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Name Query 'Newrick'

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Caroline

Caroline Report 24 May 2007 21:57

Does anybody know where the forename 'Newrick' comes from? I have Newricks in nearly every generation dating from 1786 up to the early 20th century. They were from North Yorkshire, in the early days it is spelt Nurick. Any ideas? Thank you, Caroline

Heather

Heather Report 24 May 2007 22:03

Not really, could be the surname of one of the ancestors who perhaps did well so they wanted everyone to know they were associated or, there was a fashion at one time to name after a town in the locality - bit like pop stars do now - i.e. Brooklyn. Check to see if there is any mention on a google search for it.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 24 May 2007 22:10

Could have been the surname of one of the early ancestors ......... or of a close friend/godparent ................... and then became a family name to be passed down from geeneration to generation. Anyway, it's a bit better than all the James', Williams, etc that I have! Sylvia

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My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Caroline

Caroline Report 24 May 2007 22:15

There is one bonus to a first name like that - it only took me about an hour to get back to the early 1800s which I thought was really good going (the rest is not as easy as that).