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Word: chipperfield (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...another, undisclosed American Carter, Debrett's has tracked Jimmy's forebears back to 1361 and King's Langley, a quaint Hertfordshire village that is now a commuter suburb, 18 miles north of London. The prospering yeoman family at one time owned Jefferies farm in nearby Chipperfield (the Chip Carter connection?), and the King's Langley church has a brass plaque in memory of Ancestor John Carter, departed this world in 1588. Another Carter, also named John, made it to London and, in Dick Whittington fashion, became a prosperous wine merchant. As befitted a new gentleman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Magnus Carter: Jimmy's Roots | 8/22/1977 | See Source »

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