“On a seasonal note” And my OH’s gt. uncle Christmas Bell – born Holkham 1896 died of wounds 1917. Caroline From: Nivard Ovington via Sent: 26 November 2015 20:12 To: Pauline Taylor;norfolk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NFK] Names Hi Pauline Yes there are some great names aren't there, just before Halloween I found a family of DRACULAs in New Jersey which I thought quite fitting at the time :-) I come from a Catholic family, Nivard was the youngest brother of St Bernard who founded Clairvaux Abbey in 1155, I also had brothers Bernard and Gerard another sibling of St Bernard, I suppose I got away light as he also had a sister Humbeline so good job I wasn't a girl then ;-) On a seasonal note there are quite a few Mary CHRISTMAS around in various records, each would of course have a Father CHRISTMAS :-) Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 26/11/2015 18:49, Pauline Taylor wrote: > I never realized that my name had been so popular Nivard, but where does > yours come from? > > How about Drusilla Zenobia on my tree !! > > Pauline > Colchester. Britain's First City. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message