Hi, I'm new to this list and wondered if I might pick your brains. On an old family tree , the 'Top' man is written as ROBERT STREATFEILD, (DE STRATAVILLA) - he died in 1558. Am I correct in assuming that 'Stratavilla' is a direct translation of Streatfield and if so, would it be French or italian? The reason for this query is that the person in particular came to Kent from seemingly nowhere and married into a well established and wealthy family, and I am trying to work out where he could have come from and if he was of foreign extraction. Thanks for any words of wisdom. Regards Juliet --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.250 / Virus Database: 123 - Release Date: 18/04/01
STREATFIELD, STRATFIELD (English) Habitation name from places in Berkshire and Hants, so called from Old English "straet" (Roman) road + "feld" pasture, open country. (The word "straet" is as close as I can type it. It actually appears in my source as two letters connected so they appear as one, with an accent mark over them.) Couldn't find a reference to the name "DE STRATAVILLA", even in my Italian names book. I'm wondering if it could have been a made up name? From my research I've read that many people in England added the "De" to their names for no other reason than as an affectation. Perhaps they thought it made the name look more important. Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. Barbara JULIET EVANS wrote: > Hi, I'm new to this list and wondered if I might pick your brains. > On an old family tree , the 'Top' man is written as ROBERT STREATFEILD, > (DE STRATAVILLA) - he died in 1558. Am I correct in assuming that 'Stratavilla' is a direct translation of Streatfield and if so, would it be French or italian? > The reason for this query is that the person in particular came to Kent from > seemingly nowhere and married into a well established and wealthy family, and I am trying to work out where he could have come from and if he was of foreign extraction. > Thanks for any words of wisdom. > Regards > Juliet > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.250 / Virus Database: 123 - Release Date: 18/04/01 > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB