Completed in 2002, copies of my book are available to read at the Society of Genealogists in London and York City Archives. This genealogical study details the Strangwayes families of Yorkshire and contains numerous family trees and details of many of the individual family members. It does not contain details of the Dorset families. The earliest records show that the Strangwayes once lived at Strangwayes Hall near Manchester, now the site of the present prison and law courts and that in 1385 John, Thomas and Henry de Strangwayes, Esquires, were engaged by the King for a period of one year to guard the donjon at Cherbourg. As John was paid a third more than the other two, this suggests that he was the eldest and may even have been the father of both Thomas and Henry. It also seems clear that Henry was the same person who, on his return, moved to Yorkshire. As the title implies, the book also details the many family connections to royalty and other great Yorkshire families. The print run was limited to only twenty copies and there are now no copies of the book available for distribution but, for a small charitable donation and with permission from the family, it may be possible to provide copies of the original digital files to anyone interested in the family history of this once great Yorkshire name. Please see the About Me and Contact page for further details.
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