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Barrett – Blampied – Clarke – Hackett – Howell – Wheatley

These families are the main research branches of Our Family History.  There are hundreds of other last names in the tree too.

There’s also a One-Name Study of the unusual name “Ferberd” and its many variations.  It’s a first name in the Barrett family but is derived from a last name.

Fred Barrett in World War II sailor uniform
Barrett

From Historic Berkshire – in particular the area south west of Oxford, England which was part of Berkshire before the 1973 boundary – the Barretts of the 17th to 19th centuries were the labouring class, mostly working the fields as agricultural labourers.

Irene Blampied
Blampied

The name Blampied has a very strong Jersey connection, where the name is as common as Smith elsewhere.

There is a Canadian link, where the name was Blanc Pied in Canadian French which means “White Foot”

Frank Clarke
Clarke

The Clarkes’ origins are similar to the Barretts’, rooted in the labouring classes, and steadily improving over the centuries.

David Clark was one of the first migrants to New Zealand, where he left his mark on the town of Nelson.

Dorothy Hackett
Hackett

The Hackett Family from Basford, Nottinghamshire, England were a family with an artistic leaning. Cyrus John and William Henry Hackett were both lithographic artists.

The even more extravagantly named Walter Garcia Hackett wasn’t (a lithographic artist.)

Kath Barrett
Howell

The Howell Family from Potterne, Devizes, Wiltshire, England could potentially have roots in North Wales – Howell is, after all, a Welsh name.

Current research is trying to prove those roots, although the evidence is elusive.

 

Samuel Wheatley
Wheatley

The fortunes of the Wheatleys follow through from a Cordwainer about 1788 and various labourers, to the 20th Century and an Art Director of C&A.

Linked to the Wheatleys are the Blampieds, McGarrells, Mustos, Slemmings, Sweetings, Hartleys and Quinns.

Ferberd One Name Study

The search for the origin of the name ‘Ferberd’ has taken many years. We know how it came in to our family, but we are still trying to trace its source. This is why we have chosen to create a tree that is dedicated to all Ferberds, regardless of whether they are related to us or each other, or whether it’s Ferberd as a first or last name.

Unusual forenames are often derived from last names. Recent research of the Berkshire Family History Society’s CD Archives has in fact revealed many last name uses as the timeline shows.

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