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The Sharp NameSHARP was a complimentary nickname, from the Old English word "scearp", meaning quick, smart, sharp. This ancient family name can be traced back to 1026 AD, when a person named HEALOGEN SCEARPA was recorded in Kent, England. It was not until the 11th century that surnames came into common use. They were local (a place or landmark), patronymic ("son of"), the name of a trade, profession, or a nickname. Several different spellings of the SHARP name have been found, including ALEXANDER SCHARP in Buckinghamshire in 1273, WILLIAM SCHARP, a tenant of the Earl of Douglas in the barony of Kilbucho in Scotland in 1376, and ADAM SCHARPE was recorded in Yorkshire in 1379. The original Sharp family was from Saxony, eventually migrating to Little Horton (now Bradford) England in the 13th century. The family in Little Horton was split by the War of the Roses in 1470 with one branch going north to Scotland, one south to Bristol and the third remaining in Yorkshire. How our family's lineage gets back that far will be very difficult to find out, but we will tryShould you be interested in reading up on the history of the Sharp name then please read this interesting article found at the Internet Surname Data Base The site is written from the perspective of the children of William Edward and Myfanwy Mary Sharp. The main family tree therefore lies in the Sharp and Redding-Jones lines. The site is split between these two lines. Please Use the navigation menu in the left frame to navigate the site
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The SiteThis web site is written to give all the members of the Sharp family and their relations, and there are many, an insight into their history and heritage. The site is not meant to be a strictly ancestoral one, as I feel this would be a little too restrictive, as well as being rather boring. The facts of the family history are as acurate as possible, it is extremely difficult to get definitive information about family members whose birth goes back beyond the middle of the 19th century. We must thank Diane Sharp for all the research and hard work that has gone into aquiring the majority of the information. It is Diane that is the driving force behind the concept of this site. We have been as careful as we can in getting correct and accurate information, but we rely on all members of the family to help us, so if you disagree with us on information contained in this site please contact us, so that the necessary corrections can be made. It is also very important that all interested family members contribute to the family information. Please contact us so that we can add what you know, doing this will help us enhance our knowledge about this very interesting and very large family.
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