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Ghaloner surname

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AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 18 Apr 2014 20:12

Last name: Chaloner
This unusual and interesting name is of early medieval English origin, and is an occupational surname for a maker or seller of blankets. The name derives from the Middle English word "chaloun", blanket, coverlet, with the agent suffix "-er". The blankets were so named because they were first and most notably produced in the French town of Chalons-sur-Marne; the placename derives from the Latin name of the Gaulish tribe, the Catalauni, who were the first recorded inhabitants of the place. There is a note in the old records of the Winchester Fair of 1252 to the effect that "Chalons of Guildford" were bought for the king's use. The surname development includes Ralph le Chaluner (1224, Suffolk), Thomas Chalander (1485, Kent), and Thomas Chauner (1583, Staffordshire). The modern surname has a variety of forms, ranging from Challen(d)er, Challenor, Challiner and Chaloner to Channer and Chawner. Rychard Channer married Janne Wotton in London on October 21st 1582. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of John le Chaloner, which was dated 1213, in the "Surrey Curia Rolls", during the reign of King John, known as "Lackland", 1199 - 1216. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

Read more: http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Chaloner#ixzz2zGbUuqRT

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Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 17 Apr 2014 18:51

Chaloner's not a very uncommon name - at least I've come across it several times. I expect Ghaloner's a mistranscription of that. Did you find it in a census record?

http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Chaloner

http://www.houseofnames.com/chaloner-family-crest?a=54323-224

http://surnames.enacademic.com/10827/Chaloner

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Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

Kense

Kense Report 16 Apr 2014 18:44

As Shirley says is always worth doing a Google search for a name like that.

There are some interesting references and it seems to be an old surname.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 16 Apr 2014 18:43

Have you turned googling for it?

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KatWest

KatWest Report 16 Apr 2014 18:19

Anybody know where the surname Ghaloner or variant originate from please never heard of it before. many thanks kind regards Kath West