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Vikings in Liverpool?

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KEITH H

KEITH H Report 23 Mar 2008 17:36






Kirkby Origin and History - Part 1



The name Kirk-by means Church and Settlement. Its origin may have taken place prior to the Norse who are believed to have arrived via Ireland around 900 A.D.. It is further believed that a simple Chapel existed here about 870 A.D., this tradition being inscribed on a stone at the base of the Cross which was erected within the present Kirkby parish church grounds in 1875. Though there is no evidence to support this claim, a chapel is known to have existed on this site after the Norman Conquest.


An early surviving artefact of the period is a red sandstone Norman font which is now located inside the present parish Church of St. Chad. This indicates that the practice of baptism has taken place from at least that early period onwards to the present day.

KEITH H

KEITH H Report 23 Mar 2008 17:28

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Meryl

Meryl Report 11 May 2007 17:14

Thanks Sheila great site!

Researching:
Long, Rainford, (Merseyside/Wales/Ireland) Cunningham, Hally, (Tipperary Ireland)

Devon Dweller

Devon Dweller Report 11 May 2007 14:24

I'd be very surprised if they didn't end up in Liverpool. I thought they did most port areas. Sheila Take a look at this site: http://liverpool.fluxtime(.)com/history2.html

Joanie

Joanie Report 11 May 2007 14:19

Hi Vikings have been proved to be in Formby - and maybe the Wirral...I remember early last yr they took blood from lots of old families in Formby to see if they really did settle there and they did as the dna proved it....here in Skelmersdale this was named by the vikings......sorry no idea of names though....Ciao Joanie

Researching:
Rigby - Huskisson - Alderson - Stewardson - McNally...Liverpool - Lancashire - St Helens - Shap.

Lancsliz

Lancsliz Report 11 May 2007 12:29

Hi I've been helping a pal with his Liverpool tree and it goes back to the Isle of Man where you will find names with Viking influence. Think quite a few people came from IOM to Liverpool for work in the 1880s. Liz

Researching:
Hart (Cardiff), Bryant (Devon, Cardiff), Saville (London)

Meryl

Meryl Report 11 May 2007 12:27

Does any one have a knowledge of vikings settling in and around Liverpool, such as where, viking surnames etc

Researching:
Long, Rainford, (Merseyside/Wales/Ireland) Cunningham, Hally, (Tipperary Ireland)