MATHEWS, James born around 1806 Tiverton (General)

by MPGriffiths , Monday, May 05, 2025, 08:31 (10 days ago) @ MPGriffiths

On the 'net'

Twerton is sometimes confused with Tiverton due to their shared etymological root:

both are believed to derive from the Old English "Two-ford-town" or "Twy-ford-ton".

Twerton, a suburb of Bath, Somerset, was also formally known as TWIVERTON, further contributing to the confusion.

To avoid this, the Twerton station was renamed Twerton on Avon in 1899, according to Geograph.

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May be James parents were in Twerton (a very large cloth making town run by WILKINS) - who knows!!! James, West Country accent etc.