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Cornwall / Re: DE RESCORLA The Last of His Line?
« on: Wednesday 25 February 09 22:50 GMT (UK)  »
Still not sure about the de or de la prefix!

De in the old Cornish language means 'yesterday' but unless it was used to also mean 'old' I do not see how or why it would be put before a family or place name! Anyone got any ideas?

Is most probably from French meaning 'of the' so De La Reskorlann would be 'of the enclosure by the river course/ford'. But, I have never seen these words written in this context and often De La before a French surname simply means 'The' a bit like Al before Arab names i.e. 'The (family name)'.

Most interesting bit is whether the 2 place carrying the name in Cornwall - Rescorla farm and Rescorla village - were in fact settled by Normans who brought the name with them? Or, and more likely, they took their surnames from local Cornish (Celtic) places where they settled.

Michael

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Cornwall / Re: DE RESCORLA The Last of His Line?
« on: Sunday 22 February 09 10:27 GMT (UK)  »
Lee,

This is fascinating and it would be good to talk. My brother and I have traced the Rescorle diaspora from the late 1880s and discovered those who emigrated to the USA, Canada and Australia. The world wide tree now stands at over 1150 names covering hundreds of marriages and surnames through 18 generations back to 1530.

However, while we have traced ancestors in Australia we have not found those who still carry the family name or derivatives there of. The first to emigrate was John Rescorl who was a master mariner from Fowey Cornwall. He arrived in NSW in the 1870s and we are in touch with descendants of his daughter who are now called Winn.

We are aware of Rescorls who still live in Sydney but have not made contact so we would be delighted to talk or follow up any leads you may be able to give us about Rescorles/Rescorls or any alternate spellings.

Kind regards.

Michael Rescorle

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Cornwall / Re: DE RESCORLA The Last of His Line?
« on: Friday 20 February 09 13:27 GMT (UK)  »
The Rescorla/Roscorla/Rescorl/Rescorle name is solidly Cornish. Cornish, an old Celtic langauge has been in the UK for probably 1500 years and Cornwall was one of the old kingdoms of these islands.

Rescorla is a name born out of locality and there are 2 locations with the name; Rescorla village and Rescorla farm both in Cornwall and just a few miles apart. The earliest mention of the place name was in 1311 and the earliest use as a surname is was in the mid 1500s. Please Google Michael Rescorle and read the article about the Rescorle Surname for further information.

Rescorlas (and various spellings) were Yeoman - people in between the landowners and the tenant farmers. I have never heard of De Rescorla but it sounds like someone tried to sex up their name - and failed. The De prefix is not Cornish!!

Michael Rescorle

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