry
Arthur Howard Norton (1911 - 1968)
Son of Frank Bayley
Julie Elaine Norton (1935 - )
Daughter of Arthur Howard
Susan Claire Jones
You are the daughter of Julie Elaine

Anonymous said...

Yes. I do believe Broughton Castle's time has come. To be under the scrutiny of The Castle Lady- that is- have enjoyed looking around the official web site and this blog. I will add it to all my writings about Broughton.