Brief Life History of Robert
Robert Ledgeant was born on 9 January 1630, in Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdom as the son of William Ledgeante and Alice Forestall. He had at least 6 sons and 4 daughters with Marthe Nepveu.
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- Robert Ledgrant, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Robert in entry for William Ledgent, "England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986"
- Robert Lodgeant, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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Name Meaning
One of the many French names of Germanic origin that were introduced into Britain by the Normans; it has since remained in continuous use. It is derived from the nearly synonymous elements hrōd ‘fame’ + berht ‘bright, famous’, and had a native Old English predecessor of similar form (Hreodbeorht), which was supplanted by the Norman name. Two dukes of Normandy in the 11th century bore the name: the father of William the Conqueror (sometimes identified with the legendary Robert the Devil), and his eldest son. It was borne also by three kings of Scotland, notably Robert the Bruce ( 1274–1329 ), who freed Scotland from English domination. The altered short form Bob is very common, but Hob and Dob, which were common in the Middle Ages and gave rise to surnames, are extinct. See also Rupert .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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