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Warwickshire / Re: 1851 census family and a mystery
« on: Monday 31 January 22 06:32 GMT (UK) »
There are three reasons I know of for an ALIAS
a) illegitimacy. However if it is continued down the generations this is unlikely
b) important maternal-side family. Want to keep the memory of once-were-gentry forbears intact
c) Couldnt make their mind up in the first place between a place name and a patronymic
There are a surprising number of examples of type c that were kept going for centuries till someone finally took the plunge in favour of one or t'other
I think this is a Type c.
- LIGGINS is a patronymic from 'son of little Ligulf'
- CHECKLAND (later Checklin) place in Warwickshire, like Checkley Staffs, maybe from 'chalkland'.
There is a long ridge of fine-grained macritic "white lias limestone" stretching from Moreton Morrell to Southam in Warwickshire, which might fit the bill.
So we are talking about descendants of Ligurd from the chalk land.
a) illegitimacy. However if it is continued down the generations this is unlikely
b) important maternal-side family. Want to keep the memory of once-were-gentry forbears intact
c) Couldnt make their mind up in the first place between a place name and a patronymic
There are a surprising number of examples of type c that were kept going for centuries till someone finally took the plunge in favour of one or t'other
I think this is a Type c.
- LIGGINS is a patronymic from 'son of little Ligulf'
- CHECKLAND (later Checklin) place in Warwickshire, like Checkley Staffs, maybe from 'chalkland'.
There is a long ridge of fine-grained macritic "white lias limestone" stretching from Moreton Morrell to Southam in Warwickshire, which might fit the bill.
So we are talking about descendants of Ligurd from the chalk land.