Dowrey

Dowrey
This unusual name is a developed form of the Old French "douarie" and does refer to money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage. The surname is found in the spellings of Dowry, Dowrey and the shortened forms of Dover, Dower, Dowyer and the patronymic Dowers and Dowears. The name is probably topographical for a person who lived or worked at a "Dower" property, but it is possible that some nameholders derive from a nickname for a male person who benefitted from a large dowery after marrying a wealthy woman. The name recording and development include the following examples - John Dowry who married Katherine Johnson on April 30th 1587, at the church of St. Stephen and St. Benet, London, whilst on January 13th 1691, Catherine Dowry married Matthew Evans at St. Mary-le-Bone. On January 3rd 1790, Thomas (Dowrey (as spelt) was christened at the church of St. Andrew's, Holborn, London. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Thomas Dowre, which was dated January 17th 1585, a witness at Christchurch, Greyfriars, London, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1, known as "Good Queen Bess", 1558 - 1603. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

Surnames reference. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Dowry — This unusual name is a developed form of the Old French douarie and does refer to money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage. The surname is found in the spellings of Dowry, Dowrey and the shortened forms of Dover, Dower,… …   Surnames reference

  • Dowyer — This unusual name is a developed form of the Old French douarie and does refer to money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage. The surname is found in the spellings of Dowry, Dowrey and the shortened forms of Dover, Dower,… …   Surnames reference

  • Chemical imaging — (as quantitative chemical mapping) is the analytical capability to create a visual image of components distribution from simultaneous measurement of spectra and spatial, time informations.[1][2] The main idea for chemical imaging, the analyst may …   Wikipedia

  • Benslie — is a small village in North Ayrshire, in the parish of Kilwinning, Scotland. Map reference NS 336 429. History This village, previously Benislay (1205),Eglinton Country Park archive.] , Beinslay (Timothy Pont 1604 08),Pont, Timothy (1604).… …   Wikipedia

  • List of USS Triton submerged circumnavigation crew — A total of 188 individuals participated in Operation Sandblast, the first submerged circumnavigation of the world of 1960, onboard the USS|Triton|SSRN 586|6. Quotation I m proud of Triton s around the world cruise, but I didn t really do that.… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”