Tag Archives: Fife

A-Z Challenge Surnames S

Posted on April 21, 2016 by tiesthatbindsite

S as in SPEED SPEED FAMILY OF FIFE In a previous post I’d mentioned that my husband’s grandmother was the one who got me hooked on genealogy. Her maiden name was SPEED. Her father William Marshall SPEED was killed in … Continue reading →

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A-Z Challenge Surnames N

Posted on April 16, 2016 by tiesthatbindsite

NORMAND As a surname of English, Irish (in Ulster), Scottish and Dutch origin the name was used to denote someone of Scandinavian ancestry or someone from Normandy (northern France). During the Dark Ages Scandinavian Vikings called themselves norðmenn (“men from … Continue reading →

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A-Z Challenge Surnames I

Posted on April 11, 2016 by tiesthatbindsite

I- IRELAND   This is the one and ONLY  “I” surname in my whole family tree. Helen IRELAND married John Normand in Strathmiglo, Fife on June 20, 1791. She was sometimes referred to as Helen NORMAND which threw me for … Continue reading →

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