Dear Janice, good heavens, no! I would never impute angelicism without proof - I'm sure irony was intended and your ancestors were hell-raisers (in a mild, subdued, abstemious kind of way, naturally).. Regards, David. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janice Aitkens1" <janice.aitkens1@ntlworld.com> To: <ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMB] MUNNS or NUNN surnames. > So your saying that we are angels lol thank you for the interesting info on > the names now I can say I am a good girl lol > regards Janice > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David DOWD" <david.dowd@tesco.net> > To: <ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 6:20 AM > Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMB] MUNNS or NUNN surnames. > > > > Hi, > > regarding the likelihood of Munns and Nunns being related - although one > can > > never rule out transcription errors, it is not convincing, however there > is > > a curious connection. Munns and Moons are descended from someone with > the > > Norman nickname of Moun 'monk' - either for their priest-like bearing or > > ironically because of their rip-roaring lifestyle. Nunns come from the > del > > Nunnes or atte Nunnes (i.e., worker at the Nunnery). If both names > occur > > frequently within a locality I would look for an ancient ecclesiastical > > establishment with both a friary and a nunnery connected. Other surnames > > of the similar derivation are Abbott, Cannons, Deanes, Frears (friars), > > Parsons, Preshouse (priesthouse), Prior, Vickers - all originally servants > > to a religious person or place. > > Regards, David > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Colin Baldwin" <cbaldwin@globalnet.co.uk> > > To: <ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 7:40 PM > > Subject: [ENG-CAMB] MUNNS or NUNN surnames. > > > > > > > Hello > > > > > > I have come across the surname NUNN in the same parishes in > > > Huntingdonshire as where my MUNNS lived. I just do not know if there > > > is a connection between the two names or not. They are so very > > > similar. So far I have assumed that there is no connection, but then I > > > often wonder !!!!!!! > > > > > > If you ever come across evidence of a connection between the names I > > > would love to hear about it. > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > Colin > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Janice Aitkens1" <janice.aitkens1@ntlworld.com> > > > To: <ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 9:28 AM > > > Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMB] MUNNS Ancestors in Hunts/Cambs. > > > > > > > > > > Hi > > > > I notice that you are researching MUNNS. > > > > > > > > I have just had some info that is a possible connection to my family > > > tree & > > > > the surname is NUNN. > > > > > > > > Now if this is a connection or even if it not the Nunn is around the > > > Suffolk > > > > side but knowing how people can move plus the spelling changes > > > thought this > > > > may be of interest & for you to possible be aware that the M could > > > change to > > > > a N > > > > Regards Janice > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE Mailing List ==== > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE Mailing List ==== > > . > > > > > ==== ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE Mailing List ==== > . >

MUNNS may not be angels, but were they certainly saints! My ancestor's sister, Elizabeth COLLIS of Orwell Cambs married James MUNNS, also of Orwell. Most of the family converted to what was then called Mormonism. Their children George and Emma were on one of the first ships of Saints to leave Liverpool for Utah via New York on the Steamship Nevada, arriving 21 May 1874. Elizabeth and James followed soon after and the family eventually settled in Lehi, Utah. Phil Cox Ealing London -----Original Message----- From: David DOWD [mailto:david.dowd@tesco.net] Sent: 15 July 2004 09:43 To: ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMB] MUNNS or NUNN surnames. Dear Janice, good heavens, no! I would never impute angelicism without proof - I'm sure irony was intended and your ancestors were hell-raisers (in a mild, subdued, abstemious kind of way, naturally).. Regards, David. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janice Aitkens1" <janice.aitkens1@ntlworld.com> To: <ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMB] MUNNS or NUNN surnames. > So your saying that we are angels lol thank you for the interesting info on > the names now I can say I am a good girl lol > regards Janice > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David DOWD" <david.dowd@tesco.net> > To: <ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 6:20 AM > Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMB] MUNNS or NUNN surnames. > > > > Hi, > > regarding the likelihood of Munns and Nunns being related - although one > can > > never rule out transcription errors, it is not convincing, however there > is > > a curious connection. Munns and Moons are descended from someone with > the > > Norman nickname of Moun 'monk' - either for their priest-like bearing or > > ironically because of their rip-roaring lifestyle. Nunns come from the > del > > Nunnes or atte Nunnes (i.e., worker at the Nunnery). If both names > occur > > frequently within a locality I would look for an ancient ecclesiastical > > establishment with both a friary and a nunnery connected. Other surnames > > of the similar derivation are Abbott, Cannons, Deanes, Frears (friars), > > Parsons, Preshouse (priesthouse), Prior, Vickers - all originally servants > > to a religious person or place. > > Regards, David > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Colin Baldwin" <cbaldwin@globalnet.co.uk> > > To: <ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 7:40 PM > > Subject: [ENG-CAMB] MUNNS or NUNN surnames. > > > > > > > Hello > > > > > > I have come across the surname NUNN in the same parishes in > > > Huntingdonshire as where my MUNNS lived. I just do not know if there > > > is a connection between the two names or not. They are so very > > > similar. So far I have assumed that there is no connection, but then I > > > often wonder !!!!!!! > > > > > > If you ever come across evidence of a connection between the names I > > > would love to hear about it. > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > Colin > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Janice Aitkens1" <janice.aitkens1@ntlworld.com> > > > To: <ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 9:28 AM > > > Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMB] MUNNS Ancestors in Hunts/Cambs. > > > > > > > > > > Hi > > > > I notice that you are researching MUNNS. > > > > > > > > I have just had some info that is a possible connection to my family > > > tree & > > > > the surname is NUNN. > > > > > > > > Now if this is a connection or even if it not the Nunn is around the > > > Suffolk > > > > side but knowing how people can move plus the spelling changes > > > thought this > > > > may be of interest & for you to possible be aware that the M could > > > change to > > > > a N > > > > Regards Janice > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE Mailing List ==== > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE Mailing List ==== > > . > > > > > ==== ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE Mailing List ==== > . > ______________________________