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The Blakeneys: An Etymological and Ethnological Study - Unveiling the Mysterious Origins of the Blakeney Family and Name
The Blakeneys An Etymological and Ethnological Study Unveiling the Mysterious Origins of the Blakeney Family and Name Author:Lochlainn Seabrook The Blakeneys have proven to be one of the world's most intriguing families. And for good reason. Few families can be traced as far back, and few possess as many notable individuals and characters, ranging from governors, lords, barons, military heroes, surgeons, reverends, MPs, judges, barristers, and sheriffs, to outlaws, heretics, scoundrels,... more » and outright scallywags.
The Blakeneys were present at such famous conflicts as the Battle of Hastings (the Norman Invasion of England), the Culloden Massacre, the English Civil War, the American Revolutionary War, and the American War for Southern Independence. As this restless people spread out across the world, they settled in every corner of the globe, from Greece, India, Mauritius, Australia, and Africa, to England, Canada, Ireland, Scotland, France, and Cuba. Little wonder that the Blakeneys have been so earnestly and thoroughly studied over the years.
Yet, despite this intense scrutiny, two vitally important and unanswered questions remain: What does the name Blakeney mean? And where did the Blakeneys originate?
In the opinion of many these issues have never been fully resolved. Seabrook's non-fiction work, The Blakeneys: An Etymological and Ethnological Study, seeks to correct this deficiency. The result is a riveting, edifying, and altogether surprising journey of discovery, from the mist-enshrouded period of the Vikings to the present day.
Thoroughly-researched and easy to read, yet comprehensive in scope, Seabrook, author of the equally enthralling The Caudills: An Etymological and Ethnological Study, has combined history with genealogy in a detailed and absorbing narrative of encyclopedic proportions.
Includes a large Blakeney family tree, photos, maps, and documents, and additional material on Blakeney place-names, Blakeney spelling variations, and the surname Blake. Foreword by Ray H. Blakeney, former president of the Blakeney/Blakely Family Association.« less