Tangye

Summary

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 niece, Helena Tangye Lean
  • George Tangye, Richard's brother
Tangye
Origin
Word/nameFire dog

See also edit

References edit

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

Further reading edit

  • 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)