Duchess of Weaselskin

Bayfield, Colorado - With William and Kate's royal wedding 29 April 2011, and their new labels (Duke & Duchess of Cambridge, plus a couple more), NW Okie finally decided it was about time to bestow a NEW title upon this Pug writer besides just being Duchess, CEO. Woof! Woof! I am now the "Duchess of Weaselskin!"

You do not have to curtsy at me when you encounter me, though. Let's keep it informal! Oh Yeah! My Pug Friend Sadie did not get leftist . . . her label is "Lady Sadie!"

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Obit - Jack Leon Erskine

Lake Jackson, Texas - Last Monday, 25 April 2011, one of my Dad's first cousin, Jack Leon Erskine, (1919-2011) passed away at the age of 91 years, in Lake Jackson, Texas. This is in memory of my first cousin 1x removed.

Jack Leon Erskine was born to Spencer and Lulu McGill Erskine on June 17, 1919 at Alva, Oklahoma, and passed away on April 25, 2011, at his home in Lake Jackson, Texas. Jack lived most of his life in Alva, only moving to Texas to be near his sons three years ago.

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From Dublin, Ireland to Virginia

Dunster, County of Dubli - When we were searching for the surnames of LUTTRELL, we found this Free Google book, titled West Virginia and Its People, by Thomas Condit Miller and Hu Maxwell, Volume II, copyrighted by Lewis Historical Publishing Company around 1913.

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The American branch of the Luttrell Family

Fauquier County, Virginia - The American branch of the famous Luttrell family traces its descent from Robert (2) Luttrell, of the Irish line who married his cousin Anne Gormanston, daughter of Viscount Gormanston, and came to American in the early part of the 18th century, and settled in Prince William county, Virginia. He had a large family including three sons: Simon, Thomas, Richard.

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This Day In History (May 2)

America - On May 1, 1960, the Soviet Union shot down an American U-2 reconnaissance plane near Sverdlovsk and captured its pilot, Francis Gary Powers [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

The Dunster Castle of County Dublin, Ireland

Dunster, County of Dubli - [Photo on the left: Dunster Castle, the historical home of the Luttrell family dominates the steep hill overlooking the small picturesque village of Dunster in Somerset. It looks out over Exmoor and the Bristol Channel and is home to both England's oldest lemon tree and the National collection of strawberry trees. There has been a castle on the site for over 1000 years. Initially the castle was granted by William the Conqueror to William de Mohun whose family lived in the castle until it was sold in 1376 by Lady Joan de Mohun to Lady Elizabeth Luttrell. The descendants of Lady Elizabeth Luttrell owned the castle until 1976. ]

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Luttrells of Dunster Castle & Luttrellstown, County Dublin

Luttrellstown, County of Dubli - There has been some doubt expressed by antiquarians as to when the Luttrell family first came to England. We find one by the name of Robert Luttrell, and another Osbert Luttrell, mentioned as living in Normandy previous to the "Conquest of England," and as being extensive landowners, and to this day families of the name are found in different parts of France. The name is not mentioned in the "Doomsday Book," although it is mentioned in the "Roll of Battle Abbey," Vol. II (Abbey lists in the British Museum).

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Domesday Book of England

England - According to the National Archives, the Domesday is our most famous and earliest surviving record. It is a highly detailed survey and valuation of all the land held by the King and his chief tenants, along with all the resources that went with the land in late 11th century England.

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NW Okie's Ancestrial Lineage

Bayfield, Colorado - [The photo on the left is another photograph of Gene and Bob McGill, taken June 1919, with a bird dog, in Alva, Woods, Oklahoma.]

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History of Luttrell Surnames

County of Dubli - Sir Geoffrey Luttrel received several grants of land from his royal patron, but the real foundation of the future wealth of the Luttrell family was laid by his marriage with Frethesant, daughter and co-heiress of William Paganel. Although Lady Frethesant only belonged to a younger branch of the Paganel family, she received as her inheritance from him, seven knights' fees and a half, in the counties of York, Nottingham, and Lincoln.

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Owners of Luttrellstown In 1226

Luttrellstown, County of Dubli - The Robert Luttrell who has been mentioned as having settled on the bands of the Liffey, near Dublin, at Luttrellstown, was in 1226 treasurer of St. Patrick's Chatedral, and in 1236 was Lord Chancellor of Ireland. There is mention of a Michael Luttrell, who owned the same estate at the close of the century, and later in 1349 of a Simon Luttrell, who died in the possession of the property.

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