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Last updated 23 Dec 1998

The Maudes, of Airedale
from Yorkshire Genealogist 1888

This information was contributed by Geopotts, whose e-mail address is now outdated (9 November 2007).

Regarding the history of the Maude Family, the contributor writes, "Most people I know researching the Maude line feel that the family started with the arrival in England of a soldier named Monte Alto. He was a member of William the Conqueror's group and arrived in 1066 and participated in the Battle of Hastings. Thought to be an Italian mercenary (I prefer adventurer!) living in Normandy, he deported himself well, and was rewarded with land holdings in what is now Yorkshire. These facts are documented in many places. The name was Anglicized to Montault, Monaut, and finally Maud or Maude."

 Source information: Title page of the Yorkshire Genealogist - jpg image

Maudes, pages 71, 72 & 73 - text version

Maudes, page 71 - jpg image

Maudes, page 72 - jpg image

Maudes, page 73 - jpg image

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