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From: "Elizabeth Atherton" <>
Subject: Re: [CHS] Kerrs Field
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 20:16:56 +0100 (GMT Daylight Time)
References: <000801c6a83d$bdde9430$0201a8c0@Smokey>


As the name of a house it would mean "hazel-wooded hill" Rather posher than
Uncle Tom's Cabin, Henry's Bungalows or The Jimmy (my favourite). Your
family probably lived on a hazel-wooded hill ? My name means "of the valley
- valley in question being the Weaver.

... Elizabeth

Elizabeth wrote :-

>"Hazlehurst" suggests pretensions.

As someone with HAZLEHURST in my family tree, wondered what you meant by
this?

Regards
Gordon


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