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Tallis

This distinguished name is of Old French orgin, as an Anglicized form

of a Norman surname introduced into England after the Norman Conquest of 1066.

It is derived from the Old French and Anglo-Norman French term " Taillis ",

clearing in an area of woodland, a derivative of " tailer " , to cut,and as a surname may be either

locational or topographical. As a locational surname,  Tallis deribes from any one of the minor

localities in France named Taille or Taillis, and as a topographical   name, it denoted residence

in a " taillis " clearing in a wood. Topographical surnames were among the earlist created

in Europe, since both natural and man-made features in the landscape provided easily

recognisable distinguishing names in the small communities  of the Middle Ages.

Examples of the name from London Church Registers include : the marriage of

John Tallis and Jone Hunt at St Peter Cornhill, on October 9th 1581, and the christening of

Wiilliam Tallis, on November 15th 1595, at St.Andrew's Holborn. A notable bearer of the

name was THOMAS TALLIS  (1505 - 1585) the English composer and organist noted

for his arrangements of the liturgical music of the Church of England. A Coat of Arms granted

to a family of the name is blazoned as follows: Argent, on a chevron sable between three

falcons dressed and helled proper as many pheons or (gold). The first recorded spelling

of the family name is shown to be that of Richard Tailles, which was dated 1273, in the

" Hundred Rolls of Cornwall, during the reign of King Edward 1, known as

" The Hammer of the Scots " 1272 - 1307. Surnames became necessary when goverments

introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout

the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to " develop " often leading to

astonishing variants of the orginal spelling.

Gregory & Martha Nunney

Maude's parents

PRESTON BAGOT CHURCHYARD

Maud's Adopted Parents.

GRANDMA DANIELS (1905)

With Maud, Jack, Mollie, Doris, Walter & Marjorie

SNITTERFIELD CHURCHYARD