At 14:36 13/03/2009, you wrote:
>Bob -
>
>Quite so.
>
>But digressing even further, what might the first element of Trubshaw
>be? We have a place of that name in north Staffs, recorded from 1231 as
>Trubbeshawe.
Indeed, it seems all living Trubshaw(e)s descend from a pre-Conquest
family living near Burslem (known in recent times as Trubshaw
Cross). Even in the C19th the name was strongly associated with
Staffs (I am a descendent of the one Trubshaw who 'escaped' to Leicester).
Any p-n- books I have consulted all give 'Truba' or similar as a male
personal name. 'Truba's shaw' seems an entirely plausible
construction to me but I'd be interested to know if any EPNL members
can offer an alternative origin.
Bob
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