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One Name Studies: A to G / Re: BRANTHWAITE, All
« on: Wednesday 02 January 08 19:17 GMT (UK)  »
At the very least, the Branthwaite/Branwhite name suggests a pre-Norman origin, even if there is no plaque or never was one. I believe there is definately a link between the Thrapston branch and the merchants who lived in Norfolk, however, and if it is so, that would almost certainly be the Cumbrian link. 

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One Name Studies: A to G / Re: BRANTHWAITE, All
« on: Tuesday 01 January 08 19:30 GMT (UK)  »
I am not sure, to be honest. It was something i was told by dad, who actually had a proper look around the only time we visisted Lavenham. He might have seen it there somewhere, or been told about it by his dad. The most i can remember about the church is that several of the burials inside the church had been defaced at some point (I can only recall there being one identifiable Branwhite, called Brooke) so the plaque might even have been removed.

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One Name Studies: A to G / Re: BRANTHWAITE, All
« on: Sunday 14 October 07 19:41 BST (UK)  »
The Sussex Branthwaites are possibly a branch off of Rowland, from Thrapston, but that is just a guess. I know that in the late 1800s, my branch of the Branwhite family (typically the poorer branch) were moving into Essex and London by that time.   

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One Name Studies: A to G / Re: BRANTHWAITE, All
« on: Saturday 13 October 07 15:30 BST (UK)  »
Branwhite is pronounced "bran-white", which led someone to suggest it was an Anglo-Welsh joke once. I commonly get called similar names as well.

The link does not seem to work, by the way. When i clicked it it came up as the front page for cybersoup.com. 

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One Name Studies: A to G / Re: BRANTHWAITE, All
« on: Saturday 13 October 07 13:25 BST (UK)  »
The connection to being Cumbrian is a family belief. The original version of Branwhite, which i think is Braithwaite, is derived from Norse, and it is very common up in Cumbria; Branthwaite is another version. There is also a strong blue-eyed/blonde haired gene in my family, and the plaque in Lavenham is also suggesting a pre-Norman connection :)

To be honest, i only have the barest bones of my Lavenham branch, which is mainly the tree itself, but i do know the odd snippet and will happily add them.


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One Name Studies: A to G / Re: BRANTHWAITE, All
« on: Saturday 13 October 07 11:39 BST (UK)  »
I am descended from Rowland Branthwayte of Thrapston (and still bear the Branwhite variation of the name) but have been unable to go back any furthur than him. I have speculated that there is a link somewhere between him and the similarly named Branthwayte/Branthwaite familythat, according to a record I found on Ancestry.com, came from Sedburgh, which i believe is up near Cumbria. They were well-off merchants, probably wool, and traded in Norwich, where they married locally. Some even wed women from Essex.

A plaque in the church in Lavenham apparently said that the Branwhite family could date their lineage back to 1032 (pre-Norman, explaining the Viking appearence). I am pretty sure my family came from Cumbria at some poin, but i struck a dead end at him.

Has anyone come across a link between Rowland Branthwayte and the Branthwayte/waite family?

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