PREFACE

The genealogist, a mysterious, rare and little-known character! Let's face it, he's not a scientist with a flowery beard and a magnifying glass in his hand. It's true that this field seems to be reserved for specialists in great historical names! But nowadays, anyone can research their ancestors. Investigations are akin to a police enquiry, enabling us to discover the history of our family, whether noble or commoner, rich or poor. The ups and downs of history are sometimes amusing, moving and surprising, and give us a glimpse into the everyday lives of people from other eras. As no one is infallible and no work is ever perfect, all new information and corrections will be incorporated in a later version. Thank you in advance. Let's follow the 'Grand Jacques' as he travels upstream on the 'Lys', passing through Comines, to meet his ancestors, the bourgeois, who lived at the beginning of the 15th century in the flat country that is his own. By putting most of his songs together in a fictitious composition entitled "Le synoptique de Jacky", he tells us about his family, his country, his friends, his memories, life and death .... That's what genealogy is all about.

Gilberte ROUSSEAU Ϯ