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ii The Authors Tony Pratt and Karen Repko have been researching the history of the Lackham estate, and its owners, for over a decade - initially independently and latterly jointly. In that time Tony has produced several works on various aspects of the estate and the families connected with it. An increasing interest in the medieval period led to the current work. It started life as a re-write of the Bluet section for the next (fourth) edition of the major history The Manor of Lackham but took on a life and direction of its own, as these things usually do. The work before you is the result of many years of trans- Atlantic collaboration; what would we do without email? Tony came to the English county of Wiltshire over 25 years ago. He has been associated with the Lackham estate near Lacock since 1990, where he did his PGCE teaching practice in the Horticultural department of what is now Wiltshire College, Lackham. He was a lecturer in horticulture at the start of this association and is now a member of the Gardens Staff using, rather than teaching, his gardening skills. He started investigating the history of the Lackham estate after completing a research M.Phil in 1997, having become accustomed to having no spare time. This has resulted in three editions so far of the main history of the estate, and several other smaller publications, as well as the only current history of the Wiltshire village of Alderton! He tries to keep busy, often giving talks within and outside the College on the history of the estate. He spends a lot of time bothering the staff at the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre and is very happy they have moved to Chippenham and are open on Saturdays. He is currently trying to improve his Latin, which gives him something else to do and keeps him out of the hair of his long-suffering partner, Lynne Thomson. Karen lives in Ohio, in the United States of America. Karen retired from a career as a Quality Engineer in 2001, a career which was largely responsible for her devotion to detail and her enjoyment in doing research. Even before she retired, she devoted large amounts of time and effort to researching her extensive family tree, and places the responsibility for this devotion on her maternal grandmother, who was a Montagu. Karen spent many wistful afternoons listening to tales of knights and lords of the manor from the tales that had been passed down in the Montagu family told by her grandmother. She is an excellent genealogist, and has travelled extensively to use national research
iii libraries in both the USA and, during a recent visit, in England - when she was also able to visit some of her ancestral homes, including Lackham. She is a descendant of Sir Ralph Bluet via her descent from Admiral John Montagu, RN, whose family also owned the estate. It was while she was researching her Lackham Montagu, Baynard and Bluet forebears that she and Tony first worked together. In almost seven years of association, Tony and Karen discussed the Bluets extensively, but they were backburnered for more pressing research. Finally the Bluet information and citations took on a life of their own, and the history of this family had to be told. Karen‘s world wide connections with other genealogists, and her ability to see both the flaws and the strengths of an argument, have been invaluable in the present study. She was previously very involved with the local Historical Society of Lorain Co., Ohio and the Local research department of the Elyria Library‘s Medieval Resource Department. Due to poor health her researches are now largely web and correspondence based, being a regular and knowledgeable contributor to various online forums, in particular Soc.Genealogy.Medieval and the Montague forum on Genealogy.com. and she often addresses queries from both forums. Acknowledgements The story presented here is the result of years of research and discussion with many people, and builds on work previously done. It is impossible to acknowledge all who have influenced and helped but a few specific thanks are in order: The librarians and archivists at the Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office in Trowbridge (formerly) and Chippenham (recently) were unfailing helpful and encouraging throughout the study as were those in the County Record Offices in Winchester (Hampshire), Gloucester (Gloucestershire), Taunton (Somerset), Woking (Surrey) and Reading (Berkshire) as well as at the Public Record Office, Kew. Library staff at Chippenham and Marlborough Public libraries, those of Wiltshire College Lackham and the Wiltshire Archaeological & Natural History Society in Wiltshire and Bath Reference Library in B&NES were incredibly helpful, as were the staff at the British Library in London.
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The Bluets 135 WRS Devizes vol XXVI
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