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One branch of the Wareham ancestry links back to the royal line of England. The Wareham history spreadsheet on the 'Wareham family tree' page shows the links to the Blachford family and through this root we probably link to a number of royal pedigree families. I do not claim absolute proof of any of this as the further and further back in time one goes one cannot be confident of the bloodline or sources. But this is based on various sources, some better than others, and tells and interesting story. It possibly links the Wareham family back to the Plantagenet, Norman and Anglo Saxon royals of England, to the royals of Europe, the Vikings and even speculation of a link to the late Roman Empire. Whilst far from being a royalist myself being able to trace one branch of ones roots back to certain famous individuals helps history come alive. It is also an unfortunate fact that the stories of individual commoner families of England are not so well told before modern history and so to generally to be able to reach back further than the 16th/17th century one does have to rely on being able to link back further through those whose stories are recorded. Please note that the Gifford line through John Skilling and Alice Gifford and to the Paulets has yet to be confirmed but is probable from one Visitation study of the family. Also the Montague line is confirmed from the Blachford family crest which has been confirmed but the exact lineage is not totally clear through some generations.
Anglo Saxon heritage
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A link back to the old Kings of Wessex.
Plantagenet heritage
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Link back to King Henry 2nd, King Edward 1st and beyond.
Norman ancestry
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A line back to the Norman conquerors of England.
Ewyas
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Line back to the Ewyas noble family of Hereford and the de Sudeleys
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