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This is a personal genealogical record tracing the Wake family lineage from its Saxon origins to the twentieth century. Beginning with the legendary Hereward the Wake, who famously resisted Norman conquest in 1066, the document meticulously charts the family's descent through marriages to nobility and landed gentry across England and the Continent. The narrative reveals how the Wake name became intertwined with the highest echelons of English aristocracy, including connections to royalty through Margaret Wake's marriage to Edmund of Woodstock and her descendants' ties to Richard II. The family's prominence culminated in the creation of a baronetcy under King James I in 1621, a title maintained into modern times. Written in Saskatchewan in 1950, this account combines detailed genealogical information with historical context, documenting the evolution of a family whose name appears repeatedly in parliamentary records and noble histories. For descendants and those interested in British nobility and medieval history, this work preserves an important family narrative spanning nearly nine centuries.