Hi, are there any TEGGIN families left in Flintshire to anybodies
knowledge?Tha surname derives from TEGEIGNL,an ancient Flintshire kingdom.
The origins of TEGG, TEGGIN and other variants are discussed in
'Welsh Surnames' by T. J. Morgan and Prys Morgan
[University of Wales Press 1985]
ISBN 0-7083-0936-4
under TEG.
From above book, examples in present-day registers:
TEGG: Stalybridge - Hyde, Stayley Ward part 3;
Cheadle Hulme, East Ward 1;
Swansea telephone directory, three entries in Llanelli.
TEGGIN: Shrewsbury, Harlescott, Meole Brace, Westbury.
Oswestry, O. Urban, West Ward.
The only TEGGIN listed in BT's telephone directory for Flintshire is
D.E Teggin
Woodstock Rake Lane
Chorlton By Backford
CHESTER
CH2 4DB
Cheshire
(01244) 372189
To dial this number from outside the UK, please first dial the local
country's international access code, followed by +44 1244 372189
Go to
http://www.bt.com/phonenetuk/ to obtain the several TEGGINs in
Shropshire.
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Regards
Dick Jones
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. U.K. <rcjones(a)rmplc.co.uk>