I started my family research by following my surname and going back through time. I was searching "Drinkwater to Drinkwater etc". After getting quite a few surprises I came to an end in regards to "DRINKWATER".

Then it dawned on me , why am I following the name and not the people?. After all I am also a "Baker" from my mothers family and a Batten from my fathers mother. Also WHY follow the paternal side and name. I also have Grandmothers. So I started with my Fathers mother and oh! what a surprise. From her, Mertyl Batten, the line was endless. However it started with  HENRY DRINKWATER

And how lucky I was that in her ancestors there were titled people. The St Aubyn who still hold St Micheals Mount. A John Trewiki (Treweek) my Great Grandfather times 16 (19th generation)  married  Mary St Aubyn in 1475 Cornwall. From here we go back both lines to include Knights of the Realm, Prince's, Kings and royalty through-out Britain, France, the Nords (Vikings) and back passed the Birth of Christ to the Romans.  My 89th Generation (Great(86 times)-grandparent)  is

 Gaius Caecilius Metallus (#4461) was born in 340 BC in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy and died in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy. I can only record what historical information is available and must have an open mind in regards to some historical information that to some may seem improbable or incorrect.

  I have found that in researching my ancestors and history the improbable is not always that. Also information that some people may automatically reject due to their own bias or beliefs (religious or otherwise) or just a closed mind,  the improbable turns out to be historical fact. To my surprise also. To view parts of this history in a biblical or religious way, in my mind, would be wrong. This research has taught me history that I was never educated about.

And to add on the most important line is that what will be  my decendants lineage. (I am still alive)  That is my son Robert and his partner Irene and their children, Ritchie, Alex and Anthony. 

The surname of DRINKWATER was derived from the Old English name Derwentwater, a name found in the 13th century, and no doubt was the sobriquet of some early teetotalers. During the Middle Ages it was said that 'Ale for an Englysshe man is a naturall drynke'. It was drunk at all times, taking the place not only of tea, and coffee, but also of water. A 13th century writer describing the extreme poverty of Franciscian monks when they first settled in London writes 'I have seen the brothers drink ale so sour that some would have preferred to drink water'. The surname was perhaps applied to a man so poor that he could not afford to drink ale even when it was four gallons a penny. The name was also used ironically of a tavern-keeper, and perhaps of a tippler. Early records of the name mention Thomas Dreinkewater, who was documented in 1274 in London, and John Drinkwater was recorded in the year 1273 in County Salop. Henry Drinkale appears in County Surrey in 1301, and William Drynkell was recorded in 1559 in County Yorkshire. The rise of surnames, according to the accepted theory, was due to the Norman Conquest of 1066 when Old English personal-names were rapidly superseded by the new christian names introduced by the Normans. Of these, only a few were really popular and in the 12th century this scarcity of christian names led to the increasing use of surnames to distinguish the numerous individuals of the same name. Some Normans had hereditary surnames before they came to England, but there is evidence that surnames would have developed in England even had there been no Norman Conquest. The development of the feudal system made it essential that the king should know exactly what service each person owed. Payments to and by the exchequer required that debtors and creditors should be particularized, and it became official that each individual acquired exact identification. Later instances of the name include Hamlett Drinkwater and Anne Tyndall who were married at St. James's Clerkenwell, London in the year 1586. Baptised. Francis, son of Francis Drinkwater at St. Dionis Backchurch, London in the year 1652. The associated arms are recorded in Sir Bernard Burkes General Armory. Ulster King of Arms in 1884.

 

 

ALFRED THE GREAT / WILLIAM CONQUEROR  THE PRIOR & DEPOSYNI  ABRAHAMS DESCENDANTS

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