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Don Aitken - 26 May 2009 00:49 GMT

I have just come across the wonderfully named Sir Abstrupus Danby. Or
possibly that should be Sir Anstrupus Danby - different web pages give
both versions. He lived in the early 18th century, and had a son of
the same name, who was "of Swinton, Yorkshire". It doesn't seem to
derive from a surname. Would anyone care to guess which version is
right? I must admit I like Abstrupus better.

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James Harris - 26 May 2009 08:17 GMT

> I have just come across the wonderfully named Sir Abstrupus Danby. Or
> possibly that should be Sir Anstrupus Danby - different web pages give
> both versions. He lived in the early 18th century, and had a son of
> the same name, who was "of Swinton, Yorkshire". It doesn't seem to
> derive from a surname. Would anyone care to guess which version is
> right? I must admit I like Abstrupus better.

Then you are in for felicitous confirmation(!) Wikipedia is often good
for this sort of thing and this time there's no exception. Check out

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danby

When you click on Abstrupus Danby the article also has a reference to
an article which attempts to explain how the name came about.

James

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