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classiccigar | 12:01 Mon 16th Feb 2009 | Genealogy
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What is the origin fo the following surname: Seckington
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Avatar Image Rollo
Possibly from the village called Seckington, near Tamworth in Warwickshire.
12:03 Mon 16th Feb 2009
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Click here and here for some information.
16:26 Mon 16th Feb 2009
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Sorry, the second link failed. Here's another go at it.
16:29 Mon 16th Feb 2009
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Aw, for goodness' sake! Try and put the name into the search-slot.
16:31 Mon 16th Feb 2009
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Sorry quizmonster - your second post failed also !
16:34 Mon 16th Feb 2009
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in the 1901 and 1861 censuses the vast majority of Seckingtons were from Northamptonshire. In 1861 they seemed to be centred round a place called Helmdon.
There are quite a few buried there:

http://www.helmdon.com/history/inscriptions.ht m
16:47 Mon 16th Feb 2009
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Have a look at this:

http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Sec kington
20:16 Mon 16th Feb 2009

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