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David Gurr
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David | Report | 25 Apr 2003 15:04 |
The majority of the Gurr population seems to originate from the South East of England. My researches suggest that this South East population splits into two separate groups, with different origins. The largest group is the Sussex Gurrs. There's an old-French word "guerrier" meaning warrior or foot soldier. The guerriers accompanied the William the Conqueror to England from Normandy and faught in the battle of Hastings in 1066. The theory is, that as a reward for their service, William granted captured land to them and they remained in the East Sussex area. The Kent Gurrs (from which I'm descended) seem to come from a different source. Tracing the line back to the early 1700s shows the surname listed as GUR, and possibly earlier as GORE or GOARE. |
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Jane | Report | 2 Nov 2007 19:58 |
Dear David, |
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Marjory | Report | 6 Nov 2007 01:13 |
David |