The name Montgomery rings bells. It is, of course, Norman.
"The borough recently celebrated the 700th anniversary of its Royal Charter and an interesting incident attended the celebrations. A message was received from the Mayor of St Germain de Montgommery, in Normandy, the birthplace of Roger de Montgomery who built the castle and gave his name to the district. The French Mayor wrote that, while Normandy no longer sent conquerors to England, he himself, as a manufacturer of Camembert cheeses, continued the conquest by exporting cheeses across the channel. He offered to send the council a case of his Camembert which he had called "Royal Montgomery". The letter was received with applause and the Mayor was asked to send a message reciprocating the greeting and accepting the offer of the Royal Montgomery Camembert cheeses. As there has been no report of an inquest, one may assume that the Mayor and Corporation have survived the experiment".
- ?Montgomeryshire Express? 27th December 1927.
Montgomery Family
Descendency Chart for Montgomery Family
0. Hugh Montgomery - He married Joscelina. She is the daughter of Senfrida de Crepon. They had a child named Roger de Montgomery
1. Roger de Montgomery - was born about 0985 in St. Germain Montgomery, Normandy, France. He married Josceline de Ponteaudemer. Josceline was born about 0989 in France. She is the daughter of Senfrie de Crepon. They had a child named Roger de Montgomery
2. Roger de Montgomery - was born in 1022, lived in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England and died on 27 Jul 1094 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England . He married Mabel Talvas de Alencon in 1048 while living in Perche, France. Mabel was born about 1026, lived in Alencon, Eure, France. She was the daughter of William Talvas de Alencon II and Helie de Bourgogne. She died on 2 Dec 1079 in Bures Castle . One of their 5 children was Robert de Belleme
This is a story typical of England.
It does not surprise so see many of England's best soldiers bearing Norman names.
Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC (17 November 1887?24 March 1976), often referred to as "Monty", was a British Army officer. He successfully commanded Allied forces at the Battle of El Alamein, a major turning point in World War II, and troops under his command were largely responsible for the expulsion of Axis forces from North Africa. He was later a prominent commander in Italy and North-West Europe, where he was in command of all Allied ground forces during Operation Overlord until after the Battle of Normandy.
