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CHRISTIAN NAMES IN LOCAL AND FAMILY HISTORY.

CHRISTIAN NAMES IN LOCAL AND FAMILY HISTORY.

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CHRISTIAN NAMES IN LOCAL AND FAMILY HISTORY.

by Redmonds, George

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9781903365526
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Kew, Richmond: National Archives, 2004. 190 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H). B&w photographs, maps, tables. "Surnames have long provided key links in historical research. This ground-breaking work shows that English christian names are also significant for those researching local communities and family history - and that they are a fascinating topic in their own right. Did you know, for instance, that the names Philip and Thomas were once used for girls? Or that there was a woman called Diot Coke in 1379? When George Redmonds became intrested in christian names, he found that information on his own name in dictionaries was contradicted by local records - and that the standard works' emphasis on etymology only give part of the story. Half a lifetime's research has convinced him that every christian name has a 'pedigree', which can be regional, local or even centred on one family. Here he explores the implications of this for both amateur and academic historians. Drawing on examples from Anne to Zaccheus, he covers a wealth of topics including the stabilisation of first names as surnames; the influence of individuals, parents, godparents and communities on naming; the popularity of names over the last 700 years; and more recent changes in naming practice. He challenges many published assumptions - and offers new insights into the customs and attitudes of our ancestors from the Middle Ages to the present day." Book is Fine. Dust jacket has a very soft light crease down the front hinge.. Not Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
30808
Title
CHRISTIAN NAMES IN LOCAL AND FAMILY HISTORY.
Author
Redmonds, George
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
ISBN 10
190336552X
ISBN 13
9781903365526
Publisher
National Archives
Place of Publication
Kew, Richmond
Date Published
2004
Keywords
Christian names, First Names, Naming, Christening, Parents, Godparents, Twelfth century, Saints, Foreign, Legends, Literature, Surnames, Customs, Traditions, Family, Biblical, Gender, English, Popular, Agnes, Paul, Nicholas, William, Walter, Thomas, Simon
Bookseller catalogs
BRITISH HISTORY; Genealogy & Heraldry;

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