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Northumberland / Re: Scarlet fever hospital Blyth
« on: Tuesday 28 March 17 16:52 BST (UK) »
Please accept my apologies for going slightly off-topic , but I think it's useful to comment on Nova67's 'naming' comment (see below) from last October (2016?):
Nova67's COMMENT: It is interesting with the Northumbrian tradition of surname as middle name that I have found a few examples of it being attributed to an Uncle by marriage. Sometimes it is the mother's maiden name, or something much more complicated. Often the Aunt and Uncle by marriage might be childless. I guess it was a way of honoring them and still carrying on a family name. Then this middle name might be passed down to successive generations - totally baffling the family historian
Check out those side arms of the tree 
Many thanks to you Philip!
MY COMMENT: I mentioned my mother, Eva, and her brother, Billy (my uncle), in my previous-but-one post. My Uncle's full name was William Powell Cornick, as was my grandfather's name. My grandfather's sisters' names were Emma Powell Cornick and Emily Powell Cornick; 'Powell' was NOT as such a surname, and the 'Powell' naming tradition went back (I think) at least another two generations. As to my COUSIN Billy's full name ... I'm sure that you can guess!
Regards,
AllanH.
PS. Just recalled two memories that mum (Eva) told me (I guess around 1930):
(1) My mum's family used to go to Blyth beach (sand dunes, not cliffs). They would bring sandwiches with them and purchase a tray of tea from a nearby large building called 'Links House'.
(2) My mother used to visit her granny at Seaton Sluice near Blyth. There, she and her cousins would play on a rock that they called 'St. Mary's Island' - ring any bells? Googling has brought up nothing.
I promise not to post off-topic again, honest!
Nova67's COMMENT: It is interesting with the Northumbrian tradition of surname as middle name that I have found a few examples of it being attributed to an Uncle by marriage. Sometimes it is the mother's maiden name, or something much more complicated. Often the Aunt and Uncle by marriage might be childless. I guess it was a way of honoring them and still carrying on a family name. Then this middle name might be passed down to successive generations - totally baffling the family historian
Check out those side arms of the tree Many thanks to you Philip!
MY COMMENT: I mentioned my mother, Eva, and her brother, Billy (my uncle), in my previous-but-one post. My Uncle's full name was William Powell Cornick, as was my grandfather's name. My grandfather's sisters' names were Emma Powell Cornick and Emily Powell Cornick; 'Powell' was NOT as such a surname, and the 'Powell' naming tradition went back (I think) at least another two generations. As to my COUSIN Billy's full name ... I'm sure that you can guess!
Regards,
AllanH.
PS. Just recalled two memories that mum (Eva) told me (I guess around 1930):
(1) My mum's family used to go to Blyth beach (sand dunes, not cliffs). They would bring sandwiches with them and purchase a tray of tea from a nearby large building called 'Links House'.
(2) My mother used to visit her granny at Seaton Sluice near Blyth. There, she and her cousins would play on a rock that they called 'St. Mary's Island' - ring any bells? Googling has brought up nothing.
I promise not to post off-topic again, honest!