39-795: Traill may refer to: Traill (surname) , including a list of people with the name Traill County, North Dakota , a county in the U.S. Traill International School , in Bangkok, Thailand Traill Island , in eastern Greenland 'Traill', a cultivar of barley Kapp Traill , headland at the southern part of Jan Mayen in Norway named after Thomas Stewart Traill See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Traill Trail (disambiguation) Miss Traill's House , historic property in Bathurst, Australia Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill ,
78-561: A 1911 novel and 1948 film Traill's flycatcher , supposed bird species Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Traill . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Traill&oldid=918371063 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
117-505: A Picard song, is a symbol of the local culture (and of that of Artois). Picardy is arguably the birthplace of Gothic architecture, housing six of the world's greatest examples of Gothic cathedrals, which span the history of Gothic architecture in its entirety. Amiens Cathedral , standing as the largest cathedral in Europe, which according to John Ruskin is the "Pantheon of Gothic architecture", could house Notre-Dame de Paris twice over. It
156-481: A large rural property, was subdivided in 1609 by the Laird of the period, John Traill, in agreement with his eldest son in order to help his younger brother Thomas. The smaller portion became known as Blebo Hole. In the 16th century another brother of the same family, George Traill, migrated to Orkney , Scotland and thence to County Antrim , Ireland, now Northern Ireland. In 1722, lead and silver were discovered on
195-610: A partly fictionalised account of the fortunes of her branch of the Traill family from her great-great-great-grandfather, Rector Robert Traill of Skull during the Great Famine of Ireland via their emigration to Argentina to herself in an attempt to understand her relationship with her mother, Jocasta Innes . Picardy Picardy ( / ˈ p ɪ k ər d i / ; Picard and French: Picardie , French: [pikaʁdi] , Picard: IPA: [piˈkaʀdi] )
234-701: Is Norse via Normandy at least), it does also seem to have some relation to words from the northern UK, pointing again to where it is derived from. It became "Traill" in Scotland (show any 'modern' non Scottish spread) and thence spread around the world. The family is recorded in France from the 10th century, as Barons in Britain from the 11th century, as Lairds in Scotland from the 14th century and later in Orkney . In
273-535: Is a historical and cultural territory and a former administrative region located in northern France . The first mentions of this province date back to the Middle Ages: it gained its first official recognition in the 13th century through the nation of Picardy at the University of Paris and entered French administration in the 14th century. Unlike regions such as Normandy , Brittany , or Champagne , Picardy
312-399: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Traill (surname) The surname Traill (also Trail , Traille , Traillie , Traily , etc.) Is derived from Norse to at least Norman via France (is not of French 'origin', 'origin' is the wrong word to use here, the first written records of it come from France via Normandy, its origin
351-517: The ancien régime , Picardy was generally defined by thirteen traditional regions, still divided into Upper and Lower Picardy: the former grouping inland areas and the latter, coastal areas. It was divided between the governments of Picardy and Île-de-France. The government of Picardy covered the northern half of Upper Picardy, while the government of Île-de-France held the southern half, including towns such as Beauvais, Noyon, and Laon. This description of Picardy, seen in 19th and 20th-century records from
390-593: The Battle of the Somme , were fought by British, Commonwealth, French and German forces in the fields of Northern Picardy. In 2009, the Regional Committee for local government reform proposed to reduce the number of French regions and cancel additions of new regions in the near future. Picardy would have disappeared and each department would have joined a nearby region. The Oise would have been incorporated in
429-611: The Belgian province of Hainaut . Between the 1990 and 1999 censuses, the population of Oise increased 0.61% per year, almost twice as fast as France as a whole. Meanwhile the Aisne department lost inhabitants, and the Somme barely grew with a 0.16% growth per year. Today, 41.3% of the population of Picardy live inside the Oise department. Picardy stretches from the long sand beaches of
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#1732793870774468-706: The Hundred Years' War , Picardy was the centre of the Jacquerie peasant revolt in 1358. Beginning in 1419, the Picardy counties ( Boulogne , Ponthieu , Amiens , Vermandois ) were gradually acquired by the Burgundian duke Philip the Good , acquisitions confirmed by King Charles VII of France at the 1435 Congress of Arras . In 1477, King Louis XI of France led an army and occupied key towns in Picardy. By
507-647: The Nord-Pas-de-Calais region but does incorporate the pays of Beauvaisis , Valois, Noyonnais, Laonnois, Soissonnais, Omois among other departments of France . The older definition of Picardy survives in the name of the Picard language which applies not only to the dialects of Picardy proper but also to the Romance dialects spoken in the Nord-Pas de Calais region , north of Picardy proper, and parts of
546-511: The Oise département . In 1557, Picardy was invaded by Habsburg forces under the command of Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy . After a seventeen-day siege , St. Quentin would be ransacked, while Noyon would be burned by the Habsburg army. In the early 18th century, an infectious disease similar to English sweat originated from the region and spread across France. It was called Suette des picards or Picardy sweat . Sugar beet
585-480: The longue paume (ancestor of tennis), as well as danses picardes and its own bagpipes, called the pipasso . The villages of Picardy have a distinct character, with their houses made of red bricks, often accented with a "lace" of white bricks. A minority of people still speak the Picard language , one of the languages of France , which is also spoken in Artois ( Nord-Pas de Calais région ). " P'tit quinquin ",
624-544: The Île-de-France , the Somme would have been incorporated in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Aisne would have been incorporated in the Champagne-Ardenne. The vast majority of Picards were opposed to this proposal and it was scrapped in 2010 (see newspaper: "Courrier Picard"). Today, the modern region of Picardy no longer includes the coastline from Berck to Calais, via Boulogne (Boulonais), that is now in
663-1027: The 17th century they were prominent in Northern Ireland and also spread to various parts of the United States including the Cajun community. Other branches of the family settled in Argentina in the 19th century, and in the British Colonies . The name is French. Goidfrid de Traillie came to England and held land in Bedford and on the Scottish border, both under William the Conqueror . The Traills held land at Trelly in France and later in Bordeaux . Before 1391, Sir John Trailly
702-540: The 5th century, the area formed part of the Frankish Empire and, in the feudal period, it encompassed the six countships of Boulogne , Montreuil , Ponthieu , Amiénois , Vermandois and Laonnois . In accordance with the provisions of the 843 Treaty of Verdun , the region became part of West Francia , the later Kingdom of France . The name "Picardy" derives from the Old French pic, meaning " pike ",
741-470: The Blebo property. The area around the estate (Blebo Hole) is currently known as the community of Blebo Craigs . In Central Fife , Blebo lies three miles (five km) east of Cupar and comprises the village of Blebo Craigs, located a quarter-mile (0.4 km) northeast of Blebo House, together with the farms of Milton of Blebo, Blebo Mains, and Newbigging of Blebo. Kemback lies a quarter-mile (0.4 km) to
780-529: The Church and later willed it to his nephew, Thomas. William Dunbar in his Lament for the Makaris writes "He hes Blind Harry and Sandy Traill / Slaine with his schour of mortall haill / Whilk Patrik Johnestoun myght nocht fle", citing him among a roll call of poets chiefly from the fifteenth century, but nothing else is known of Sandy Traill and no works have been traced. Robert Traill of Greyfriars
819-685: The Society of Antiquaries of Picardy and the Historical Society of Upper Picardy, extended from Senlis to Calais, from Soissons and Laon to Abbeville and Boulogne-sur-Mer. Historians and geographers like Robert Fossier , Albert Demangeon , and Philippe Pinchemel replaced the idea of the ancien régime Picardy with the notion of an ethnic Picardy, identified particularly by the Picard language . This ethnic Picardy would include places like Senlis and Soissons, which popular tradition historically associated with Picardy due to their dialect, with
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#1732793870774858-542: The Somme estuary in the west to the vast forests and pastures of the Thiérache in the east to Chantilly and Pierrefonds near the Paris Area and vineyards of the border with Champagne to the south. The president of the regional council prior to its abolition in 2015 was Claude Gewerc , a Socialist who had been in office since 2004. That year he defeated longtime UDF incumbent Gilles de Robien . Since 2008,
897-758: The South in Devon and Somerset , unlike Goidfrid de Trailli (see above). The family started to leave England for Scotland and France after the death of Sir John Treyl in 1360, although his son John did return for periods and served as a member of the House of Commons of England . A few years before this Sir John's death in 1401, his son Reginald returned from Bordeaux and had sold up the English estates by his own death in 1404. Earlier in approximately 1385, Sir John's brother, Walter Treyl , Bishop of St Andrews , bought Blebo from
936-580: The characteristic weapon used by people from this region in ancient times. The term "Picardy" was first used in the early 13th century, during which time the name applied to all lands where the Picard language was spoken including territories from Paris to the Netherlands . In the Latin Quarter of Paris, people identified a "Picard Nation" ( Nation Picarde ) of students at Sorbonne University , most of whom actually came from Flanders . During
975-399: The end of 1477, Louis would control all of Picardy and most of Artois . In the 15th century, the government (military region) of Picardy was created. This became a new administrative region of France, separate from what was historically defined as Picardy. The new Picardy included the Somme département , the northern half of the Aisne département and a small fringe in the north of
1014-539: The historic Beauvaisis is in the northern part of the Val-d'Oise department, around Beaumont-sur-Oise and L'Isle-Adam. The historical province of Picardy stretched from Senlis to Calais via the main parts of the Oise and Aisne departments, the whole of the Somme department and the west of the Pas-de-Calais department. The province of Artois ( Arras area) separated Picardy from French Flanders . From
1053-459: The late Middle Ages, it also encompassed Saint-Quentin, Douai, Abbeville, Béthune, Clermont, and other towns like Noyon, Valenciennes, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Hesdin, and Laon. At that time, Picardy was divided into Upper and Lower Picardy: Upper Picardy was closer to Île-de-France, while Lower Picardy, which Barthélemy the Englishman referred to as Hainaut, was closer to Flanders and Brabant. During
1092-728: The mayor of the city of Amiens , the regional capital, has been Socialist Gilles Demailly . He defeated longtime mayor Gilles de Robien of the New Centre party. Historically, the region of Picardy has a strong and proud cultural identity. The Picard (local inhabitants and traditionally speakers of the Picard language ) cultural heritage includes some of the most extraordinary Gothic churches (Amiens and Beauvais cathedrals or Saint-Quentin basilica ), distinctive local cuisine (including ficelle picarde , flamiche aux poireaux , tarte au maroilles ), beer (including from Péronne's de Clercq brewery) and traditional games and sports, such as
1131-467: The northern boundary marked by the linguistic border with Flemish , thus extending to Calais and Tournai. In the 20th century, geographer Albert Demangeon demonstrated the existence of a geographic Picardy through what he called the "Picard plain," a vast chalk plain stretching from Beauvais to Arras, from Cambrai and Laon to Abbeville and the Boulogne region. From 1972 to 2015, a region of the same name
1170-623: The northwest and Pitscottie a half-mile (0.8 km) to the southwest. A group of Trails came from Birsay on Orkney including Samuel Trail and his son James W. H. Trail . Thomas Stewart Traill was from Kirkwall . In the 18th/19th century the Reverend Anthony Traill (1745–1852) was Rector of Skull and Archdeacon of the Diocese of Connor . His son, the Reverend Robert Traill (1793–1847)
1209-474: The southern United States. The name "Traille" is recorded in the Cajun community in the southern United States . In the 19th century the sons of Robert Traill settled in Argentina , where his grandson Johnny Traill became the first Irish-Argentine 10-goal polo player. Other branches of the family settled in Australia , Canada and New Zealand . The book Silver River by Daisy Goodwin gives
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1248-652: Was also Rector of Skull during the Great Famine and tried to alleviate the lot of the poor and to draw attention to their plight. He was also the first Irish translator of The Jewish War of Flavius Josephus . His story was featured on TV in Victoria Series 2 Episode 6, which dealt with the impact on the Queen of the Famine, her correspondence and meeting with the Reverend. In 1904 Anthony Traill (1838–1914)
1287-822: Was appointed provost (i.e. head) of Trinity College, Dublin . William Atcheson Traill (1844–1933) was an Irish engineer and co-founder of the Giant's Causeway Railway and Tramway Company , opened in 1887. In the mid 17th century, Trails acquired and settled land in the North America , in Massachusetts and in Maryland . The Maryland area, New Scotland Hundred , eventually became the city of Washington DC . The Maryland Trails also held estates in what are now Montgomery County and Frederick County . The name also spread to Louisiana , Alabama , and other parts of
1326-625: Was appointed Mayor of Bordeaux. Some Traills still reside in France. The similarity to the name Tyrell raises the question whether the families are related, but the Tyrell family are descended from the family of the Count de Poix , of which the senior branch remained in France in the area known as Picardy . There is no known relationship between the two families in England: the Tyrells held land in
1365-592: Was born in 1603. He was son of Colonel James Traill, of Killcleary, Ireland, Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to Henry, Prince of Wales , and grandson of the Laird of Blebo, and Matilda Melvill of Carnbee. He graduated with an M.A. from St Andrews on 21 July 1621. He later studied at the Protestant College of Saumur . He was an English tutor in France to the sister of the Duke of Rohan in 1628. Blebo,
1404-639: Was built in as little as 50 years. Picardy also holds the tallest transept in the history of the Gothic period; this transept is located in Saint-Pierre cathedral in Beauvais, Oise. The Museum of Picardy in Amiens, built between 1855 and 1867, houses a vast array of great works, spanning the centuries and ranging from archaeology from ancient Greece and Egypt to modern works of Pablo Picasso . The museum
1443-665: Was created, bringing together the three departments of Somme , Oise , and Aisne , thus encompassing most of Picardy as defined in the Ancien Régime. Today, Picardy, in its various definitions, is largely contained within the Hauts-de-France region and spread across its five departments. Part of the linguistic Picardy is in the Wallonia region of Belgium , in the Hainaut Province , and a small portion of
1482-675: Was introduced by Napoleon I during the Napoleonic Wars in the 19th century in order to counter the United Kingdom which had seized the sugar islands possessed by France in the Caribbean . The sugar industry has continued to play a prominent role in the economy of the region. One of the most significant historical events to occur in Picardy was the series of battles fought along the Somme during World War I . From September 1914 to August 1918, four major battles, including
1521-413: Was never established as a duchy, county, or principality, and its boundaries fluctuated over the centuries due to the political instability in the area it covered. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region of Hauts-de-France . The first geographic description of Picardy appeared in the late central Middle Ages, including the bishoprics of Amiens, Beauvais, Arras, Tournai, and Thérouanne. In
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