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CS71 .N847 1976a |
LCNO |
76-27071 |
Summary |
William E. Norman dedicated this genealogy to his father, Ernest Norman, because he emulated the principles and character of his ancestors. His earliest recorded ancestors were traced back to 1520 in this genealogy, but oral histories claim that the history of the Norman family goes back as far as William the Conqueror and Richard I, Duke of Normandy, son of William Longsword. The Normans traveled to Witheridge, Somerset, England as colonists during the Norman Conquest. Many remained in Somerset, but some relocated to nearby North Devon. Most were farmers. Their religious affiliations conflicted with the mainstream Anglicans. These dissenters were Puritans, Methodists, and Baptists. Normans were religiously persecuted for their dissent and chose to seek freedom of religion in the New World. Many became leaders of their sects after establishing themselves in New England and Canada. Ernest Norman carried on those traditions by also becoming a faith leader. Ernest Norman was an Ontarian deacon and teacher of the Baptist Church who received his Doctor of Divinity degree from McMaster University. He worked as Professor of Languages at Feller Institute for thirteen years. Norman excelled at Bible interpretation because he knew Latin, Hebrew, and Greek. He married Albina Valiquet, a fellow religious thinker and Protestant convert. Following that, he moved west to British Columbia and became a fruit rancher in the Kootenay region. Even as a rancher, he continued to educate those around him on religious matters. His son, William E. Norman, was inspired to write his family's genealogy to continue his father's legacy of generosity and familial piety. Norman also expressed the hope that other Normans would do their part to complete the work he started. The index of family names is at the front of the Norman Genealogy and it lists the names as they appear in the main genealogy. The majority of the work is the birth, marriage, and death dates of every recorded Norman. Some of the more prominent members, such as Ernest Norman, have photographs and the details of their lives are explored in more detail. Norman also includes articles relating to Gothic genealogy, heraldry, pedigrees of Saxon Kings, the origin of the name Norman, the general history of family names, and songs or hymns related to the Norman family. William E. Norman has more detail about very early Norman history than most genealogies to give his family's history historical context. George Norman I and Martha Melhuish Norman of Somerset are the individuals Norman began his genealogy with by finding as many ancestors and descendants of theirs as he could over the course of more than four hundred and fifty years of history. |
Object Name |
Book |
Author |
William E. Norman |
Title |
Norman Genealogy Ancestors and Descendants of George Norman, I and Martha Melhuish Norman Somerset, England with Descendant and Collateral Families of America |
Publisher |
Privately published |
Published Date |
1976 |
Catalog Number |
CS71 .N847 1976a |
People |
Norman, William E. Norman, Ernest Valiquet, Albina Norman, Martha Melhuish Norman, George William the Conqueror William I Richard I Longsword, William Norman, Robert Norman, Janet Norman, John Norman, Lydia Norman, Hugh Norman, Eliza Davies, Maria (Norman) Wells, Eliza (Norman) Norman, George Norman, Ann Norman, James Norman, Sarah |
Search Terms |
Genealogy Oral History Ancestors Descendants Witheridge, Somerset, England Norman Conquest North Devon Farmers Anglicans Church of England Dissenters Methodists Baptists Puritans Religious Persecution Religious Freedom New England Canada Baptist Church Gothic Genealogy Pedigrees Saxon Kings Family Name Origin Hymns Songs |
Accession number |
CS71 .N847 |
Spine Label |
Norman Genealogy 1520-1976 William E. Norman |
Year Range from |
1520 |
Year Range to |
1976 |