FITZ-WILLIAM

William Fitz-Godrick, father of the first Sir William Fitz-William, is stated to have been cousin in blood to Edward the Confessor, and to have been deputed upon an embassy by that monarch to William Duke of Normandy, at whose court he remained until be returned with the expedition in 1066, as Marshal of the invading army, and it is added that the Conqueror bestowed upon him a scarf from his own arm, for the gallantry he had displayed at Hastings. From this distinguished personage derives the present Earl Fitz-William.

--(This name appears on the Battle Abbey Roll).