Our scheduled speaker was unfortunately indisposed so Doug Haynes kindly stepped in at the last minute.
Bob Welch writes:
The meeting went very well and as usual Doug gave a very good talk.
His Talk was about the leading Gentry in Cheshire and their family histories back to the Norman Conquest when Hugh Lupus became the first Earl of Chester along with his 10 Barons. The families included the Tollemaches/ Wilbrahams, Cholmondeleys, Grosvenors, Crewes and Delves-Broughtons. He explained how a number could trace their ancestry back to the Norman Barons, how they in effect ruled the county including providing supplying a large number of the County's MPs right up to the Great Reform Act of 1832.
He went on to talk about their homes, castles and estates most of which survive to this day.
It was interesting to hear what in influence these families had on the county over many, many generations. Apparently the "Cheshire Gentry" were well known throughout the whole country.
The whole talk was illustrated with many photos, maps and contemporary comments.
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