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Does anyone know if Tryphena was a fashionable name in the early/mid 1800s?
I have discovered a couple in one family and don't know if there is a link or whether Tryphena was the 1800 equivalent of Kylie.
Best wishes
Annette
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Hi Annette
It seems that it did have some popularity in my family as well, as I have a couple of Tryphena in the same family, apparently the name is of Greek origin and means delicacy.
jericho
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Hi,
A quick look at birth registrations on FreeBMD shows the name appearing 1837 - 1951.
Nanny Jan
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Hi,
Couldn't help but put my little paw on this post. This is what Tryphena means in NZ.
http://www.thebarrier.co.nz/Locations/LocationTry.htm
Cheers
KHP
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Thanks for your responses.
Looks like the family connection may not be as strong as I first thought.
Back to the sleuthing it seems.
Best wishes
Annette
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I also believe that many men who fought in the Crimea ? called their daughters Tryphena.
I have 1 in my tree. She was an amazing woman - a teacher in Japan between WW1 & WW2.
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It's Biblical - Romans 16:12
Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.
I've come across all three names, but Tryphena much more often than the other two. This lady (http://mysite.verizon.net/hardycountry/tryphena.html) was my first encounter with the name.
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What an interesting life, especially for those times.
By a spooky coincidence, another family history that I'm doing has a lot of Topsham / pub connections. My husband's gt gt grandfather had the Sun Inn in 1841 and his brother ran the Lord Nelson both in High St. His gt gt grandmother is also buried in the churchyard, but a while before your Tryphena.
We love Topsham and visit whenever we can, especially the antiques centre.
Best wishes,
Annette
It's Biblical - Romans 16:12
Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.
I've come across all three names, but Tryphena much more often than the other two. This lady (http://mysite.verizon.net/hardycountry/tryphena.html) was my first encounter with the name.
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One of my ancestors was born Tryphena Ashton in Cowbit Lincolnshire in 1768 and there was definitely a rash of Tryphenas born in the area at that time. The family did continue with the name for a couple of generations but then dropped it.
I've never thought of it being like Kylie before - or even worse that it could possibly be the C18th version of Chardonnay! :o
Carole
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Perish the thought.
This site is full of spooky coincidences today. I live not too far from Spalding/Cowbit and my first married name was Ashton!
Whats going on? Do you think all the long dead ancestors are having a fun time linking us all up?
Best wishes,
AnnetteOne of my ancestors was born Tryphena Ashton in Cowbit Lincolnshire in 1768 and there was definitely a rash of Tryphenas born in the area at that time. The family did continue with the name for a couple of generations but then dropped it.
I've never thought of it being like Kylie before - or even worse that it could possibly be the C18th version of Chardonnay! :o
Carole
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That IS spooky! ;D
Carole
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The novelist Thomas Hardy had a relative called Tryphena.
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Yes, see interesting link from Sloe Gin above.
The novelist Thomas Hardy had a relative called Tryphena.
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I have had a couple of Frances in my tree who were also sometimes written as Tryphena.
Kaysii
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My wife's family includes a Tryphena Tilley 1821-24 born in Poole. They were rather an unfortunate family group as her father died aged 32, his widow had two further children (given his name) and most of them ended up in the workhouse. Tryphena's elder sister had an illegitimate daughter at age 16, who after living on Brownsea Island when both she and her mother were married to workers in the pottery, emigrated to the US in 1870 taking the surviving 6 of her 8 children (including a babe in arms) and had two further children in Ohio.
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What a sad story. Makes you realise what an easy life we have by comparison. Hope it all turned out well for the children.
Best wishes
Annette
My wife's family includes a Tryphena Tilley 1821-24 born in Poole. They were rather an unfortunate family group as her father died aged 32, his widow had two further children (given his name) and most of them ended up in the workhouse. Tryphena's elder sister had an illegitimate daughter at age 16, who after living on Brownsea Island when both she and her mother were married to workers in the pottery, emigrated to the US in 1870 taking the surviving 6 of her 8 children (including a babe in arms) and had two further children in Ohio.
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Hi,
myg,g grandmother was a Tryphena Pride born 1858 in the little village of Newington Bagpath,Glous.
Tryphena had sisters Adelina and Caroline which strikes me as rather posh names for little village maids :).
Marysma
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Seems like there were Tryphenas all over the place! Beautiful baby by the way.
Best wishes,
AnnetteHi,
myg,g grandmother was a Tryphena Pride born 1858 in the little village of Newington Bagpath,Glous.
Tryphena had sisters Adelina and Caroline which strikes me as rather posh names for little village maids :).
Marysma
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The oldest Tryphena I found was a Tryphena Dunstan died 1823 aged 85 so she was named Tryphena in 1738!
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I have Tryphena Woodims born in Taunton Somerset 1657 and in the next generation Tryphena Gray. Prior to Tryphena Woodims I have on the same maternal line Tryphena Daniel but spelt more like Thafena or Thafarah (terrible handwriting but I suspect it was the same name).
Romantically, I would like to think that my Tryphenas eventually descended down to Tryphena Sparks who was Hardy's great love, his cousin, and the base for his character Bathsheba in Far From The Madding Crowd as he was living fairly nearby but that is probably pure fancy! Was the origin of the name in my family Thafarah or something akin to that - or was it originally Tryphena. I suspect the latter as it probably sounded strange to the ear but that would be the case either way! If anyone else has this name in the family or something similar I would love to hear from you.
Other unusual names in my family are Rhadigundra (name of a Saint) and Goliah.
I find such names fascinating. Where did they originate from and why? This does mean the name was used quite early and probably in the 1500s.
The mystery deepens.
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My 3x gt. grandmother was Tryphena Venn, born 1811 in Devon. I hadn't come across the name before and was surprised how popular it seemed to be in Devon around that time.
The downside is the number of variants that appear in the census, Trefina, Tufnia etc.
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Hello,
My 6x great grandma was Tryphena Dyer. On the 18th of March 1786, she had a daughter called Ann Dyer, in Ottery St Mary, and the father was Charles Windover.
According to "South West Heritage Trust Online Catalogue", my Tryphena was a single woman:
http://devon-cat.swheritage.org.uk/records/3327A/PO/93/22
I tried to find a baptism for my Tryphena in the Ottery St Mary region of Devon but was unsuccessful. There was however a Tryphena Dyer who married a Felix Handel in 1789 in Ottery St. Mary.
Tryphena's daughter, Ann Dyer married John Ebdon in Ottery St Mary in 1809. They had a daughter called Tryphena, baptised in Sidbury around 1816.
Thank you. :) ;)
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https://waterburythoughts.blogspot.com/2011/01/tryphena-mcneil-and-some-of-waterburys.html
I found this.