tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730691410474101250.post6621367326890328225..comments2024-01-19T08:48:07.317+13:00Comments on Strangers in a Box: Norah Digby French 1878-?courtneycotton01@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13800100799965404408noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730691410474101250.post-27466330785834228132014-03-16T15:59:14.366+13:002014-03-16T15:59:14.366+13:00In my last comment missed a generation Jane Digby ...In my last comment missed a generation Jane Digby is Robert ffrench of Monivea's MotherBibphilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03723382716884981330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730691410474101250.post-40290611867538576552014-03-16T15:48:31.924+13:002014-03-16T15:48:31.924+13:00Jane Digby married Robert ffrench of Monivea mid-1...Jane Digby married Robert ffrench of Monivea mid-18th . Her great-grandmother was the famous Lettice FitzGerald, heir to the Earls of Kildare. Lettice's grandmother was Katherine Carey (she was prob named after her Famous aunt Lettice Knollys) daughter of Mary Bolelyn sister of Anne. Katherine Carey is suspected to be the illegitimate child of Henry the 8th, Katherine became her cousin Elizabeth the 1st, Lady in waiting as QE was her cousin (and some would say,her half-sister)Bibphilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03723382716884981330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730691410474101250.post-13115530880645785282012-12-27T07:31:17.529+13:002012-12-27T07:31:17.529+13:00Hello Bibphil,
I am a descendant of Robert Digby ...Hello Bibphil,<br /><br />I am a descendant of Robert Digby ffrench's sister Lucinda. You're right, the ffrench's are endlessly fascinating. I have quite a bit of information about Lucinda's family. I'm interested in the Boleyn connection but haven't been able to work it out on thepeerage.com. Any hints on the lineage?genealogiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08223386019485574896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730691410474101250.post-6512333156213665722012-06-28T20:26:29.210+12:002012-06-28T20:26:29.210+12:00Sorry saw this a while ago, but just had no time t...Sorry saw this a while ago, but just had no time to respond. This is distant connection of my husbands. Robert Digby ffrench <br />(correct spelling) was my husband's great great Uncle, his Great Grandfather George ffrench's brother. (This branch of the family almost all entered the Church) My husband's middle name is Digby too. The ffrench family is of great fascination to me as there are so many fascinating characters and such a lot of documentation, going back over 400 years. They use the Digby middle name because of their connection through marriage to the Digby Family, the Earls of Bristol. They are descended via their Digby ancestor Jane Digby from Mary Boleyn.See peerage.com for details. You can ask Darryl to add the family if you like.<br /><br />http://www.thepeerage.com/p38632.htm#i386313Bibphilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03723382716884981330noreply@blogger.com