User:Robertpeterdunford/sandbox

after the battle at Hastings 1066 William the first, conqueror gave his best men land to farm he had two brothers both generals named Dunford who he held in great disquisition he gave to them Lancashire and Yorkshire

then in 1649 after Charles the 1 was executed 30 Jan 1649 Oliver Cromwell travelled to Ireland taking with him two Dunford soldiers for protection,he confiscated all the better land from the Murphy family giving them Tipperary .on his return home in England in 1650 he called for the Dunford family in Lancashire and Yorkshire and told them there is some free land for them in Ireland which they took.