The San Francisco call., 1910-03-06
PEERS NAMES SHOW
TRADES OF FAMILIES
Barring Gould Traces Ancestry
of Men Who Claim Heredi-
tary Right to Rule
List includes Blacksmith, Weav-
er, Tailor, Cook, Forester
and Gardener

From a bright and interesting book
on family names by Barring Gould, some
curious information on the origin of
the peers is to be obtained, which sug
gests the question. At what precise mo-
ment of time were they inspired with
the hereditary gift of divining the
peoples will more truly than the elect
ed representatives? says the Westmin-
ster Gazette.
Thus the duke of Northumberland is
actually no Percy, but a Smithson, and
must recognize that his ancestor WELD
ed the hammer at the anvil. Lord Gwy-
dyr is a Burrell, and his ancestor, judg-
ing by the name, was IA weaver of
coarse cloth. The ancestor Of Lord AL
verstone was a webster. or weaver.
That of the marquis of Headfort was
tailor, and no disguise of tailor into
Taylour can obscure the fact. Earl
Winterton is the descendant of a turn
er, dignified into Turnour.
The ancestor of Lord Castlemaine
must have been a John the Cook in
some nobleman's or squire's house, Tor
the family name is Handbook. Earl
Cowper derives his family and tltuiar
name from a man who made drinking
mugs Baron Forester would be de-
scended from man who had charse
of the royal forests. V1scount Masse-
reene derives from salaried attendant
who ministered to the pleasures or his
master in the chase. Baron Burghclere
had for ancestor gardener.
REAR BaITER AND FORESTER
Lord Bateman, as his name implies,
could trace his descent from the man
who baited some rich persons bears,
thp custom TO keep InoS6
animals.
The earl of Morley, as a Parker, must
have had as ancestor one who saw that
his masters park was in order me
earl of Harrowby is a Ryder; and of
his name we are told that the barons
horsemen who were the 'reiter, called
Reuters by the English. who changed
the spelling from Rider to Ryder.
Baron Napier of Magdala derives
from the official who looked after the
linen.
From buffers or botellers (the for
mer walters, the latter leather bottle
makers) came the earls of Carr1ck and
Lanesborough, the marquis of Ormonde
and Baron Dunboyne. Baron Calthorpe
is a descendant from a maker of balls
with spikes used in war lcalthrops).
Earl Somers had as his nominal an
cestor a Sompuer, or summoner, VINO
served summonses.
COOK AND ROPE MAKER
The ancestor of the earl of Leices-
ter. Judging by the name, was cook;
and that of the earl of Shaftesbury
was a cooper. Lord Teynham, being
Roper must have descended from a
cordwainer or rope maker. Baron
Newlands ancestor was hosier. LORD
Belper is the grandson of Jeddiah
Strut. small farmer.
This science of names is merciless.
ANY one" says Barring Gould, who
can be shown to have borne, or his
nected with a trade. most certainly did
spring from the shop or the factory.
There can be mistake about 1t
The dukes of Leeds trace back to
cloth worker; the earls of Craven to
tailor, the families of Dartmouth, Ducie,
Tankerville, Dormer, Romney, Dudley,
Fitzwiniam, Cowper, Darnley, Hill, Nor
manly, all sprang from London shops
and counting houses
Some one said More power to them;
they have reason to be proud OF them
selves" But the question for the
country is, Whence the hereditary leg
islative genius?
Iceboats have long been in use, and
now a German inventor has patented
simple sail vehicle, which makes fair
progress over good roads,
The board of trustees of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania has authorized the
establishment of a bureau or institu-
ton of German-American research.
A monument was recently erected in
Nuremberg, Germany. to the memory of
Peter Henlien, who first substituted
sprines for weights in the clock and