Chesney 's family originated from Quesnay - Guesnon in the Calvados region of Normandy near Bayeux in France .
They had settled in the Midlands of England and held lands there , particularly in Oxfordshire .
Chesney 's family originated from Quesnay - Guesnon in the Calvados region of Normandy near Bayeux in France , but they had settled in the Midlands of England and held lands there , particularly in Oxfordshire .