Richard DIXE ALIAS REPINGTON
also known as Richard DIXIE
before 1542 -
Life History
before 1542 |
Born |
1560 |
Birth of daughter Elizabeth Dixe Alias REPINGTON in Kingsbury, Warwickshire |
1561 |
Birth of daughter Margaret DIXE in Kingsbury, Warwickshire.1 |
1563 |
Birth of son Nicholas DIXE ALIAS REPINGTON in Kingsbury, Warwickshire |
1566 |
Birth of daughter Jone DIXE ALIAS REPINGTON in Kingsbury, Warwickshire.1 |
1569 |
Birth of daughter Grace DIXE in Kingsbury, Warwickshire.1 |
1570 |
Birth of daughter Grace DIXE in Kingsbury, Warwickshire |
9th Jun 1572 |
Married Jone MORE in Kingsbury, Warwickshire.3 England, Marriages, 15381973 |
1574 |
Birth of daughter Elnor DIXE in Kingsbury, Warwickshire.1 |
1577 |
Birth of son Unknown DIXE in Kingsbury, Warwickshire.1 |
1580 |
Birth of son Richard DIXE ALIAS REPINGTON in Kingsbury, Warwickshire.1,2 |
Notes
- It's curious how this part of the family seems to have dual names - the following may be some possible explanations ...
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Use of Surname aliases usually reflects one of the following circumstances:-
1. Retention of patronymics. During the 16th century many men were reluctant to abandon ancestral names and consequently retained the forenames of their fathers or grandfathers as surnames. For example William HARRY of Luxulyan in 1547 was described as William HARRY alias WATT - Watt being his grandfather's forename.
2. Retention of topographical reference points - especially in relation to a manor or place name from which some families derived their surnames. A case in point is that of John RICHARDS of Bosavarne (1547) who had a son Thomas BOSAVARNE (1620) who had a son Martin THOMAS alias BOSAVARNE (1620). One can often determine where a person lived,as well as other tidbits, by their surname; for example, JOHN RIPPER alias CROHALL, or Cariohall, (meaning "of Crawle"). In the 16th century, it was not unusual for a farmer to be born and grow up on a particular farm, for example Tresize, and be known as John Thomas TRESIZE, son of Thomas TRESIZE; he would then marry, and either buy or rent another farm, and become John Thomas TREGONNING; lastly, as a prosperous farmer, he moved to a much bigger farm, and became John Thomas TREGAIR (which in Cornish means "camp town".).
3. Commemoration by descendants of a marriage to a heiress, or to a member of a "socially superior" family. In some cases, persons legally changed their names to obtain an inheritance from a line in their family which was in danger of 'dying out'. In St. Austell, Sir CHARLES GRAVES SAWLE GRAVES is such an example. He was Charles Graves Sawle, with his mother's maiden name as his second name; on his maternal uncle's death, he took that gentleman's surname, and became his legal heir
4. Illegitimacy. For example John RESKYMER had an illegitimate son with Margaret GERBER named John RESKYMER alias GERBER. In later generations the son may well have been baptised as John Reskymer GERBER which, as with the use of an alias, served the purpose of publicly proclaiming his parental origins.
5. Rights of inheritance, and other economic reasons. For instance, in the days of copyhold land, a persons' entitlement to land was recorded only in the manor court rolls. Deeds as we know them did not exist. The only "proof" one had that one owned particular land was in the "copy" rolls. If a woman was widowed, and later remarried, the children of her first marriage often took the name of the step-father. But, to maintain their right to their inheritance, they would use the step-father's name as an alias. There were variations in this practice. In one well-documented case, circa 1558, William CAMBORN(E) married Elinor Wilton PAYNTER, a widow with seven children, and adopted the surname of her first husband, becoming William CAMBORNE alias PAYNTER of Trelissick, St. Erth. Their descendants used both Paynter and the alias, with the use of Paynter eventually overtaking the use of Camborne within three generations.
Sources
- 1. England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
- (secondary evidence)
- 2. England, Warwickshire Parish Registers, 1538-1900
- 3. England, Marriages, 15381973
- (secondary evidence)