Tangye is a surname of Breton origin and is common in

Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...

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Richard Tangye Sir Richard Trevithick Tangye (24 November 183314 October 1906) was a British manufacturer of engines and other heavy equipment. Biography Richard Tangye was born at Illogan, near Redruth, Cornwall, the fifth son in a family of six sons and thr ...

, industrialist (1833–1906) **His son, Sir , 1st Baronet (1866–1935) ***His son, Sir , 2nd Baronet (1895–1969) ** His son, Lt. Colonel O.B.E., JP *** His son Derek Tangye **** Derek's wife

Jean Tangye Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jea ...

*** His son

Nigel Tangye Nigel Trevithick Tangye (24 April 1909 – 2 June 1988) was a British airman, novelist, journalist and the writer of various books about Cornwall. He worked for MI5, and later claimed to have been an MI5 agent during the Spanish Civil War. ...

** His niece, Helena Tangye Lean *** Her son Edward Tangye Lean *** Her son David Tangye Lean, aka David Lean *

George Tangye George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Preside ...

, Richard's brother

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