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Scotland / Re: Help with a Scotcher "myth"
« on: Saturday 21 July 07 21:59 BST (UK) »
I have a totally different origin for the name Scotcher.
We believe that it dates back to the days of the stagecoaches.
When the horses were being changed the wheels were stopped from moving by means of triangular wedges of wood. These were "scotchs", and the person who put them in place was the Scotcher!
Humble beginnings, but like so many names it comes from an occupation,eg Baker, Smith etc.
My branch of the family comes from Suffolk, though I now live near Glasgow.
Can anyone corroborate this?
Richard Scotcher
We believe that it dates back to the days of the stagecoaches.
When the horses were being changed the wheels were stopped from moving by means of triangular wedges of wood. These were "scotchs", and the person who put them in place was the Scotcher!
Humble beginnings, but like so many names it comes from an occupation,eg Baker, Smith etc.
My branch of the family comes from Suffolk, though I now live near Glasgow.
Can anyone corroborate this?
Richard Scotcher