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Originally Posted by renormalised
Townley, Sherburne, Stafford, Neville, Clavering, Montgomery, Herries, Bruce, Brome, Hazelbush, Watts, Mott, Nash, Carr, Beauchamp.
Where am I getting the names from...all names from my family  |
Townley- "A dweller by the farm clearing"
Sherburne- From Sherburne or towns with similar spelling.
Stafford- From a town called Stafford or "dweller by the ford marked by staves"
Neville- From a French place called Neville
Clavering- From Clavering in Essex
Montgomery- From Saint-Foy-De-Montgomery or Saint-Germaine-De-Montgomery
Herries- "Rough, Prickly or Shaggy"
Bruce- From the word 'Bruix'
Brome- Same as 'Broom'. "Near a place were Broom grows" (?)
Hazelbush- Not in there
Watts- A form of 'Walter'
Mott- A form of 'Matilda'
Nash- Similar to 'Ash' which means "dweller by the ash tree"
Carr- "Brushwood or wetground"
Beauchamp- From Beauchamp in La Manche