Pyrahs Of The World Unite!
Hi there, all you other Pyrahs! I thought the name was a pretty rare one. It's obviously not as rare as I thought... I'm trying to get in touch with other Pyrahs from around the world. I'm particularly interested in finding out where our name came from. So, if you've got any idea (or just fancy a chat), e-mail me at une_femme_fatale@nightmail.comPyrahs of the world unite! :-)
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Re femme_fatale's message:- The Pyrah surname probably originates from the region around Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. There are currently 45 Pyrahs living there now, together with 28 in nearby Leeds, and another 12 and 10 respectively in the nearby villages of Cleckheaton and Shipley. My own father was born in Wortley, a suburb of Leeds.
Rupert Pyrah
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Pyrahs from Wortley and Leeds
In response to Rupert's query,my great-grandfather Pyrah was born in New Wortley in 1879, name of James. He had 5 sisters and 2 brothers:Annie, Emma, William, Lilly, Florence, Albert and Clara. James himself married Fanny Brown and had 6 children: Roland (?), Fred (my grandfather), Albert, Jim, Jack, and Lois. Can anyone out there provide any further information on any of these?
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With reference to Jane Dismore's message about Pyrahs from Wortley, my father Frank Pyrah was born in 1901 and lived in Wortley for the first two years of his life before moving to Suffolk. His father, Thomas Pyrah was born in 1875 or 1876, somewhere near Leeds. So, he may be related to your family, Jane, but was not one of the two brothers, you named in your e-mail.
Rupert Pyrah
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Re: Pyrahs Of The World Unite!
Greetings
I'm a Pyrah living in Bath, but origionally from Skipton, and parents from Leeds. Great grand father Arthur Pyrah of Farnley nr Leeds. His father, Charles Pyrah, born Lower Moor, Bradford, died. His father, James, also of lower moor (great, great, great?).
Anybody else sick of having to always spell our surname over the phone to telesales types?
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Re: Pyrahs Of The World Unite!
I was chasing my cousin's email address when I stumbled across all of this.
I am part of a Pyrah family in Australia - originally from Leeds. My father is, and his father was, John Pyrah.
There are very few Pyrahs in Australia - I've only come across 1 other family in NSW.
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Re: Pyrahs Of The World Unite!
I am a Pyrah living in Sydney Australia - I came here with my family in 1971 from Gipton, Leeds.
My father is, and his father was, John Pyrah.
My Auntie Jean nee Silvey still lives near Roundhay Park, along with her mother.
There's not too many Pyrah's out here in Australia. We've only come across the one family down near Wollongong.
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Re: Pyrah surname origins
Although the Historical Research Center suggest the name Pyrah is a variant form of the name Perry, I have a different thought. There was a Welsh Goalkeeper by the name of Uprichard and the prefix Up means "son of". Hence the English equivalent would be Richardson. Also the U has been dropped during time and the name Prichard arose.I think that a Welsh name could have been Upyrah or Upirah which would have the English equivalent of Snowson. I understand that the Welsh for snow is irah maybe yrah or a likeness in spelling. Over the passage of time, perhaps the U has been dropped hence the name Pyrah. What do other Pyrahs think. Can anyone prove my thoughts one way or the other. I was born in Nettleham village, 4 miles north east of the City of Lincoln, England and there are quite a few Pyrahs in Lincolnshire.
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Re: Pyrah surname origins
Could be. BobPyrah@whispering-waves.freeserve.co.uk Some years back my wife and I searched through the entire Mormon IGI microfiche index looking for Pyrahs anywhere in the UK. We found the largest "nest", which went back the furthest to be around Bradford. The earliest entry was for Joshua Pyrah, married in 1703. I have since seen that Bradford Parish Church has a burial record for the same year, so either the name was well established in the area or he wasn't very lucky. One could try to make a link to a John Pirrye, christened 24.08.1583 but it needs some working at. The records are some 420 enties on typed sheets (12) which I can scan and send to anyone who wants them (and maybe has a good OCR programme). Get in touch if you are interested
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Re: Pyrah surname origins
How many Pyrahs are there in Wales? My branch of the Pyrah tree seems to head back to a hotspot around Bradford/Halifax, England.
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