London street names; their origin, signification, and historic value; with divers notes and observations, by F.H. Habben, B.A.F. H. Habben
Where First Names Come From First names (given namesin American English, a more accurate term) have many sources as can be seen in the tables below. Please note that the phrasefirst namemay be ambiguous in some cultures (eg. Chinese) where the family name comes first. I do not use the...
Source:Surnames of the United Kingdom, A Concise Etymological Dictionary; Henry Harrison; Vol.1 & 2.; The Eaton Press, 190 Ebury Street, London, S.W; 1912. You can and discover things you never knew about your own family. Construct a free family tree to trace your own genealogy and le...
It is wildly believed that Joseph Malin, a Jewish immigrant from Belgium—where fried potatoes were and are popular—was the first to pair the two foods, opening a shop in East London in 1863 after selling them on the street for a time. There are contending stories that dispute the Malin...
Biryani, flavourful rice dish of Persian origin that has become a popular celebratory dish in South Asia, as well as a widely sold street food. The term biryani comes from the Farsi phrase birinj biriyan, “fried rice.” Rice is fried separately until ab
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“Located on Buckner Street about two blocks north of Main Street was a stagecoach inn operated by John Parsons. Parsons owned a considerable amount of land known as Parsons Flat. The survey crew for the Tennessee Midland Railway stayed at the Parsons Inn while they were surveying the right-of...
John Fearnley from Ashton was a survivor of the Arley coal mining disaster in 1932.London. The Fearnley name was also to be found in London. The Rev. John Fearnley from Yorkshire was a master at King’s College from 1831 until his death in 1869. He was known as “Infernal Jack” as ...
, where rising sea levels have split the country into the Seven Kingdoms, making the Mendips and the Quantocks islands. More recently, we might think of Megan Hunter’s The End We Start From and also Julia Armfield’sPrivate Rites, which reimagines King Lear in a half-submerged London....
Evolution of the Jones name In 1292, 48 percent of Welsh names were patronymics (a name inherited from a father), and in some parishes over 70 percent. Other names were derived from nicknames, (rarely) occupational names, and a few non-hereditary personal names. Patronymic names changed fro...