Hi, list,
Regarding the christian name Douse could it be an English surname used as a
forename?? I remember in Gwynedd Roots magazine the story of the Wheldon
family where Wheldon was initially a surname, became a christian name and in
the patronymic tradition became a surname again before sticking like that.
I think its original origin was English (unless I am wrong!).
Regarding Victoria's Remsen connections, there are a couple of books on the
Welsh history of Remsen and Utica detailing the lives of Welsh immigrants to
this part of NY in the US. I forget what they are called does anyone else
know.. I think one is simply called "A History of Remsen"? They might
provide the information you want as they detail a lot about one of my
ancestors including information about his origins in Wales.
Ian
Brighton
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