Keynes family
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The Keynes family is a prominent English family that has included notable economists, writers, and actors.
The descendants of Geoffrey Keynes
(1887), are also related to the Darwin — Wedgwood family
.
place name, either Cahagnes
(Calvados
) or Cahaignes
(Eure
), which are documented as places of origin of people of this name or possibly also from similar placenames not so documented.
The earliest documented person in England bearing the name was William de Cahaignes from Normandy
who was born around 1035. Of another Norman William de Cahaignes (born around 1060 and probably his son), Katharine Keats-Rohan
writes:- "Norman
, from Cahaignes, Calvados, arr. Vire, cant. Aunay-sur-Odon. Major tenant of Robert, Count of Mortain
(half-brother of William the Conqueror) in several Domesday counties. He was Sheriff
of Northamptonshire
in 1086, and again in the early years of Henry I
. His widow Adelicia made a grant for his soul to Lewes
priory, with the assent of their son Hugh (Mon. Ang. v,14). His lands were divided between his three sons, of whom Hugh held the forest of Northamptonshire in 1129/30."
There is not necessarily any connection between this family and other contemporary families using the surname Keynes or any variant of it, or between identified medieval bearers of the name and later persons using the surname Keynes or any variant of it.
in the years following the Norman Conquest:
The descendants of Geoffrey Keynes
Geoffrey Keynes
Sir Geoffrey Langdon Keynes was an English biographer, surgeon, physician, scholar and bibliophile...
(1887), are also related to the Darwin — Wedgwood family
Darwin — Wedgwood family
The Darwin–Wedgwood family is actually two interrelated English families, descended from the prominent 18th century doctor, Erasmus Darwin, and Josiah Wedgwood, founder of the pottery firm, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, the most notable member of which was Charles Darwin...
.
Family tree of modern Keynes family
History
The English surname Keynes is derived from a NormanNormandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
place name, either Cahagnes
Cahagnes
Cahagnes is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-Twin towns:* Horsted Keynes, UK since 1971....
(Calvados
Calvados
The French department of Calvados is part of the region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast...
) or Cahaignes
Cahaignes
Cahaignes is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:...
(Eure
Eure
Eure is a department in the north of France named after the river Eure.- History :Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
), which are documented as places of origin of people of this name or possibly also from similar placenames not so documented.
The earliest documented person in England bearing the name was William de Cahaignes from Normandy
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
who was born around 1035. Of another Norman William de Cahaignes (born around 1060 and probably his son), Katharine Keats-Rohan
Katharine Keats-Rohan
Dr Katharine Stephanie Benedicta Keats-Rohan is a history researcher at Linacre College, University of Oxford, specialising in prosopography. She has produced seminal work on early European history, and collaborated with, among others, Christian Settipani...
writes:- "Norman
Normans
The Normans were the people who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France. They were descended from Norse Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...
, from Cahaignes, Calvados, arr. Vire, cant. Aunay-sur-Odon. Major tenant of Robert, Count of Mortain
Robert, Count of Mortain
Robert, Count of Mortain, 1st Earl of Cornwall was a Norman nobleman and the half-brother of William I of England. Robert was the son of Herluin de Conteville and Herleva of Falaise and was full brother to Odo of Bayeux. The exact year of Robert's birth is unknown Robert, Count of Mortain, 1st...
(half-brother of William the Conqueror) in several Domesday counties. He was Sheriff
Sheriff
A sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
of Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
in 1086, and again in the early years of Henry I
Henry I of England
Henry I was the fourth son of William I of England. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106...
. His widow Adelicia made a grant for his soul to Lewes
Lewes
Lewes is the county town of East Sussex, England and historically of all of Sussex. It is a civil parish and is the centre of the Lewes local government district. The settlement has a history as a bridging point and as a market town, and today as a communications hub and tourist-oriented town...
priory, with the assent of their son Hugh (Mon. Ang. v,14). His lands were divided between his three sons, of whom Hugh held the forest of Northamptonshire in 1129/30."
There is not necessarily any connection between this family and other contemporary families using the surname Keynes or any variant of it, or between identified medieval bearers of the name and later persons using the surname Keynes or any variant of it.
Surname derivatives
Surname variants include "Koine","De Keynes", "Keynes", "de Cayenes", "Caynes", "Caines", "Cheyney", "Cheney", "Chaney", "Chaineis", "Cahaignes", "Casneto", "Caisned", "Casineto".Places in England bearing the name Keynes
The following places were named after the de Cahaignes or Keynes family who held many manorsManorialism
Manorialism, an essential element of feudal society, was the organizing principle of rural economy that originated in the villa system of the Late Roman Empire, was widely practiced in medieval western and parts of central Europe, and was slowly replaced by the advent of a money-based market...
in the years following the Norman Conquest:
- Ashton KeynesAshton KeynesAshton Keynes is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, near the border with Gloucestershire, about 6 miles south of Cirencester and 4 miles north of Cricklade. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,420. The village lies within the Cotswold Water Park and is...
, WiltshireWiltshireWiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers... - Coombe KeynesCoombe KeynesCoombe Keynes is a hamlet and former parish in the Purbeck district of the English county of Dorset. It is situated some five miles west-south-west of Wareham. The parish has a population of 79 . There are 22 houses in the hamlet itself and 37 properties across the parish as a whole.Coombe Keynes...
, DorsetDorsetDorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974... - Horsted KeynesHorsted KeynesHorsted Keynes is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. The village is located about eight kilometres north east of Haywards Heath, in the Weald...
, West SussexWest SussexWest Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming... - Milton KeynesMilton KeynesMilton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
, BuckinghamshireBuckinghamshireBuckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
(derived from the original Milton Keynes VillageMiddleton, Milton KeynesMiddleton is a district in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The district is centred on Milton Keynes Village, the village that gave its name to the 'New City' of Milton Keynes, which began to be developed during the late 1960s...
) - Somerford KeynesSomerford KeynesSomerford Keynes is a small village in Gloucestershire, close to the River Thames and Thames Path a couple of miles from its source and close to the Cotswold Water Park...
, GloucestershireGloucestershireGloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
Sources
- Keats-Rohan, Katherine S. B.Katharine Keats-RohanDr Katharine Stephanie Benedicta Keats-Rohan is a history researcher at Linacre College, University of Oxford, specialising in prosopography. She has produced seminal work on early European history, and collaborated with, among others, Christian Settipani...
Domesday People: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066–1166. 2v. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell Press, 1999.
External links
- placenames reveal ancestral residence
- Victoria History of the Counties of England: 'Parishes : Milton Keynes', A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4 (1927), pp. 401-405.