from a UK site Brummagen is a slang version of Birmingham, which is a version of Bromwicham, itself a version of Brimidgeham, the old name for Birmingham. The Bromwicham form persists in the name of the town to the west of Birmingham - West Bromwich. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Erayl@aol.com> To: <PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 7:34 PM Subject: [PaOldC] Re: Early Chester court records 1697-1710 (Stroud) > > In a message dated 4/21/06 3:00:44 AM, Sandra Ferguson writes: > >> The only mention of John Stroud (Strood, Strode) is that he purchased 50 >> acres of land in " Brimigen" ( I feel sure this means Birmingham twp) , >> from >> Richard Glasscock...16day 9mo 1705. >> > Probably so. "Brummagem" was the old name for Birmingham, England. People > in > Birmingham still refer to it as "Brum" and call themselves "Brummies." > > Eleanor Rayl > (who has ancestors from "Brum") > > > > > ==== PA-OLD-CHESTER Mailing List ==== > Unsubscribing..... To leave PA-old-chester-l, send mail to > PA-old-chester-l-request@rootsweb.com > with the single word unsubscribe in the message or subject slot." > > If you have ANY problems, do not send them to the list > contact me personally....list manager ferg@ntelos.net > > NO VIRUS WARNINGS...contact me personally ferg@ntelos.net if posted you > will be unsubscribed > > please visit the Chester Co rootsweb site...it is full of area photos, > helpful URLs and lots of county information > http://www.pa-roots.com/~chester/ > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >