by Mari ingen Briain meic Donnchada (Kathleen M. O'Brien)
© 2002-2012 by Kathleen M. O'Brien. All rights reserved.
Version 1.3, updated 29 June 2012
le Swonherde | |||||
"'Occup. 'the swan-herd,' a keeper of swans, an important calling when this bird was a favourite roas; cf. Rookherd and Gozzard." (Bardsley, p. 731 s.n. Swanherd) | |||||
Name | Additional Description | Date | Source | ||
William | le | Swonherde | c. 1300 | Bardsley (p. 731 s.n. Swanherd) |
Medieval Scotland | Medieval Names Archive | A Survey of English Bynames
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