Tangye

Tangye

Richard Tangye
Origin
Word/name	Fire dog

Tangye is a surname of Breton origin ^[1] and is common in Cornwall. It may refer to:

• Richard Tangye, industrialist (1833–1906)
  • His son, Sir Harold Lincoln Tangye  [ Wikidata ], 1st Baronet (1866–1935)
    • His son, Sir Basil Richard Gilzean Tangye  [ Wikidata ], 2nd Baronet (1895–1969)
  • His son, Lt. Colonel Richard Trevithick Gilbertstone Tangye  [ Wikidata ] O.B.E., JP
    • His son Derek Tangye
      • Derek's wife Jean Tangye
    • His son Nigel Tangye
  • His niece, Helena Tangye Lean
    • Her son Edward Tangye Lean
    • Her son David Tangye Lean, aka David Lean
• George Tangye, Richard's brother

See also

• Tangye baronets
• Tanguy

References

1. Hanks, Patricia; Hodges, Flavia (1996). A Dictionary of Surnames (corrected ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 524.

Further reading

• Scott, Tim, ed. (1999) Cornish Connections: the Tangye checklist; Derek Tangye, Jean Nicol-Tangye & Nigel Tangye; 2nd ed. Wokingham: Cornish Connections / Hare's Ear ISBN   0-9515686-6-3 (1st ed. 1997)