The first name David was borrowed from the Hebrew Old Testament. In Old French the vernacular form was Davy and this entered Middle English with the Norman invasion of 1066. The name David was popular earlier than that in Wales (where the cult of St David was centred) and Brittany. Therefore, we might presume that … Continue reading 16. Davy/Davies
Tag: Davies
St Martin in Meneage: the state of agriculture in the ‘Great Depression’
As we saw in the previous blog, farmers in south-east Cornwall were getting along relatively well in the face of the so-called ‘Great Depression’ of British agriculture that began around 1873. Were farmers in the west at St Martin in Meneage equally fortunate? On the Lizard it was reported in 1882 that more farms were … Continue reading St Martin in Meneage: the state of agriculture in the ‘Great Depression’
Mawgan in Meneage and some transoceanic Cornish
Mining parishes may have supplied the bulk of Cornish emigrants but a farming parish such as Mawgan on the gateway to the Lizard peninsula also had its share of emigrants. Moreover, movers from a non-mining background were often more likely to make the move as part of a family group and more likely to perceive … Continue reading Mawgan in Meneage and some transoceanic Cornish
Cornish studies resources 