I suppose you know this rather odd piece of trivia (first told me by my
father, who I didn't quite believe):
"Trubshaw" was a name often given to minor characters in [David] Niven's
films (at his insistence) - it was a back-handed tribute on Niven's part to
his old army friend, Michael Trubshawe"" (Wikipedia)
John Freeman
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Trubshaw" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: [EPNL] revival of ancient names
> 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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