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Rodney Beardsley is the son of Lizzie Wemyss and either Josiah or Keziah Beardsley.

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Events of the Novels[]

A Breath of Snow and Ashes[]

Rodney is born on April 19, 1775.[1]

An Echo in the Bone[]

Written in My Own Heart's Blood[]

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  • Rodney is from a surname, originally derived from a place name, which meant "Hroda's island" in Old English, where Hroda is a Germanic given name meaning "fame".[3]
  • Joseph is from Ioseph, the Latin form of Greek Ιωσηφ (Ioseph), which was from the Hebrew name יוֹסֵף (Yosef) meaning "he will add".[4]
  • Beardsley is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a locational name from some minor, unrecorded or now "lost" place, believed to have been situated in Nottinghamshire or Leicestershire where the name is most popular.[5]

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References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 A Breath of Snow and Ashes, chapter 77.
  2. Age as of the end of Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone.
  3. Behind the Name: Rodney - accessed 02 June 2016
  4. Behind the Name: Joseph - accessed 02 June 2016
  5. Surname Database: Beardsley - accessed 02 June 2016
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