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Help[Opinions] WDYT 15th century English ancestors
Agnete (also recorded as Agnes) married John FitzLangley
-->Their children;
John
Alice
Dyonisia
Iseult (also recorded as Isolde)
Agnete (also recorded as Agnes)
Kathryn
Margery
Mary (also recorded as Matilda & Mary Matilda) b.1422-d.1467**
Simon
Elizabeth
**Mary married Lewis Joslyn
-->Their children;
Elizabeth (also recorded as Elyzabyth)
Margery
Prudence (also recorded as Prudyns)
Kathryn
Alice (also recorded as Alyce)
Helynor (in some records she is Helyn and others Elynor)
Osyth b.1464-d.1532**
**Osyth had an illegitimate daughter christened Osyth Joslyn Epps. Her father was Agustin (but sometimes Austin) Epps. She was later known and recorded as Joslyn Epps. I am descended from her. Osyth has been passed on through the generations- eventually taking on Osithe. My grandmothers grandmother was the last one in our family to have the name.
WDYT?
I really like Alice and Joslyn. I also like John and Mary, of course.
I kind of like Simon, Austin, Elizabeth and Kathryn.
I would say that Osyth/Osithe, Dyonisia, Isolde, and Prudence would be guilty pleasures.
-->Their children;
John
Alice
Dyonisia
Iseult (also recorded as Isolde)
Agnete (also recorded as Agnes)
Kathryn
Margery
Mary (also recorded as Matilda & Mary Matilda) b.1422-d.1467**
Simon
Elizabeth
**Mary married Lewis Joslyn
-->Their children;
Elizabeth (also recorded as Elyzabyth)
Margery
Prudence (also recorded as Prudyns)
Kathryn
Alice (also recorded as Alyce)
Helynor (in some records she is Helyn and others Elynor)
Osyth b.1464-d.1532**
**Osyth had an illegitimate daughter christened Osyth Joslyn Epps. Her father was Agustin (but sometimes Austin) Epps. She was later known and recorded as Joslyn Epps. I am descended from her. Osyth has been passed on through the generations- eventually taking on Osithe. My grandmothers grandmother was the last one in our family to have the name.
WDYT?
I really like Alice and Joslyn. I also like John and Mary, of course.
I kind of like Simon, Austin, Elizabeth and Kathryn.
I would say that Osyth/Osithe, Dyonisia, Isolde, and Prudence would be guilty pleasures.
This message was edited 1/1/2011, 10:34 PM
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I have never heard of Osithe but I like it
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Helynor is pretty awesome!
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Osyth/Osithe is very cool! You should revive it in your family.
It's funny how the alternate spellings resemble kre8tiv spellings of today! Those dang trendy 15th century people! ;)
It's funny how the alternate spellings resemble kre8tiv spellings of today! Those dang trendy 15th century people! ;)
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I was thinking the same thing when I saw some of those spellings...
Very tryndee!
Very tryndee!
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I know. I'm reading a biography about one of the Pilgrims right now (some of my ancestors were on the Mayflower), and in the exceprts, their spelling was horrible. I don't think they had standard spellings for anything back then. William Brewster (on the Mayflower) studied at Cambridge, but signed the Mayflower Compact Willim. Thank God for Noah Wester, no matter how weird the spellings seem.
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I am a sucker for medieval names and I like all of them! - and if I had several generations of Osyths in the family, I'd totally use it. It's quite an unusual find, even for the period. Were the family from Essex?
I guess the modern form of Dyonisia would be Denise. Doesn't sound nearly as interesting.
I guess the modern form of Dyonisia would be Denise. Doesn't sound nearly as interesting.
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The family was from Essex, and they actually lived in a village called St Osyth. Apparently my ancestor Osyth Joslyn was born on the 7th October in 1464, the same day as the feast day for the Saint Osyth. I have a theory that the family must have then known the lore, especially for it being the namesake of their parish.
Perhaps I will use Osyth/Osithe someday...
Also, because I love mythological names Dyonisia instantly became a guilty pleasure because of its similarity to Dionysus. I agree nearly not as interesting as Denise.
Perhaps I will use Osyth/Osithe someday...
Also, because I love mythological names Dyonisia instantly became a guilty pleasure because of its similarity to Dionysus. I agree nearly not as interesting as Denise.
This message was edited 1/2/2011, 11:16 AM
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I think Osyth is awesome, especially with the history.
I love Prudence, Margery, Alice and Simon. John, Mary & Elizabeth are so over-used they are faceless to me. I like Kathryn although I prefer the spelling Katharine. Elynor is very cool, with that spelling. I prefer Alys to Alice and I think Agustin is far cooler than Austin.
Dyonsia is just awesome, but I agree it's not that usable. Ditto for Iseult.
I love Prudence, Margery, Alice and Simon. John, Mary & Elizabeth are so over-used they are faceless to me. I like Kathryn although I prefer the spelling Katharine. Elynor is very cool, with that spelling. I prefer Alys to Alice and I think Agustin is far cooler than Austin.
Dyonsia is just awesome, but I agree it's not that usable. Ditto for Iseult.
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My favorites are Alice, Agnes (I know it's so old, but I love it!), Margery, Isolde, Simon, and Lewis. Wouldn't Simon and Lewis be great names for brothers? I do think Isolde is usable, especially if you live in a highly-educated area or in an area where unusual names are almost the norm.
Osyth/Osithe would be an amazing name for you to use, though. It seems like it's very special to your family (both in the sense that it is particular to your family and in the sense that it has been passed down through the generations and thus seems meaningful). I know it doesn't fit any of the sound patterns of popular names, though, so maybe it would be best as a middle name. Margery Osyth? Kathryn Osithe?
Osyth/Osithe would be an amazing name for you to use, though. It seems like it's very special to your family (both in the sense that it is particular to your family and in the sense that it has been passed down through the generations and thus seems meaningful). I know it doesn't fit any of the sound patterns of popular names, though, so maybe it would be best as a middle name. Margery Osyth? Kathryn Osithe?
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