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Dates
III 2885 - III 2984 (1285 - 1384 by the Shire-reckoning, lived 99 years)
Race
Hobbits
Culture
Shire-hobbits
Family
Gamgee
Settlements
Tighfield
Pronunciation
'Gamgee' is pronounced 'gamjee'
Meaning
Roper comes from the family tradition of rope-making
Other names
Hobson

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Roper Gamgee

The first of the Gamgees

A name given to Hobson the son of Hob Gammidge. He followed in his father's work as a roper in Tighfield, and so was given the name Roper Gamgee ('Gamgee' being a corruption of his father's nickname 'Gammidgy'). He handed the family name down to his son Hamfast, and his grandson Samwise.


See also...

Andwise ‘Andy’ Roper, Gamgee Family, Gammidgy, Halfred of Overhill, May, Old Gammidgy, Roper Family

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