In message <009201c45421$62fd2df0$aef0a1cd@pcpowerhrhqxek>, Gordon Barlow <barlow@candw.ky> writes >Gary and I have disagreed on the "meanings" of surnames before - BUT I think >the beginning S- is simply a dialectal idiosyncrasy, and the most common >modern version of the name is GRACE. haven't seen this enquiry yet - but it could be 's grace, for God's Grace' a name given to a man who was in the habit of invokng the deity (s in 'God give me strength!!!). If t is just Grace, then this was a nickname for a fat man. gras, gros, so they are calling him Fatty/. -- Eve McLaughlin Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family historians Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society

Lord, heads you win, tails I lose! Poor old Scrase! Sounds a good explanation though. It's a bit like 'Big John of Chester'. How big was big and was he wide or tall or both? We'll never know. I've only ever seen him mentioned in one document. Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eve McLaughlin" <eve@varneys.demon.co.uk> To: <OLD-ENGLISH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 12:17 PM Subject: Re: [OEL] SCRASE > In message <009201c45421$62fd2df0$aef0a1cd@pcpowerhrhqxek>, Gordon > Barlow <barlow@candw.ky> writes > >Gary and I have disagreed on the "meanings" of surnames before - BUT I think > >the beginning S- is simply a dialectal idiosyncrasy, and the most common > >modern version of the name is GRACE. > > haven't seen this enquiry yet - but it could be 's grace, for God's > Grace' a name given to a man who was in the habit of invokng the deity > (s in 'God give me strength!!!). If t is just Grace, then this was a > nickname for a fat man. gras, gros, so they are calling him Fatty/. > > -- > Eve McLaughlin > > Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family historians > Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society > > > ==== OLD-ENGLISH Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE from list mode -- > Send the one word UNSUBSCRIBE to > OLD-ENGLISH-L-request@rootsweb.com > >