history of name
This is the start of a interest that iv`e been warned will develope into a quest!!my family MUSHAM moved to london from Newcastle
my father (British) William Bailey (aparantly the eldist sons where all Bill bailey !!)Met my mum Pricilla Todd .Both sadly deceased now leaving very little info.
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Is it a variant of Masham, Masseham, Massham, deriving from the first name Maecca, which is also the origin of countless toponyms as you can read on http://fp.gregharper.plus.com/massdist.htm ?
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