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Their names were Hansom and Hanleven. Has anyone any idea where these names originate. They were the daughters of coal miners in the north east of England - mid 19th century. By the time they were in their teens they had changed their names to Annie and Angelina - not surprisingly!
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A "hansom cab" was a type of two-wheeled carriage invented in the 1830s in England. It would be a very strange thing to name a daughter after, but then, anything is possible! (I recently found a woman who had not only been named Shepherdess by her parents (in the late 1700s), but then went on to name her own daughter Shepherdess!).
Here's the information on Hansom Cabs:
http://www.answers.com/hansom
Hanleven I can't find anywhere. In fact, there's not one single hit on Google, which is very rare! Are you sure that's the correct spelling? Old documents can be hard to read sometimes. If that is the correct spelling, it may well simply be made up.
♦ Chrisell ♦
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
Here's the information on Hansom Cabs:
http://www.answers.com/hansom
Hanleven I can't find anywhere. In fact, there's not one single hit on Google, which is very rare! Are you sure that's the correct spelling? Old documents can be hard to read sometimes. If that is the correct spelling, it may well simply be made up.
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
This message was edited 4/19/2005, 7:08 AM
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