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The
Wass Family
The meaning of
the Surname Wass
Scottish and English: from the
Norman personal name Wazo, which is probably derived from a compound
Germanic name with a first element wad ‘to go’.
German and Swedish: nickname
from Middle High German was(se), Swedish vass ‘sharp’,
‘cutting’. The Swedish name is a soldier’s name, one of the identifying
names adopted by soldiers in the 17th and 18th centuries, before the use of
surnames became general in Scandinavia.
Swedish: ornamental name from vass
‘reed’, ‘marsh’.
German: metonymic occupational
name for a seller of wax, from Middle Low German was ‘wax’
I will
start the Wass family with Charles my GreatGreat Grandad. Charles
was born in 1850 at Tibshelf
in Derbyshire. He was a joiner. His wife was Harriett Strutts, born
at Pinxton
in Derbyshire. They were married 25th December 1870 at Pinxton.They
had a son Charles Robert Wass, he was born 24th July 1875 and
christened 22nd August 1875 at Pinxton.They also had two more sons,
John Henry Wass and Alfred. They were all coal miners. On the 1901
census, Charles Robert and John Henry were living next door to each
other in Hardwick Street, Tibshelf. Charles Robert was living with
his wife Selina and three children, Harriett, Robert and Agnes my
grandma Elizabeth was born December 24th 1905. John Henry was living
with his wife Gertrude and there children, Eleanor, Edith and
Gertrude. Alfred was living at Hill Top, Normanton Derbyshire with
his wife Mary and a boarder. He was also a miner.
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Charles
Robert Wass my Great Grandad
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Charles
and Selina's Wedding Certificate
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This
is a photo of Laughton Church near Thurcroft, where Elizabeth
married Joe Farmer in 1930
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