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Archives-Kins as in Perkins
In the mid 1200's, Pierre from Moralis, France, aka Pierre De Morlais, lived in England, working as an aide to the king,* He was also known as "Petrus Morley, alias Perkin"**
To this writer, Pierre's son was the first known user of the surname "Perkins."* There are many spellings of the surname. They include: Parkins, Perkyns, Parkyns, Parkens, Perkin, and Perkyn. **
*Some information taken fron genealogy research on the Perkins surname.
** THE PERKINS FAMILY IN YE OLDEN TIMES by Mansfield Parkyns, Esq. 1916 (out of print)
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To this writer, Pierre's son was the first known user of the surname "Perkins."* There are many spellings of the surname. They include: Parkins, Perkyns, Parkyns, Parkens, Perkin, and Perkyn. **
*Some information taken fron genealogy research on the Perkins surname.
** THE PERKINS FAMILY IN YE OLDEN TIMES by Mansfield Parkyns, Esq. 1916 (out of print)
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The -kin is a diminutive ending, like -chen in German or -tje in Dutch; it also appears in, e.g., Simpkins.
But, shouldn't this be on the Surnames Board?
But, shouldn't this be on the Surnames Board?
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