Weasley family ages

[erisedstraeh2002]

No: HPFGUIDX 42320

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Molly <beech000 at u...> wrote:
> I think I've figured out most of JKR's English historical 
> references in the Weasley family might be (just kind of guesses, I 
> haven't researched any of this): Arthur - King Arthur, Percy - 
> Knight Percival (or Percival the Fool (hmm)), Charlie, Bill & 
> George - all Kings of England, Molly - Mary, Queen of Scots, Ginny -
> Guinevere, Fred - Lord North. Ron - I have no clue.

now me:

I'm probably being too simplistic, but my understanding is that JKR 
modeled the character of Ron Weasley after a good friend of hers 
named Shawn (or Sean, I can't remember how it's spelled, but she 
dedicates CoS to him and he owns (owned?) a Ford Anglia).  So I 
always assumed that she just picked a name that rhymed with "Shawn."

That being said, I think it's clear that JKR bases a lot of her names 
on historical persons and places, so it's entirely possible that the 
names of the Weasley family members are based on English history.

Cheers,
Phyllis