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The Name Matches The Profession ...


RichardB

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Possibly one of the most obvious...

Steel, Henry of Steel Peech & Tozer Ltd - steel manufacturer.

I was hoping for Dr D'eath, Undertaker obviously ...

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I was hoping for Dr D'eath, Undertaker obviously ...

I think your D'eath should actually be De'ath.

A not uncommon French surname as there is a place in France called Ath, and De Ath simple means "Of (or from) Ath".

It would be the equivalent of having a locative surname in Britain, eg, London, Glossop, Norton, etc.

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Hubert F Lush, Branch Manager, Abstainers & Gen. Insurance Co. Ltd., 31 White Building, Fitzalan Square (White's 1911)

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