Station

Station
This is a dialectual transposition of Statham - a place name in Cheshire, so called from the Olde English pre 7th century 'stoed' meaning a landing place. Such locational names were given to inhabitants who moved either voluntarily or otherwise from their place of origin. The further away one moved the more the spelling was transposed. On June 18th 1846, one Patrick Staton embarked from Liverpool on the ship 'Liverpool' bound for America where the name is recorded as Staton and Staten. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Richard de Stathum which was dated 1413 Descriptive Catalogue of Derbyshire Charters during the reign of King Henry V 1413-1422 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.

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  • station — [ stasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • fin XIIe; lat. statio, de stare « se tenir debout, s arrêter » I ♦ 1 ♦ Fait de s arrêter au cours d un déplacement. ⇒ arrêt, halte, pause. Une brève station. « on fit station devant une armoire vitrée où s étalaient des bijoux …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Station — Sta tion (st[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [F., fr. L. statio, from stare, statum, to stand. See {Stand}.] 1. The act of standing; also, attitude or pose in standing; posture. [R.] [1913 Webster] A station like the herald, Mercury. Shak. [1913 Webster] Their… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • station — UK US /ˈsteɪʃən/ noun [C] ► WORKPLACE the place or desk where someone does their work: »The guard was away from his station when the alarm sounded. »You will usually find the receptionist at her station in the lobby. ► TRANSPORT a place where… …   Financial and business terms

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  • Station X — may refer to:* The code name for a covert radio transmission station co located with the Government Code Cypher School at Bletchley Park. *Station X (TV Series), the animated series about six young people produced by Teletoon *Station X is the… …   Wikipedia

  • station — [stā′shən] n. [ME stacioun < OFr station < L statio, a standing, post, station < status, pp. of stare, to STAND] 1. the place where a person or thing stands or is located, esp. an assigned post, position, or location; specif., a) the… …   English World dictionary

  • Station — Sf std. (15. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. statio ( ōnis), eigentlich Stehen, Stand , zu l. stāre stehen . In der Bedeutung Bahnhof ist das Wort übernommen aus dem Postwesen. Adjektiv: stationär; Verb: stationieren.    Ebenso nndl. station, ne …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • station — Station. s. f. Pause, demeure de peu de durée qu on fait en un lieu pour se reposer. Faisons là une station. Station, se dit aussi, Des Eglises, Chapelles, & Autels marquez, & ordonnez, pour y faire certaines prieres, pour y gagner les… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Station — Sta tion (st[=a] sh[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stationed} ( sh[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stationing}.] To place; to set; to appoint or assign to the occupation of a post, place, or office; as, to station troops on the right of an army; to station …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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