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HelpAri's NTNB #1 - 1890
BATH, 1890
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W [24]
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It is the September of 1890 in Bath, Somerset, and Major ________ ________ - a newcomer to town - has just wed the lovely Miss ________ ________ in the grand Bath Abbey, with photos of the happy couple decorating the papers.
Miss ________ - now Mrs ________ - is the daughter of the most respected solicitor in Bath and his wife, a prim and proper socialite. When they met, nearly forty years ago now, Mr. ________ was a young man completing his Grand Tour in Italy, and the future Mrs. ________ was a fiery suffragette born in Italy to English parents. They have both mellowed out considerably over the years: but until very recently, they had their hands full with their spirited, independent daughter, who, as a young girl, stole a violin from a shop display and would refuse to disclose its location until her parents agreed to get her a music tutor, and is now a virtuoso.
Major ________ is the scion of a family that has owned a textile mill in British India for generations. While his elder brother inherited the family business, ________ had to seek his fortune in the military, where he quickly clambered up the ranks of the colonial establishment. With his biting wit, commanding presence, and a figure that cut a pretty picture in uniform, he waltzed into a Bath ball - his first foray into his motherland - met ________, and never left.
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The groom
Major ________ ________ ________ ________
First name: a legendary king of the Britons as described by Geoffrey of Monmouth (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_legendary_kings_of_Britain#Monarchs_derived_from_Geoffrey_of_Monmouth).
First middle name: a knight of the round table.
Second middle name: of Etruscan origin (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/masculine/description/etruscan/display/compact).
Surname: starts with or means "black".
The bride
________ ________ ________, née ________
First name: after the Italian city where her parents met.
First middle name: British English (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/feminine/usage/british) or (https://www.behindthename.com/submit/names/gender/feminine/usage/british/editstatus/3).
Second middle name: comes from this list (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/feminine/tag/women_and_death)
Maiden name: shared with a notable resident of the Royal Crescent in Bath (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Crescent#Notable_Residents).
masculine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079
feminine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124080
H [29]
W [24]
🌿
It is the September of 1890 in Bath, Somerset, and Major ________ ________ - a newcomer to town - has just wed the lovely Miss ________ ________ in the grand Bath Abbey, with photos of the happy couple decorating the papers.
Miss ________ - now Mrs ________ - is the daughter of the most respected solicitor in Bath and his wife, a prim and proper socialite. When they met, nearly forty years ago now, Mr. ________ was a young man completing his Grand Tour in Italy, and the future Mrs. ________ was a fiery suffragette born in Italy to English parents. They have both mellowed out considerably over the years: but until very recently, they had their hands full with their spirited, independent daughter, who, as a young girl, stole a violin from a shop display and would refuse to disclose its location until her parents agreed to get her a music tutor, and is now a virtuoso.
Major ________ is the scion of a family that has owned a textile mill in British India for generations. While his elder brother inherited the family business, ________ had to seek his fortune in the military, where he quickly clambered up the ranks of the colonial establishment. With his biting wit, commanding presence, and a figure that cut a pretty picture in uniform, he waltzed into a Bath ball - his first foray into his motherland - met ________, and never left.
🌿
The groom
Major ________ ________ ________ ________
First name: a legendary king of the Britons as described by Geoffrey of Monmouth (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_legendary_kings_of_Britain#Monarchs_derived_from_Geoffrey_of_Monmouth).
First middle name: a knight of the round table.
Second middle name: of Etruscan origin (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/masculine/description/etruscan/display/compact).
Surname: starts with or means "black".
The bride
________ ________ ________, née ________
First name: after the Italian city where her parents met.
First middle name: British English (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/feminine/usage/british) or (https://www.behindthename.com/submit/names/gender/feminine/usage/british/editstatus/3).
Second middle name: comes from this list (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/feminine/tag/women_and_death)
Maiden name: shared with a notable resident of the Royal Crescent in Bath (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Crescent#Notable_Residents).
masculine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079
feminine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124080
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