The Pawley Family
Our family name is Keats. But many centuries must pass before their story can be told; leading up to, and branching off from them is a very interesting lineage which, though the names change, is nevertheless our direct ancestry. we share our blood and DNA with all of them; each has contributed their genes to make us who we are today. The PAWLEY Family ‘A furore Normannorum libera nos, Domine, “From the fury of the Northmen deliver us, O Lord.” ‘ One theory of the origin of Pawley comes from W. G. Hoskins in-depth research of Wigston. Early references spell the town as Wykingstun and Vykingston. Hoskins found that this place was very heavily Scandinavianised, with many Viking personal names surviving as surnames.To begin this story we must go back to the 9th century. There was much turmoil then, as Danish raiders persistently ransacked our Islands; they were repelled, but returned time and again. in 884, King Alfred signed a Treaty with the Dane, Guthrum and the Danelaw ...