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Woodcock and Burton please

Lovely! Thanks very much indeed Pilgrim. Hope the golf stuff goes well for you. xx Jen

Thank you very much, sorry it's a bit late. M.

For Mandy BEAMENT Beaumont, Beaument, Beumant, Beaman, Beamand, Beament, Beamont, Beauman, Bemand, Belmont, Bemment: Rogerius de Belmont 1086 DB (Do, Gi); Ralph de Belmunt 1187 P (O); John Bemund 1274 RH (Sf); Godfrey de Beumund 1275 RH (Nf); William Beamound, Beumon 1279 RH (O); John Bomund 1300 FFSf; Robert Beaumond 13322 SRSx; Laurence Beamond 1369 LLB G; Wedow Beament Mrs. Beamonte 1568 SRSf. Mrs. Bement, Peter Beuman, Widow Bomant 1674 HTSf. frome one of the five places in Normandy names Beaumont. The DB family came from Beaumont-le-Roger (Eure)

Hello, would you mind looking up Field please : )

For Mandy WALDRON Waldram, Waldren, Waldron, Waldrum, Waleran, Werond: Johannes filius Waleranni 1086 DB (Ess); Waleran t Stephen DC(L); Walran Hy 2 ib (Lei); Walerannus, Galerannus Walerandus de Crikelade 1182, 1191, 1200 Oseny (O); John Walaram, Walerand 1196-8, 1218-20 Clerkenwell (Lo); Richard Walram 1262 FFEss; Robert Waldrond 1275 SRWo; Matilda Walrand 1275 RH(W); Roysa Waldraunt 1297 MinAcctCo; William Gal;eram 1332 SRSx. OG Walaram, Waleran, OFf Galerant(f). v. also Wallraven. Not too specific on an origin, but I hope it makes sence. Please use Camberwell Beauty's list of abbreviations. (Why is the word abbrevation so long?)

For Mandy HOLBROOK Holbrook, Holbrooke, Houlbrook, Houlbrooke: Richard de Holebroc 1189 Sol; William atte Holebrok 1296 SRSx; John Holebrok 1327 SR (Ess) From Holbrook (Derby, Dorset, Suffolk) or 'dweller by the brook in the hollow'

For Julia HEADINGTON Not in as such but I shall give you HEAD and perhaps someone will tell us what the addition '-ington' would signify????? Head. Heads, Heed: (i) Hubertus cum testa 1130 P (D); Ralph Heued' 1166 P(Nf); Thomas Hede c1246 Calv (Y). A nickname from OE heafod 'head'. (ii) Thomas de Heved 1275 RH(Nt); Roger Byheved 1285 AssCh; Walter Othehede 1331 DbCh. 'Dweller by the promontry or hill, or near the source of a stream or the head of a valley', OE heafod.

For Julia BAGLEY Bagley, Baguley, Baggallay, Baggalley, Baggally, Beggarley, Bagguley: Peter de Baggeleg' 1260 AssCH; Thomas de Baggeleghe 1327 SRSo; Walthev de Baglay c1345 Calv; John Baguley 1527 CorNt. From Bagley (Bucks, Salop, Som, WRYorks), or Baguley (Ches)

thanks Pilgrim Father for taking the time to do that for me - its very interesting! Julia

For Julia MAUGHAN Maugham, Maughan, Mauchan: John de Machen 1263 Black (Lanark); Adam Mauchan 1300 ib; Richard Maghan, John Mawgham 1476, 1537 FrY. From the earlier Machan, now Dalserf (Lanark). Thtas ok Julia - it's keeping my grey matter supple. Would all recipients pse call back if spelling mistakes are obvious. I will then re-examine.

To Karin and Kathryn WOODCOCK OR WOODCOCKE Woodcock, Woodcocks: William Wdecoch' 1175 P (Nf) ; Roger Wudecoc 1176 P (Herts); William Widecoc 1200 FFEss; Nicholas Wodcok 1288 AssCH. A nickname from the bird, OE wuducocc 'woodcock', later used to mean 'a fool, simpleton, dupe'. The frequency of this surname is probably partly due to absorption of a local surname Woodcot: Richard de Widecote 1198 FF (O); Adam de Wudecota 1193 P (Sa) ; Henry , Thomas at(t)e Wodecote 1327 SRSx. 1332 SRWo, from Woodcote (Hants, Oxon, Salop, Surrey, Warwicks). Woodcott (Ches. Hants) or from residence at a cottage in or near a wood.

Pilgrim, could you please do; Stroyd Johnson Baker Revill Braddy Thanks if you have time . Babs

For karen WORMAN Not down as such but probably derived from the following:- Worm Worms: Water Wormes 1275 RH (D); John ie Werm. William le Wurm 1296 SRSx. OE wyrm 'snake, dragon' or Wormald, Wormhall, Wormal, Wormell, Warmoll, Wormull: Alexander de Wormall 1379 PTY; Robert Wormall Wormell 1592. 1598 Rothwell PR (Y); Samuel Wormald 1748 FrY. From Wormald (WRYorks) or Wormhill (Derby)

For Karin WILLIS Willis, Wyllys, Whillis: Walter Willys 1327 SRSt; Roger Wyllys 1438 LLB K; Richard Willys 1517 FFEss. Forms of WILL retaining the vowel of the genitive ending. Anyone know what the last sentence means please??????

To JinglebellsBabs Oh! I've got the time alright. The library book can be borrowed again. But I'm doing the requests as and when in order of receipt - so please keep your eyes on the thread.

For Yuletide LANT Not in as such. Could be a corruption of Lang or Lank. Lang is Scottish and Northern English, 'long, tall'. Lank is long narrow, i.e. tall and thin. So not really conclusive Yuletide.

For Yuletide ACKROYD Ackroyd, Acroyd, Akeroyd, Akroyd, Aykroyd, Ackred, Akred, Ecroyd: Hugo Aikroide 1612 FrY; Henry Ackroyd 1645 ib; Henry Akerroyd 1648 ib;Christopher Acred 1721 ib. 'Dweller by the oak-clearing (OE ac, rod), a Yorkshire name, preserving the dialectal pronunciation royd.

For Kathryn BURTON Burton, Bourton, Borton: Ioluard in Burhton c1150 YCh; Gerard de Burton 1178 P (Wa,Lei); William de Borton' 1275-6 RegAntiquiss; William Burton 1327 SRSx; John Borton 1332 SRWo. From one or other of the many places called Burton or Bourton.

For Georgina BEVERTON not in as such and Beverstock seems to be the nearest. Let me know if you want that one.