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D'Oyly (surname)
D'Oyly or Doiley is an English-language surname. It originates from the Norman French name d'Ouilly, from the place-name Ouilly in Calvados, Lower Normandy, France. List of persons with the surname *Nigel D'Oyly, Lord of Oxford Castle and Wallingford Castle *Robert D'Oyly (Osney), founder of Osney Abbey *Robert D'Oyly, founder of Oxford Castle and High Sheriff of Berkshire *Sir John D'Oyly, 6th Baronet of Shottisham was MP for Ipswich 1790–1796 See also *D'Oyly baronets, a number of British baronetcies * D'Oyly Carte (other) *Mr. Doiley, supposed inventor of the doily * Ysmeria Doyley, mother of Lakan Dula, Rajah Suleiman and Rajah Matanda of the Philippine royal family * George D'Oyly Snow, schoolmaster and Bishop * Guy D'Oyly-Hughes, British naval officer in the First World War and the Second World War * Thomas D'Oyly Snow, British General in the First World War *Flatulence, for which "d'Oyly" became Cockney rhyming slang Rhyming slang is a form of slang word con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ouilly (other)
Ouilly is an element in several place-names in Calvados (department), Calvados, Lower Normandy, France: * Ouilly-le-Vicomte * Ouilly-le-Tesson * Ouilly-du-Houley * Pont-d'Ouilly d'Ouilly is the origin of the English surnames d'Oyly and Doiley: * The D'Oyly baronets, a number of British baronetcies. * Richard D'Oyly Carte, Victorian theatrical impresario This surname is further given to: * D'Oyly Carte Island, an island in the River Thames, England. * The doily, an ornamental table mat supposedly invented by a Mr Doiley {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'Oyly Carte (other)
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D'Oyly Carte may refer to any of the following: People *Richard D'Oyly Carte, Victorian theatrical impresario and hotelier * Rupert D'Oyly Carte, Richard's son, English hotelier and proprietor of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company * Helen Carte *Bridget D'Oyly Carte, Rupert's daughter, English hotelier and proprietor of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Other uses *D'Oyly Carte Opera Company *D'Oyly Carte Island in the River Thames, England, UK See also *Gilbert and Sullivan * Savoy Hotel * Savoy Theatre * * D'Oyly * Carte (other) Carte may refer to: People * Alexander Carte (1805–1881), Irish British zoologist * Anto Carte (1886–1954), Belgian painter * Helen Carte (1852–1913), Scottish British businesswoman * Richard Carte (1808–1891), British flute-maker * Samue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flatulence
Flatulence, in humans, is the expulsion of gas from the intestines via the anus, commonly referred to as farting. "Flatus" is the medical word for gas generated in the stomach or bowels. A proportion of intestinal gas may be swallowed environmental air, and hence flatus is not entirely generated in the stomach or bowels. The scientific study of this area of medicine is termed flatology. Flatus is brought to the rectum and pressurized by muscles in the intestines. It is normal to pass flatus ("to fart"), though volume and frequency vary greatly among individuals. It is also normal for intestinal gas to have a feculent or unpleasant odor, which may be intense. The noise commonly associated with flatulence ("blowing a raspberry") is produced by the anus and buttocks, which act together in a manner similar to that of an embouchure. Both the sound and odor are sources of embarrassment, annoyance or amusement (flatulence humor). There are several general symptoms related to intest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Snow (British Army Officer)
Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas D’Oyly Snow, (5 May 1858 – 30 August 1940) was a British Army officer who fought on the Western Front during the First World War. He played an important role in the war, leading the 4th Division in the retreat of August 1914, and commanding VII Corps at the unsuccessful diversion of the Attack on the Gommecourt Salient on the first day on the Somme (1 July 1916) and at the Battle of Cambrai in November 1917. Early life and military career Snow was born at Newton Valence, Hampshire, on 5 May 1858. He was the eldest son of the Reverend George D'Oyly Snow and his wife Maria Jane Barlow, Snow attended Eton College (1871–1874) and went to St John's College, Cambridge in 1878. Snow obtained a commission in the 13th Regiment of Foot in 1879, taking part in the Anglo-Zulu War in South Africa the same year. In 1884–1885, having transferred to the Mounted Infantry Regiment of the Camel Corps, Snow fought with them in the Nile Expedition of the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy D'Oyly-Hughes
Captain Guy D'Oyly-Hughes DSO & Bar, DSC (8 August 1891 – 8 June 1940) was an officer in the Royal Navy. Service career Early life Guy D'Oyly-Hughes was born in 1891 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, the son of Samuel Hughes, a British physician, and Kezia D'Oyly Hughes. At the age of nine, he was sent to Britain to complete his education, followed by his parents in 1901. They eventually settled in Southampton. D'Oyly-Hughes married Anne Margaret Gladys Crawford, with whom he had two daughters. First World War During the First World War, Lieutenant D'Oyly-Hughes was a submariner and second in command of , which was highly successful in the Dardanelles Campaign. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in June 1915 after a patrol in which his captain, Lieutenant Commander Martin Nasmith, was awarded the Victoria Cross. D'Oyly-Hughes was awarded the DSC after swimming ashore from ''E11'' with explosives and blowing up part of the Constantinople-Baghdad Railway o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George D'Oyly Snow
George D'Oyly Snow (1903–1977) was a British schoolmaster and Anglican clergyman, who later served for a decade as the fifth Bishop of Whitby. Education and career Snow was educated at Winchester College and Oriel College, Oxford. Snow became an assistant master at Eton College (towards the end of which time he was ordained). Crockford's clerical directory, (London, Church House 1995) After Eton he became Chaplain of Charterhouse, and then Headmaster of Ardingly College (1947–1961). He was appointed Prebendary of Chichester Cathedral in 1959. ”Who was Who 1897–1990” London, A & C Black, 1991 In 1961, he was consecrated a bishop and appointed Bishop of Whitby, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of York. Snow was a prolific author: amongst others he wrote ''A Guide to Prayer'' (1932), ''A School Service Book'' (1936), ''Into His Presence'' (1946), ''The Public School in the New Age'' (1959), and ''Forth in His Name'' (1964). He continued in retirement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doily
A doily (also doiley, doilie, doyly, doyley) is an ornamental mat, typically made of paper or fabric, and variously used for protecting surfaces or binding flowers, in food service presentation, or as a head covering or clothing ornamentation. It is characterized by openwork, which allows the surface of the underlying object to show through. Etymology Doiley was a 17th-century London draper, who made popular "a woolen stuff, 'at once cheap and genteel,' introduced for summer wear in the latter part of the 17th c." At the time, it was used as an adjective, as in "doily stuffs" or "doily suit." Later, usage shifted to refer to "a small ornamental napkin used at dessert," known as a "doily-napkin." Usage Furniture protection In addition to their decorative function doilies have the practical role of protecting fine-wood furniture from the scratches caused by crockery or decorative objects such as nativity scenes, or from spilled tea when used on tea trays or with cups an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'Oyly Baronets
Three baronetcies were created for persons with the surname D'Oyly, two in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2008. The D'Oyly Baronetcy, of Shottisham in the County of Norfolk, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 July 1663 for William D'Oyly, a supporter of the Royalist cause in the Civil War and Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth and Norfolk. The D'Oyly family was descended from Robert d'Ouilly, who came over to England with William the Conqueror. An ancestor of the first Baronet, Sir Henry D'Oyly (died 1564), was Sheriff of Suffolk. The second Baronet was a Teller of the Exchequer. The sixth Baronet was Member of Parliament for Ipswich. The seventh Baronet was an administrator in India and amateur artist. The ninth Baronet was a Major-General in the Bengal Army and served in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Warren Hastings D'Oyly, third son of the tenth baronet, was a vice-admiral in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calvados (department)
Calvados (, , ) is a department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast. In 2019, it had a population of 694,905.Populations légales 2019: 14 Calvados INSEE History Calvados is one of the original 83 departments created during the on 4 March 1790, in application of the law of 22 December 1789. It had been part of the former province of |
Sir John D'Oyly, 6th Baronet
Sir John Hadley D'Oyly, 6th Baronet (January 1754, Ipswich – 5 January 1818, Kolkata) was a politician in Great Britain. He primarily inherited debt when his father died when he was ten, but through family connections had a successful career with the East India Company. Returning to Ipswich a wealthy man, he settled his fathers debts and aligned himself with the Ipswich Yellow Party. He served as the MP for the town for several years in the 1790s. He returned to India in 1803 where he lived until his death in 1818. Early life His father, Hadley D'Oyly, was rector of Wotton and Felixstowe. His mother was Henrietta Maynard Osborne, daughter of Reverend Henry Osborne, the Vicar of Thaxted, Essex. His father died when John was ten years old, only leaving debt as a legacy. His mother educated him herself until through the influence of Charles Bunbury, John entered the service of the East India Company (EIC) in 1769 as a "writer", i.e. a junior clerical worker. Career with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert D'Oyly
Robert D'Oyly (also spelt Robert D'Oyley de Liseaux, Robert Doyley, Robert de Oiley, Robèrt d'Oilly, Robert D'Oyley and Roberti De Oilgi) was a Norman nobleman who accompanied William the Conqueror on the Norman conquest, his invasion of England. He died in 1091. Background Robert was the son of Walter D'Oyly and elder brother to Nigel D'Oyly. D'Oyly is a Norman French name, from the place name Ouilly near Lisieux in pays d'Auge, present Calvados ''département'' in Normandy. He married Ealdgyth, the daughter of Wigod, the Saxon lord of Wallingford. After Wigod's death, William appointed Robert the lord of Wallingford, and ordered him to fortify Wallingford Castle between 1067 and 1071. It is believed he may have become the third High Sheriff of Berkshire around this time. He was made Baron Hocknorton. D'Oyly was a sworn brother-in-arms of Roger d'Ivry. The Domesday Book records that by 1086 D'Oyly and d'Ivry held a number of manors either partitioned between the two of them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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