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Offline Berlin-Bob

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Re: Widder - all dates
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 24 February 13 13:06 GMT (UK) »
Just in case you are interested in possible origins of the name ...

Widder can also mean 'ram' - so unless the name has been changed (gradually) over the years, it could have originated with sheep-farming ancestors.

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Re: Widder - all dates
« Reply #10 on: Monday 25 February 13 09:02 GMT (UK) »
upps, sorry, you are right, just meant the male sheep.
but ended up with the astrology-word. :o
thought is the same (my english ohje)  ;D
it happened because in german Widder is taken for ram AND aries.

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Re: Widder - all dates
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 28 February 13 12:03 GMT (UK) »
Carinthiangirl   ha ha   we get there in the end  ;)
Sparham - Norfolk/Suffolk/Essex/USA/Canada
Fellingham - Suffolk/Essex
Wakeling - Suffolk/Essex
Harvey - Suffolk/Essex
Andre - Europe, USA
Lockwood - Essex/Suffolk
Coe - Essex/Suffolk/USA
Thurlow - Suffolk
Jeffes - UK/Spain
Golding Essex/Suffolk
Mills - Norfolk
Widder - Norfolk, Suffolk, anywhere
Fison - anywhere

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Re: Widder - all dates
« Reply #12 on: Thursday 28 February 13 12:05 GMT (UK) »
Berlin Bob, thanks for the info.    Fascinating stuff - I reckon that that is exactly what the Widders were - sheep farmers probably.   

Sparham
Sparham - Norfolk/Suffolk/Essex/USA/Canada
Fellingham - Suffolk/Essex
Wakeling - Suffolk/Essex
Harvey - Suffolk/Essex
Andre - Europe, USA
Lockwood - Essex/Suffolk
Coe - Essex/Suffolk/USA
Thurlow - Suffolk
Jeffes - UK/Spain
Golding Essex/Suffolk
Mills - Norfolk
Widder - Norfolk, Suffolk, anywhere
Fison - anywhere