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From: William Addams Reitwiesner< >
Subject: Re: Ruvigny
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 11:48:51 GMT


Mike Davidson <> wrote:

>
>In article <>,
> (William Addams Reitwiesner) wrote:
>> Mike Davidson <>
>> wrote:
>> >Anne Capell m. Sir Robert Chester (1566-1641)
>> >(1570-1634/42) of Royston and Cockenhatch
>> >
>> Ruvigny shows these two at the top of Table XXXII (p.
>> 36) of his "Anne of
>> Exeter" volume [1907].
>> >|
>> >12generations
>> >|
>> >Me
>> Ruvigny shows the descendants of those two on pp.
>> 417-448. I don't see a "Davidson" there.
>
>No, but on page 426 you will find a James England, who is
>possibly my gg-grandfather - if I ever manage to finish my
>Y^%$£&! thesis I will take some time (dis)proving the link.
>
>Do you have any opinions on Ruvigny's accuracy? Gryphon801
>noted that:
>
>>My own experience (50 years or so) in testing Ruvigny is
>>that the later generations tend to be accurate but often
>>incomplete.

That's been my experience with it also.


William Addams Reitwiesner


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