From: chys at adelphia.net (Christine Yarns)
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 19:30:07 -0500
Subject: William S Lake of Pa/NY

I am trying find more information on Angeline Lake who was born abt
1845 in Penna. She is listed on a Susquehanna Cty. Lenox Twsp. of 1850
census. Her parents are: William and Catherine Lake. She married my
great-grandfather.

I am a Yarns researcher. Angeline Lake Amandie as she is listed
on my great-grandfather's civil war records. They were married in
Carbondale, Pa. on 9/12/1861. Her father was William S. Lake
and she named her daughter Gyline(which I am told is welch for
William) I found her on a 1850 census for Susquehanna County
Lenox Township Household Number 1507.
There are other children listed. Mary,Francis,John,Angeline ,
Lucius and Inez. William S. is 45 and born in NY
and his wife Catherine is 28 and born in Ny.
That is all I know? This William would have been born
in upstate NY and abt. 1805?



From: flake at suscom.net (Frank Lake)
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 22:08:23 -0500
Subject: Gyline LAKE - was William S. Lake of NY/PA

Christine,

I am afraid I cannot help you with your Angela Lake but I can help a little
with Welsh first names.

The 'Welsh' version of William is often taken as Gwilliam pronounced with
short vowels or more likely Gwillym. The name William was also very common
in Wales from the 16th century. Gillam (male) was a form of William used in
the late 16th century England.

I have not seen the name Gyline and if you think there is a Welsh connection
I wonder if it was a version or diminutive name from Gwendolyne or
Gwenllian.

My best bet would be a variation of Gillian an English name and in use from
at least 1610 to the present. The pronunciation of the 'G' is as a 'J',
hence the alternative spelling 'Jillian'

Perhaps if you know how Gyline was pronounced, you would know more about its
origins.