Sir Edmund William Gosse was an English poet, author and critic. He was strictly brought up in a small Protestant sect, the Plymouth Brethren, but broke away sharply from that faith. His account of his childhood in the book Father and Son has been described as the first psychological biography.
Blanchard is a French family name. It is also used as a given name. It derives from the Old French word blanchart which meant "whitish, bordering upon white". It is also an obsolete term for a white horse.
Cooke is a surname derived from the occupation of cook. Notable people with the surname include:
Abbott is an English surname, derived from the word "abbot", which may refer to:
Corbet is a surname, and may refer to
Key is an English and Dutch-language surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Latham is an Old Scandinavian surname.
Barclay is a Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Kirby is a surname. Kirby is found in 116 governed bodies in the world, though is most concentrated in the USA (70,753), England (22,162), Australia (7,160), Canada (5,268), and Ireland (1,931), but most prevalent in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1:1,127). This shows the people with this surname have travelled and become residents in many nations around the world. It originated in Northern England or in Southwestern Ireland from the Old Norse word "kirkja" + "býr" meaning "church" + "settlement".
Thomson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Thom, Thomp, Thompkin, or other diminutive of Thomas", itself derived from the Aramaic תום or Tôm, meaning "twin". The surname is documented in Cheshire records before and after the 1066 Norman Conquest. Variations include Thomason, Thomasson, Thomerson, Thomoson, and others. The French surname Thomson is first documented in Burgundy and is the shortened form for Thom[as]son, Thom[es]son. Variations include Thomassin, Thomason, Thomsson, Thomesson, Thomeson, and others. Thomson is uncommon as a given name.
Christie is a surname of Scottish origin.
Alexander Hay was a South Australian merchant, pastoralist and politician.
Collier is an English surname, derived from the word "coal".
William Gosse was a medical practitioner in the early days of South Australia.
Waller is a surname mainly of Old English origin, with several possible etymologies. Notable people with this name include:
Clarke is a surname which means "clerk". The surname is of English and Irish origin and comes from the Latin clericus. Variants include Clerk and Clark. Clarke is also uncommonly chosen as a given name.
Beaver is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Holdsworth is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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