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Tangye

Tangye is a surname of Breton origin and is common in Cornwall. It may refer to:Richard Tangye, industrialist (1833–1906) His son, Sir Harold Lincoln Tangye, 1st Baronet (1866–1935) His son, Sir Basil Richard Gilzean Tangye, 2nd Baronet (1895–1969) His son, Lt. Colonel Richard Trevithick Gilbertstone Tangye 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, a.k.a. David Lean George Tangye, Richard's brother

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Tangye is a surname of Breton origin1 and is common in Cornwall. It may refer to:

  • Richard Tangye, industrialist (1833–1906)
    • His son, Sir Harold Lincoln Tangye, 1st Baronet (1866–1935)
      • His son, Sir Basil Richard Gilzean Tangye, 2nd Baronet (1895–1969)
    • His son, Lt. Colonel Richard Trevithick Gilbertstone Tangye O.B.E., JP
    • His niece, Helena Tangye Lean
  • George Tangye, Richard's brother
See also

See also

References

References

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

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)