My friend found the town called Attenborough on the map, would this be named after the family by any chance please!! thanks. Adele Pentony-Graham Carterton District Early Settlers Researcher Carterton Cemetery Clareville Taphophile Group
Usually people are named after the places they lived - place names are much older than family names - but there are always exceptions - where a family of importance owned some land and then the newer place acquired that name. Farms might be named after the early owner of a farm - then it became a town. I'm on my way out but will look up Attenborough when I come back - borough = town. I will check Atten! Jean > Message du 19/02/09 09:36 > De : "Adele" > A : NOTTSGEN-L@rootsweb.com > Copie à : > Objet : [NTT] Attenborough > > > My friend found the town called Attenborough on the map, would this be named after the family by any chance please!! thanks. > > > Adele Pentony-Graham > Carterton District Early Settlers Researcher > Carterton Cemetery Clareville Taphophile Group > > > Notts Surname List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > Jean Wood 11 impasse Pampanie chez Perineau 17610 Chaniers France Tel: 0033(0)5.46.93.38.71
Dear all, As with most things, all you have to do is Google the word(s) involved - in this case, "Attenborough, Notts" - and you will find all the information. Brian Binns -----Original Message----- From: nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jean WOOD Sent: 19 February 2009 08:47 To: Adele; NOTTSGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NTT] Attenborough Usually people are named after the places they lived - place names are much older than family names - but there are always exceptions - where a family of importance owned some land and then the newer place acquired that name. Farms might be named after the early owner of a farm - then it became a town. I'm on my way out but will look up Attenborough when I come back - borough = town. I will check Atten! Jean > Message du 19/02/09 09:36 > De : "Adele" > A : NOTTSGEN-L@rootsweb.com > Copie à : > Objet : [NTT] Attenborough > > > My friend found the town called Attenborough on the map, would this be named after the family by any chance please!! thanks. > > > Adele Pentony-Graham > Carterton District Early Settlers Researcher > Carterton Cemetery Clareville Taphophile Group > > > Notts Surname List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > Jean Wood 11 impasse Pampanie chez Perineau 17610 Chaniers France Tel: 0033(0)5.46.93.38.71 Notts Surname List http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message