DEVON-L Archives

Archiver > DEVON > 2003-11 > 1067942998


From: "bcunning" <>
Subject: Re: [DEV] Re: Featherstonehaugh - pronunciation assistance please!
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 21:49:58 +1100
References: <005301c3a252$41ca49a0$557032d2@i0l4o7> <005301c3a275$6ae56e00$09779dd9@kg> <001101c3a26f$3492a080$c015ad8e@bc.hsia.telus.net> <001f01c3a28c$2eb2d960$3a2532d2@i0l4o7> <382801c3a299$e8b9e9e0$6601a8c0@home>


Hello Alison. I did a Google search and found that there actually was at
least one FEATHERSTONEHAUGH from County Durham listed. So apart from
children's jokes, there was someone of that name. I was not interested
enough to look for more. Cheers, Bob in Australia.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alison C. Wallner" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 5:07 PM
Subject: [DEV] Re: Featherstonehaugh - pronunciation assistance please!


> I wasn't aware that Featherstonehaugh was a children's riddle! But I can
see
> why it was :) Is someone saying it isn't a real surname? I know the
> pronunciation has become somewhat of a joke, but the Guild of One Name
> Studies for the Featherstone and Featherstonehaugh surname in the UK
assured
> me that Featherstonehaugh was actually pronounced as "Fanshaw" in one
small
> area. (I also have seen references that say it was pronounced as
"Fanshur".)
> The "haugh" was tacked on to the end of the Featherstone surname ages ago
to
> differentiate between families, when one of them moved into the haugh
> (low-lying meadow or hollow), while the others remained living on up the
> hill! Most of the Featherstonehaughs eventually dropped the haugh part of
> their surname, and became plain Featherstones. In the American Colonies
> there was a Charles Featherstonehaugh, and the amazing thing is that his
> surname is spelled correctly in the records :)
>
> I thank each and every one of you that replied to my message with
> Featherstonehaugh references!
>
> Alison
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "bcunning" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 11:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [DEV] re pronunciation assistance please!
>
>
> >
> > Er, Did I say it was a real name?? No. I did not
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Alandra" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 12:00 PM
> > Subject: Re: [DEV] re pronunciation assistance please!
> >
> >
> > > yes, believe the spelling was Featherstonehaugh, - remembered that
> after
> > > sending the post. Heard that as a child, so that was a long time ago.
> > > Reminds me of the word BEAULIEU, pron. "Bewley" in some areas, but
here
> > it's
> > > pronounced "BOWLIO" / LOL.
> > >
> > > Alandra, British Columbia, Canada
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Michael S A Thomas" <>
> > > To: <>
> > > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 5:39 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [DEV] re pronunciation assistance please!
> > >
> > >
> > > > You can't be serious! Featherstonehaugh is a children's riddle made
up
> > of
> > > > all (or at least some) of the silent letters in English names(E.g as
> is
> > > > 'sinjin' for St John) - or did you know that?
> > > > Michael Thomas
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "bcunning" <>
> > > > To: <>
> > > > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 10:34 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [DEV] re pronunciation assistance please!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hello from Australia. Wasn't it spelled FEATHERSTONEHAUGH?" and
> > > pronounced
> > > > > FARNSHAW? Cheer. Bob
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Alandra" <>
> > > > > To: <>
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 5:38 AM
> > > > > Subject: [DEV] re pronunciation assistance please!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hello Alison. Not sure if this will be the info you want, but
> have
> > > > heard
> > > > > > that FANSHAW is spelled as FEATHERSTONEHALL. Have no idea
why
> or
> > > any
> > > > > > other details. Hope this helps.
> > > > > > best wishes, Alandra, British Columbia, Canada (born in
Hampshire,
> > > > > England)
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Alison C. Wallner" <>
> > > > > > To: <>
> > > > > > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 7:18 AM
> > > > > > Subject: [DEV] Pronunciation Assistance Please!
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Can anyone tell me how the surname FANSHAWE would be
> > > > > > > pronounced in the Devon dialect?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Briefly, this is for a research project on FANSHAWE in the
> > American
> > > > > > Colonies ca. 1643. The progenitor of our family, William
> FANSHAWE's,
> > > > name
> > > > > > was sometimes spelled as variations of FANSEY, FANCEY, FANCY,
etc.
> > in
> > > > Long
> > > > > > Island, New York. I am wondering if the pronunciation of
FANSHAWE
> in
> > > > Devon
> > > > > > may be reason for these variant spellings. It is my
understanding
> > that
> > > > in
> > > > > > Devon a "shay" spelling was used for "shaw" 300+ years ago,
which
> > > could
> > > > > have
> > > > > > produced a FANSHAY spellings as the basis for the Colonial
FANSEY,
> > > > FANCY,
> > > > > > etc. variants of the FANSHAWE surname. I am wondering if either
> the
> > > > Devon
> > > > > > spelling or pronunciation could be the reason for these
variants.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > (In the 3rd generation of this family in Connecticut, the
> English
> > > > > > pronunciation of FANSHAWE as FAN-shur produced FANSHER, FANCHER,
> and
> > > > other
> > > > > > similar variant spellings.)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Any assistance is greatly appreciated!
> > > > > > > Thank you!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Alison
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wallner
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ==== DEVON Mailing List ====
> > > > > > > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon
> > > > > > > ( http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/DEV/ ) and
> > > > > > > the Devon FHS ( http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ )
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ==== DEVON Mailing List ====
> > > > > > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon
> > > > > > ( http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/DEV/ ) and
> > > > > > the Devon FHS ( http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ )
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ______________________________
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ==== DEVON Mailing List ====
> > > > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon
> > > > ( http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/DEV/ ) and
> > > > the Devon FHS ( http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ )
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ==== DEVON Mailing List ====
> > > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon
> > > ( http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/DEV/ ) and
> > > the Devon FHS ( http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ )
> > >
> >
> >
> > ==== DEVON Mailing List ====
> > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon
> > ( http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/DEV/ ) and
> > the Devon FHS ( http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ )
> >
> >
>
>
>
> ==== DEVON Mailing List ====
> The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon
> ( http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/DEV/ ) and
> the Devon FHS ( http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ )
>

This thread: