We are delighted to announce that Peter Badham has agreed to allow the first four chapters of the Delvings book to be made available free of charge to registered members of the Family History Group.
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This position update provides details of the 'gap-filling' exercise covering prioritised parish records research for key Badham-related Herefordshire parishes...
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Seal of Hamund ap Adam, circa 1350
Information on this seal (along with the joint seal of Sir John ap Adam and Elizabeth nee Gurney c. 1300, and a later seal of Sir John ap Adam c. 1413) can be found in Peter Badham's "Badham Delvings" book, and in excerpts from the book - details can be found by clicking HERE
This coat of arms is to be found in (possibly 14th century) stained glass in a church in Gloucestershire, in recognition of the ap Adam family's local connections. The first known record of the use of the ap Adam Arms is in the Roll of Arms for the Battle of Falkirk 1298, when they were borne by Sir John ap Adam (recorded as 'Johan de Badham'). The Battle of Falkirk was one of the major battles in the First War of Scottish Independence. Led by King Edward I of England, the English army defeated the Scots, led by William Wallace.
For more information on the source of the Coat of Arms, click HERE.