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'''Cresswell''' is the surname of a family that started out [[Muggle]]. |
'''Cresswell''' is the surname of a family that started out [[Muggle]]. |
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| − | Around [[1961]], however, a [[wizard]], [[Dirk Cresswell]], was [[Muggle-born|born]] into the family. In [[1998]], Dirk was killed by [[Snatchers]], leaving behind a [[Dirk Cresswell's wife|wife]] and at least two [[Cresswell brothers|sons]]. |
+ | Around [[1961]], however, a [[Wizardkind|wizard]], [[Dirk Cresswell]], was [[Muggle-born|born]] into the family. In [[1998]], Dirk was killed by [[Snatchers]], leaving behind a [[Dirk Cresswell's wife|wife]] and at least two [[Cresswell brothers|sons]]. |
==Family Members== |
==Family Members== |
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*[[Dirk Cresswell]] — a [[Muggle-born]] wizard and the head of the [[Goblin Liaison Office]]; killed by [[Snatchers]] in [[1998]] |
*[[Dirk Cresswell]] — a [[Muggle-born]] wizard and the head of the [[Goblin Liaison Office]]; killed by [[Snatchers]] in [[1998]] |
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*[[Dirk Cresswell's wife|Mrs. Cresswell]] — wife of Dirk |
*[[Dirk Cresswell's wife|Mrs. Cresswell]] — wife of Dirk |
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| + | *In [[J. K. Rowling|Robert Galbraith]]'s first Cormoran Strike novel ''[[Wikipedia:The Cuckoo's Calling|The Cuckoo's Calling]]'', the victim's brother, who approaches Strike for his services, is mentioned to have a secretary called Alison Cresswell. |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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| − | Cresswell means "stream where [[Wikipedia:Watercress|watercress]] grows," from the Old English ''caerse'', "watercress," and ''well'', "stream" or "spring."<ref>"[http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Creswell-family-history-sct.ashx Creswell]" on Ancestry.com</ref><ref>"[http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=cresswell Cresswell]" on the Internet Surname Database</ref> It is the name of several [[Wikipedia:Cresswell| |
+ | Cresswell means "stream where [[Wikipedia:Watercress|watercress]] grows," from the Old English ''caerse'', "watercress," and ''well'', "stream" or "spring."<ref>"[http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Creswell-family-history-sct.ashx Creswell]" on Ancestry.com</ref><ref>"[http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=cresswell Cresswell]" on the Internet Surname Database</ref> It is the name of several [[Wikipedia:Cresswell|villages]] in [[England]] (as is the alternate spelling [[Wikipedia:Creswell|Creswell]]). |
==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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[[Category:Wizard families]] |
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Revision as of 16:59, 22 February 2015
Cresswell is the surname of a family that started out Muggle. Around 1961, however, a wizard, Dirk Cresswell, was born into the family. In 1998, Dirk was killed by Snatchers, leaving behind a wife and at least two sons.
Family Members
- Dirk Cresswell — a Muggle-born wizard and the head of the Goblin Liaison Office; killed by Snatchers in 1998
- Mrs. Cresswell — wife of Dirk
- Cresswell brothers — sons of Dirk
Behind the scenes
- In Robert Galbraith's first Cormoran Strike novel The Cuckoo's Calling, the victim's brother, who approaches Strike for his services, is mentioned to have a secretary called Alison Cresswell.
Etymology
Cresswell means "stream where watercress grows," from the Old English caerse, "watercress," and well, "stream" or "spring."[1][2] It is the name of several villages in England (as is the alternate spelling Creswell).