Hi Francis, I just wonder if Wassen is a variation on Wasson (name appearing in London 1881-1998) - which is from Old Northern French Wace, so possibly unconnected. There are no Wosens or Wossens in this year's Southampton/Winchester 'phone book, nor in Leicester University's library of commercial directories 1760-1920. There was a family of Wossens in Wiltshire 1898 (and a Wossencraft). 1 family of Wosens lived in Pennsylvania in 1920 (and 1 of Wossen in next-door New York State) - but the names can have separate Ethiopian and Middle Eastern origins so these are maybe irrelevant. Regards, David

there is one Wossams - 1Wossen - 1 Wosson listed in TheFamily History Onlines website run by the Federation of Family History Societies. You need to register but it may help. And Haile Selassie had a son Crown Prince Asfa-Wossen!! Chris . ----- Original Message ----- From: "dubhda2" <david.dowd@btinternet.com> To: <eng-hampshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 2:08 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] Meaning of SOJOURNER > Hi Francis, > I just wonder if Wassen is a variation on Wasson (name appearing in London > 1881-1998) - which is from Old Northern French Wace, so possibly > unconnected. > > There are no Wosens or Wossens in this year's Southampton/Winchester > 'phone > book, nor in Leicester University's library of commercial directories > 1760-1920. > > There was a family of Wossens in Wiltshire 1898 (and a Wossencraft). 1 > family of Wosens lived in Pennsylvania in 1920 (and 1 of Wossen in > next-door > New York State) - but the names can have separate Ethiopian and Middle > Eastern origins so these are maybe irrelevant. > > Regards, David > > > ............................................. > Want to contact the local community? > Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings > http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk > ............................................. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-HAMPSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Yes, if you look on IGI for "Wossen" London does crop up. However, if you search for "Wasson" you get a lot more, so the soundex for this name isn't reliable. I'm now trying to think of all the phoenetic possibilities for this name and need to try them one by one on IGI. What a performance ! (Chances are I won't come up with the obvious one). Francis ----- Original Message ----- From: "dubhda2" <david.dowd@btinternet.com> To: <eng-hampshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 1:08 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] Meaning of SOJOURNER > Hi Francis, > I just wonder if Wassen is a variation on Wasson (name appearing in London > 1881-1998) - which is from Old Northern French Wace, so possibly > unconnected. > > There are no Wosens or Wossens in this year's Southampton/Winchester > 'phone > book, nor in Leicester University's library of commercial directories > 1760-1920. > > There was a family of Wossens in Wiltshire 1898 (and a Wossencraft). 1 > family of Wosens lived in Pennsylvania in 1920 (and 1 of Wossen in > next-door > New York State) - but the names can have separate Ethiopian and Middle > Eastern origins so these are maybe irrelevant. > > Regards, David > > > ............................................. > Want to contact the local community? > Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings > http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk > ............................................. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-HAMPSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message