According to entries in the International Genealogical Index - British Isles it is mainly a Suffolk name, although Vinnick is a variation of Fenwick which is a northern English habitation name. Stan mapstone On 29 August 2010 15:47, Steve <steveshistory2@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Perhaps it was from the individual who led that particular group ? > > http://www.vanneck.com/ > > Cheers > Steve > > On 29/08/2010 15:36, Roy and Carol Small wrote: > > Hello, > > > > > > > > Our area was settled by folks from Northumberland and Cumberland in the > > 1820s. The local community was called Vanneck. All that remains of that > > hamlet is Vanneck Church. I have been unable to find the origin of the > name, > > Vanneck. Often the early settlers named a community for a place - > village, > > property name - in their homeland. I was wondering if anyone on the list > has > > any idea from where the name Vanneck came. > > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Carol Small > > > > Ontario, Canada > > > > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > > To Post a message to this list send it to, > > DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com > > > > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > > List Web Page > > http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/durhamgenealogy/index.phtml > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUR-NBL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > To Post a message to this list send it to, > DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com > > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > List Web Page > http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/durhamgenealogy/index.phtml > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUR-NBL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Now that is a possibility. Fenwick could become Vanneck especially when pronounced Fennick to someone who did not know the northern dialects. Carol -----Original Message----- From: dur-nbl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dur-nbl-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Stan Mapstone Sent: August-29-10 10:54 AM To: dur-nbl@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [DUR-NBL] Vanneck According to entries in the International Genealogical Index - British Isles it is mainly a Suffolk name, although Vinnick is a variation of Fenwick which is a northern English habitation name. Stan mapstone On 29 August 2010 15:47, Steve <steveshistory2@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Perhaps it was from the individual who led that particular group ? > > http://www.vanneck.com/ > > Cheers > Steve > > On 29/08/2010 15:36, Roy and Carol Small wrote: > > Hello, > > > > > > > > Our area was settled by folks from Northumberland and Cumberland in the > > 1820s. The local community was called Vanneck. All that remains of that > > hamlet is Vanneck Church. I have been unable to find the origin of the > name, > > Vanneck. Often the early settlers named a community for a place - > village, > > property name - in their homeland. I was wondering if anyone on the list > has > > any idea from where the name Vanneck came. > > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Carol Small > > > > Ontario, Canada > > > > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > > To Post a message to this list send it to, > > DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com > > > > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > > List Web Page > > http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/durhamgenealogy/index.phtml > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUR-NBL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > To Post a message to this list send it to, > DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com > > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > List Web Page > http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/durhamgenealogy/index.phtml > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUR-NBL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== To Post a message to this list send it to, DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== List Web Page http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/durhamgenealogy/index.phtml ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUR-NBL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message