Patronymica Britannica: A Dictionary of the Family Names of the United KingdomJ.R. Smith, 1860 - 443 pagina's |
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Pagina xxi
... chief , and this was accepted as an act of loyalty . In England , had any retainer of a feudal baron presumed to do ... chiefs of clans may be traced to much earlier periods . See Skene , passim . It is probable that no two enumerations ...
... chief , and this was accepted as an act of loyalty . In England , had any retainer of a feudal baron presumed to do ... chiefs of clans may be traced to much earlier periods . See Skene , passim . It is probable that no two enumerations ...
Pagina xxxiii
... chief enjoyment ; and to examine and place in their proper ranks and orders these fossils of earlier stratifications is the object of every one who enters with zeal and judgment into this wide but hitherto little known field of inquiry ...
... chief enjoyment ; and to examine and place in their proper ranks and orders these fossils of earlier stratifications is the object of every one who enters with zeal and judgment into this wide but hitherto little known field of inquiry ...
Pagina 6
... chief tenant in Hampshire under the Conqueror , and he was probably the patriarch of the large tribe of the Ellises , as well as of the Ellisons , Alisons , Fitz- Ellises , & c . See under Ellis . It may be remarked that the vulgar ...
... chief tenant in Hampshire under the Conqueror , and he was probably the patriarch of the large tribe of the Ellises , as well as of the Ellisons , Alisons , Fitz- Ellises , & c . See under Ellis . It may be remarked that the vulgar ...
Pagina 10
... chief under the Conqueror , and are entered in Domesd . with the surname Arbalistarius or Balistarius . Hence the names Alabaster , Blast , and others . ARBUCKLE . A possible corruption of Harbottle . ARBURY . ARBERY . A township in ...
... chief under the Conqueror , and are entered in Domesd . with the surname Arbalistarius or Balistarius . Hence the names Alabaster , Blast , and others . ARBUCKLE . A possible corruption of Harbottle . ARBURY . ARBERY . A township in ...
Pagina 11
... chief . See Arderne . ARDERNE . " The traditionary account of the origin of this family is from Tur- chetil , son of Alwyn , officiary earl of War- wick , in the time of Edward the Confessor ; which Turchetil succeeded his father , but ...
... chief . See Arderne . ARDERNE . " The traditionary account of the origin of this family is from Tur- chetil , son of Alwyn , officiary earl of War- wick , in the time of Edward the Confessor ; which Turchetil succeeded his father , but ...
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Patronymica Britannica: A Dictionary of the Family Names of the United Kingdom Mark Antony Lower Volledige weergave - 1860 |
Patronymica Britannica: A Dictionary of the Family Names of the United Kingdom Mark Antony Lower Volledige weergave - 1860 |
Patronymica Britannica: A Dictionary of the Family Names of the United Kingdom Mark Antony Lower Volledige weergave - 1860 |
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A-Sax ancestor ancient family ancient personal name appears arrondissement baptismal name baronet barony C. S. Gilbert's called castle cent century chapelry Cheshire Chester Christian name common Conqueror Conquest Cornwall D'Alton Derby derived descended Devon diminutive Domesd Domesday Dorset doubtless Durham Earl early Edict of Nantes Edward Edward III England English Essex family names Ferguson France French Gilbert's Cornwall Gloucester Halliwell hamlet Henry II Ireland Irish James Jamieson John Kent King Lancashire lands latinized Lincoln Lincolnshire Lord manor Nisbet Noble and Gentle Norman Normandy Northumberland occurs origin orthography parish in Norfolk Parishes and places patronymical pedigree Perhaps prefix residence Richard Robert Salop Saxon says Scotland Scottish settled shire Shirley's Noble Shropshire signifies sobriquet Somerset Stafford Suffolk Surn surname Surrey Sussex temp tenant in chief Thomas tion town township Welsh whence William William the Conqueror word written York Yorkshire
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