Introduction
Welcome to the Family History of the Haighs, Plunketts, Moores and Drews - from 1150 to current times. The family history documents are stored online if you follow the following link: Family History Documents If you wish to contact the author with any questions on family members or additional material, you may do so by email at: da_haigh@bigpond.net.au Introduction In 1931, my distant cousin Geoffrey Marescaux (or to give him his full title, Commander Geoffrey Dennis St. Quintin Marescaux De Sabruit RN), started researching our family history. Since his grandmother was a Ruddell, and some work had already been commenced by his grandmother’s brother Archibald, it made sense to start with their ancestors – the Ruddells. He named his research “In search of the Ruddells”, hence the title of this Introduction. To complete his research, he used parish records, local and government departments and family memories – all of which he typed into a 25-page dossier