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Title: Cornish name meaning?
Post by: Anthony Roberts on Tuesday 16 March 21 12:47 GMT (UK)
Does anyone have any idea what the name Clydia or Clydja might mean? In the context of a possible house name from the Census. I've also seen it spelled with a K.

Several times my ancestors have listed this as a residence in Sennen Cove, Cornwall, but the closest I can find is reference to a river in Turkey?
Title: Re: Cornish name meaning?
Post by: CaroleW on Tuesday 16 March 21 16:21 GMT (UK)
Is it made up from a combination of names?
Title: Re: Cornish name meaning?
Post by: josey on Tuesday 16 March 21 16:43 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Anthony Roberts on Tuesday 16 March 21 12:47 GMT (UK)
but the closest I can find is reference to a river in Turkey?
Someone in my family built a house in Watford in the 1920s and named it after a district of Cairo they had been to in WW1, so it could be named after a foreign place.
Title: Re: Cornish name meaning?
Post by: heywood on Tuesday 16 March 21 17:08 GMT (UK)
In these baptisms, 1880- 1889 there are several families showing Clydia as their abode.

https://sennencornwall.tripod.com/baptisms_1880.htm

They can be seen in 1881 census e.g.

1881 2351/81/14

James and Jane George - residence Carlidga
Strick - Escalls Cliff
Henry and Alice Nicholas - Carlidga

I wonder if Clydia is a contraction of Carlidga?
Title: Re: Cornish name meaning?
Post by: heywood on Tuesday 16 March 21 17:15 GMT (UK)
I hope this works - Old maps - Clidga. I think you have to select 1876, enlarge view and you can scroll down  - Mayon Green, Escalls Green, Sunny Corner and then Clidga.

Those places can be seen in 1881 census quoted.

https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/135962/26168/12/100115
Title: Re: Cornish name meaning?
Post by: heywood on Tuesday 16 March 21 17:17 GMT (UK)
Easier way to do this  ::)

https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/clidga-cornwall
Title: Re: Cornish name meaning?
Post by: Anthony Roberts on Tuesday 16 March 21 17:26 GMT (UK)
Quote from: heywood on Tuesday 16 March 21 17:08 GMT (UK)
I wonder if Clydia is a contraction of Carlidga?

I've seen it spelled like that too.

Quote from: heywood on Tuesday 16 March 21 17:15 GMT (UK)
I hope this works - Old maps - Clidga. I think you have to select 1876, enlarge view and you can scroll down  - Mayon Green, Escalls Green, Sunny Corner and then Clidga.

Those places can be seen in 1881 census quoted.

https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/135962/26168/12/100115

Excellent find. That's almost certainly it! A cottage and surrounding area.

Quote from: heywood on Tuesday 16 March 21 17:17 GMT (UK)
Easier way to do this  ::)

https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/clidga-cornwall

Yet another spelling. Clidga. That's the one.

Clidga means muddy area?  How charming. :D