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William Flowerdew (b. Abt. 1470, d. 1536)
Notes for William Flowerdew:
Flowerdew of Hethersett
The name has nothing to do with flowers or with dew, and its origin and meaning are mysterious. The name "Flower(s)" sometimes refers to the "arrow-maker", and sometimes to the "flour maker". The "dew" part is from "dieu", meaning "of God". Could this be a reformed monk become an "arrow-maker of God", or a "flour maker of God"?
(source: Martin Sharman's Genealogy of an European union [http://web.arcadis.be/sharman/home.htm])
More About William Flowerdew:
Burial: Unknown, Wymondham, Norfolk, England.
Children of William Flowerdew and Katherine Hall are:
- +John Flowerdew, d. 1565.
- +Elizabeth Flowerdew, b. Abt. 1505, d. date unknown.