Robert Guppy

Male25 February 1802–

Brief Life History of Robert

When Robert Guppy was christened on 25 February 1802, in Sandford Orcas, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, his father, Christopher Guppy, was 38 and his mother, Anne, was 44.

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Family Time Line

Christopher Guppy
1763–1830
Anne
1758–1824
Judith Guppy
1788–
Guppy
1790–
Harriett Guppy
1791–
Ann Guppy
1791–
Mary Guppy
1794–
Christopher Guppy
1795–1854
Elizabeth Guppy
1802–
Robert Guppy
1802–

Sources (2)

  • Robert Guppy, "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-1936"
  • Robert Guppy, "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999"

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Name Meaning

English (Dorset and Somerset): habitational name from a place so called in Wootton Fitzpaine, Dorset, recorded as Gupehegh in Middle English. This is named with the Old English personal name Guppa (a short form of Gūthbeorht ‘battle bright’) + (ge)hæg ‘enclosure’.

History: The earliest known bearer of the name is Nicholas de Gupehegh (Somerset, 1253/4). Most if not all present-day bearers of the name are thought to descend from William Guppy of Chardstock, Devon, who in 1497 was fined forty shillings for his alleged part in the rebellion of Perkin Warbeck.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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