Believe or not, American in Utah (possibly Mormons) spend their time accessing British genealogical records - and presenting this data for sale in the public domain. Of course, as we - the British people - own this data, we are entitled to access it for free if we are prepared to visit Records Offices and Libraries and carry-out the research ourselves. As these places like to 'charge' us by placing a pay-wall between ourselves and our historical data - it is not always easy to access the information that defines our very being. Still, once one or two of us gains access to this data - we can (as a matter of duty) - place it in the public domain for free consumption. We may have used some of this data already in our family research - but there is much more general information to be gleamed! This may well be useful to "Wyles" people living in other areas! These four-county Parish Records include 'Births', 'Christenings', 'Deaths', 'Marriages' and 'Court Cases', etc. My partner - Gee - accessed this CD disc and what is reproduced here are the screenshots she carefully made:
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Dear Diane The following article highlights a number of photographs fwe took when visiting the Central Bandstand area of Wandsworth's 'Battersea Park' (27.5.2023). The Saxon Warlord 'Wendle' or 'Wandle' was so powerful that his name was used to describe many areas from the Northants down to South London and out (Westward) into East Surrey! This represents the geographical area of England dominated by the Anglo-Saxons ('Duddington' is believed to be a Saxon name - as in 'Dudd-ing-ton' which refers to the Saxon man 'Dudd' - the 'Meadow' he owned - and the 'Enclosure' surrounding it which he controlled). The compilers of the definition for 'Wellingborough' (below) seem to omit the 'ing' element. 'The town was established in the Anglo-Saxon period and was originally called "Wendelingburgh" as the area was occupied by a Saxon warlord called Waendel - meaning the name translates as "stronghold of Waendel's people". It is also surrounded by five wells: Redwell, Hemmingwell, Witche's Well, Lady's Well and Whytewell, which appear on its coat of arms.' It is important to understand how historical reality overlaps and reinforces its own structure! Best Wishes Adrian
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Thank you for your interesting email: Wyles Paternal DNA (Duddington) UK The above article provides the Paternal DNA results of our 'Wyles' name clan as associated with the Lincolnshire village of 'Duddington'. Both Scottish (Pictish) and Russian historians are of the opinion that 'Wyles' is the plural of 'Wyle' - and that 'Wyle' is an Anglicisation of the Viking (Cyrillic) title of 'Уайл' (Uayl) - meaning 'a dominant warrior whose fighting skills unite the people'. Sometimes, 'Uayl' is written today as 'Jarl' - with the 'J' retaining the 'U' sound. The Anglo-Saxons took this non-Germanic title and renamed it 'Earl' - using it as a noble status linked to 'birth' and not to 'ability' (within Viking culture any would could become a 'Uayl' providing they could 'fight' and quell any enemy). Today, in modern Russia the surname 'Wyles' is written as 'Уайлс' (Uayls) - and this is how I am referred to in all written communication, etc. The Vikings, as you know, settle vast parts of the UK and Eire, and so their DNA is everywhere, being particularly linked with the Celtic areas. However, as there are so many sounding similar names, such as 'Wills', 'Wells' and 'Willis', etc, all possessing different origins and distinct (unrelated) lineages, correct association can be difficult. I believe the Oxford definition of 'Wyles' (Wiles) - stating it is linked to eel traps and trickery - relates only to one lineage variant of an entire host of similar sounding but very different names! Of course, I know nothing about the 'van Wyk' surname as such, but 'Wyk' is written as 'Вик' in Cyrillic and pronounced 'Vik'. Within the Russian language this word is a noun meaning to 'cry', 'shout', and 'call-out', etc. I presume 'van' is Dutch for 'of' or 'from' and 'Wyk' refers to a place in the Netherlands. I have seen some people in the UK referred to as 'de Wyle' or 'de Wyles' on occasion - usually in the 12th and 13th centuries - with the 'de' (Norman French for 'of') eventually being dropped. There are theories that assume there were a number of disconnected places all over the UK - all carrying similar sounding names that possessed no direct historical association with one another. Perhaps a place with a water 'Well' might figure greatly in the old days (as we all need to drink) and at least in that sense the name 'Well' or 'Wells' might be laterally associated in a conceptual sense, whilst not sharing a DNA lineage. I personally believe that 'Wyles' is distinct from 'Wiles' - even though confusion is sometimes caused due to both lineages borrowing one another's spelling from time to time - usually by mistake. Therefore, we can be 'related' but by the 'error' of poor spelling! In the days before full literacy and the stabilisation of language - scribes would often spell exactly same word on a single page in many different ways! All Best Wishes Adrian PS: A Scottish historian stated that 'Wyles' is pronouced 'Wy-les' in in Scotland - and is the proper or correct surname associated with who is today known as 'William Wallace' - with 'Wallace' being a modern re-invention of his clan name. If this is correct - then this probably reinforces the Viking hypothesis! My view is that the general dictionary views of surnames are a mixture of localisms, broad definitions and speculations. Some surnames, such as those obviously involving a profession such as referring to a ‘Black Smith’, for instance, tell us nothing about the origination and location of a particular family but everything about what that vocation involves. This is not uncommon as a similar situation is found with ecclesiastical rank (such as ‘Bishop’, ‘Priest’, or ‘Monk’, etc) and military rank (such as ‘Sergeant’, ‘Marshal’ and ‘Captain’, etc). Other names involve a specific locality within a known geographical area, with those involving particular or outstanding physical characteristics (such as ‘handsome’, ‘Tall’ and ‘Beautiful’, etc), or types of outstanding characteristics (such ‘Trustworthy’, ‘Joyful’ and ‘Love’, etc). Surnames can even involve precious metals (such as ‘Gold’ ‘Silver’ and ‘Steel’, etc) and valuable stones (such as ‘Daimond’, ‘Sapphire’ and ‘Ruby’, etc). There are no set rules for the definition of a surname. Although many ancient surnames in China (which are all over two-thousand years old) are indicative of a specific geographical location – this is not always the case. One ethnic Chinese person I know carries the surname ‘Qiu’ [邱 - Qiu1] (pronounced ‘Yau’ in Cantonese). Over two-thousand five-hundred-years ago, ancestors from her family faithfully served the family of the Sage Scholar known in the West as ‘Confucius’ (born ‘孔丘’ or ‘Kong Qiu’). As a reward, this peasant family was elevated up the social ranks by being granted the surname ‘丘’ (Qiu) - which is the first-name of Confucius denoting ‘small bumps’ he possessed on the top of his head. However, in 1725 CE, the Yongzheng Emperor of the Qing Dynasty took exception to this history decreed that a naming taboo should be placed upon those carrying the name of Confucius, ordering each surname lineage to add the particle ‘阝’ (Yi4) to the right of the ideogram ‘丘’ thus creating the combination of ‘邱’- With ‘阝’ (Yi4) being a contraction of ‘邑‘ (Yi4) - which denotes a ‘town’, ‘district’ or ‘state’, etc. This was carried-out to remove direct association between the lineal descendants of the servants of the House of Confucius and Confucius himself – and instead change that history so as to associate it instead with the far-older personage of Jiang Ziya (姜子牙), a military advisor at the start of the Zhou Dynasty (1046 - 256 BCE) who would later found the powerful State of Qi (a place Confucius visted). The capital of Qi was a place named Yingqiu (营丘), located in present-day Shandong province. Some of Jiang Ziya’s descendants thus adopted Qiu (丘) as their surname. Many actual descendants of the servants of Confucius today, however, still remember their humble roots in the House of Confucius. As for ‘Wyles’ no one is sure of its exact origins. Dictionaries speculate that there could have been specific places named after local attributes all over the UK – with talk of ‘tricksters’ and ‘hunters of eels’ or a ‘special trap’ for capturing eels! (As in a ‘Wiley’ device)! I suspect that ‘Wyles’ might have many different (and unrelated’) origins and that we must carry-out our own genealogical research. Certainly, my paternal DNA, the known physical history of my family and the area within which they lived bear no resemblance to prevailing name-dictionary theories!
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