Carriage

Carriage
Recorded in various spelling forms including Carriage, Kerridge, Kerrich, Kerrodg, Kerrod, and possibly Courage, this is an English surname. It is locational and derives from Curridge, a village and manor in the county of Berkshire recorded in the 9th century as "Cusan hrig", or the ridge belonging to Cusa, or possibly from the hamlet of Kerridge near Prestbury in Cheshire, the meaning of which is the bog (kerr) by the ridge. In the spelling of Kerridge, the surname is well recorded in many parts of the country, although the other forms would seem to be associated mainly with the London and Home Counties region. Locational surnames are by their very nature 'from' names. That is to say names given to people after they left their original homesteads, and moved elsewhere. In medieval times and even now in the 20th century, one of the easiest ways to identify a stranger was to call him, or sometimes her, by the name of the place from whence they came. Spelling over the centuries being at best erratic, and local accents very thick, often lead to the development of 'sounds like' spelling forms. Early examples of the surname recording include Walter Curage of Essex in the Court Rolls of Colchester in 1254 and John de Curage of Bedford in 1309. Later examples showing the probable development of the spelling and taken from early surviving church registers include: Susanna Carriage (!), given as being the daughter of Thomas Kerridge, christened at the church known as St Dionis Backchurch, in the city of London, in 1632, John Kerrodg who was christened at St Dunstans in the East, Stepney, on September 15th 1679, and Walter Kerrod, who married Elizabeth Sully at St Martins in the Field, Westminster, on February 19th 1784.

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  • carriage — car‧riage [ˈkærɪdʒ] noun [uncountable] 1. COMMERCE TRANSPORT when goods are moved by vehicle from one place to another; = FREIGHT: • The receipts for carriage of timber have formed an important proportion of revenue. 2 …   Financial and business terms

  • Carriage — Car riage, n. [OF. cariage luggage, carriage, chariage carriage, cart, baggage, F. charriage, cartage, wagoning, fr. OF. carier, charier, F. charrier, to cart. See {Carry}.] 1. That which is carried; burden; baggage. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] David… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • carriage — [kar′ij; ] for 2, usually [ kar′ē ij΄] n. [ME cariage, baggage, transport < Anglo Fr, cart, carriage < carier, CARRY] 1. the act of carrying; transportation 2. the cost of carrying; transportation charge 3. Archaic a) management or handling …   English World dictionary

  • carriage — I noun affreightment, airfreight, carrying, cartage, conveyance, drayage, portage, porterage, shipment, shipping, transfer, transference, translocation, transportation, transshipment, truckage, vehiculum associated concepts: affreightment,… …   Law dictionary

  • carriage — late 14c., act of carrying, means of conveyance, wheeled, vehicles collectively, from Anglo Fr. and O.N.Fr. cariage cart, carriage, from carier to carry (see CARRY (Cf. carry)). Meaning individual wheeled vehicle is c.1400; specific sense of… …   Etymology dictionary

  • carriage — [n1] delivery of freight carrying, conveyance, conveying, delivering, freight, transit, transport, transportation; concepts 148,217 carriage [n2] posture, physical and mental air, aspect, attitude, bearing, behavior, cast, comportment, conduct,… …   New thesaurus

  • carriage — ► NOUN 1) a four wheeled passenger vehicle pulled by two or more horses. 2) Brit. any of the separate passenger vehicles of a train. 3) Brit. the conveying of goods from one place to another. 4) a person s bearing or deportment. 5) a moving part… …   English terms dictionary

  • Carriage — A carriage is a wheeled vehicle for people, usually horse drawn. It is especially designed for private passenger use and for comfort or elegance, though some are also used to transport goods. It may be light, smart and fast or heavy, large and… …   Wikipedia

  • carriage — 01. We put the children in the [carriage] and took them down to the park for a picnic. 02. We took a horse drawn [carriage] through the old town. 03. The young woman sadly waved goodbye as the railway [carriage] slowly pulled away from the… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • carriage — n. vehicle 1) see baby carriage 2) a railway carriage (BE; AE has railroad car) 3) a horse drawn carriage support 4) a gun; typewriter carriage bearing 5) an erect; proud carriage * * * [ kærɪdʒ] proud carriage typewriter carriage …   Combinatory dictionary

  • carriage — [[t]kæ̱rɪʤ[/t]] carriages 1) N COUNT: also by N A carriage is an old fashioned vehicle, usually for a small number of passengers, which is pulled by horses. The President elect followed in an open carriage drawn by six beautiful gray horses. 2) N …   English dictionary

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