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Subject: Re: [GAMBLE] Campbell and Gamble
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:27:17 EST



In a message dated 22/02/2007 03:26:16 GMT Standard Time,
writes:

Can you tell me what Volume, chapter and page of the Doomsday book? I
had a Celtic expert tell me it was a Corruption of Campbell. It was also
spelled Gambel.
Le


Sorry, no idea, it was about 15-20 years ago that I read it and yes, it did
say that the original spelling was Gambel, but I have no idea how many
centuries ago it changed. The book was an old book (belonging to my, at the time,
boss) about the Doomsday book and the part I read just listed the names that
were in the Doomsday book and their meaning.

I have read that it is a corruption of Campbell, but I think it is just
"wishful" thinking.

Maybe in the Spring I will take myself off the the British Library (I live
and work in London) or the Bodlian in Oxford and look it up, If so I will
post what I find out.

Hildagh (born and bred in Ulster)
(Father (Gamble) from Londonderry, Co Derry; Mother (Giffin) from Ballymena,
Co Antrim)


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