Talk:Niblett/Archive 1

Origin of the name Niblett
Below is my ancestry research over many decades. I apologise if it upsets anyone as that is not my intention. This talk does not apply to everyone with the Niblett name.

Prior to the invasion of William the conquer, surnames were not in common use in England.

One possible origin of the Niblett name is the village of Nibley (North) in Gloucestershire Uk. The area is known to have Neolithic Age origins.

There is four places called Nibley in the UK all located in the River Seven valley area. A 'ley' is a pasture and 'Nib' is a hill in old englsh. The four locations fit in with the Bronze Age style of farming where multiple areas were farmed so that if the crop failed in one area then the others should be unaffected. Each area was farmed for a few years then left to recover in rotation. The Early European Farmers that settled in Nibley and the Severn River valley in the Neolithic era are thought to be the peoples that built Stonehenge.

Historically, families with the Niblett name are most commonly found in the villages and towns around the places called Nibley in the U.K.

North Nibley is also in an area heavily settled by the Romans between the 1st and 4th centuries. Remains of a large Roman villa are located in Stancombe Park near North Nibley. The Romans referred to the people living and farming in the Severn River valley as the Dubonni.

The Dubonni are not thought to be of Celtic origin but are thought to be a farming people and artisans having dark hair. It is thought that they pre-dated the Celtic peoples by millennia and are not Belgic.

The Dubonni people of south west Brtain had connections to the Silures people of South Wales. The Roman historian Tacitus describes the Silures people as having dark curley hair and a southern mediterranean complexion.

Lee Niblett decendant of Phillip of Nibley, totus tuus(tt).

Further reading that may be of interest:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_history_of_the_British_Isles

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071118213213.htm

P.S. this is just talk (discussion) and not intended to be a precise historical account of events. Maybe it will help a young person growing up to understand their ancestry. Something that I never had.

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