Genealogy Chat

Hubby has a Harmonious in his tree. He was mis-transcribed on a census as Hormones. Gave us a chuckle.

I've got a Searson Norris - the common-law husband of my great-great grandma. I got all excited finding a marriage for a Joseph Searson Norris, but I think now it was his cousin. My grandad's middle name was Everard - whether it was inspired by the brewery I don't know (his father later ran a hotel). There is also . . . . a Pank Yates (I had to double check that, I was sure it should have been Frank) a Rose Wall a William Enniss Smith (no idea where 'Enniss' came from) a Silvester Orlando Smith a James Pretoria Rotheram a Hannah Eatta Miller (sounds like cannibalism to me) a Tevotty Mee (who was female) an Etheldreda Mary Landon a girl who was named Grimston Albertina Grimston (I am supposing there was a mix-up when her name was written down) an Elda Eaton Some others I came across were Marigold Broom, John Dunmore Frisby, Garterise Bristow, Willow Rothwell, Vicesimus Townsend and the grandly named Prince Tresillian Albert Edward Rowland (who I presume was not royal).

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My grandmother had an aunt named Adelaide Rosa. Easy to find her? She may just as well have gone to Mars in 1892 for all I can tell.

My grampy's aunt was called Gwenhiolen Hiarlles Morganwg Price Williams, and her brother had a child called Sievewright Constance.

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Like Vicky I have a Euphemia Yoiull.

My Great grandfather was Elphege which is French but is in the top 10 of rare french names. He appears to have been responsible for populating France with Elphege's too, each eldest naming their eldest son the same.

Our house was built by Robert Green and bequethed to his daughter Keturah (known as Kate)

I have a copy parish entry of an ancestors marriage and the next marriage was of Elder Balls.

I've also spotted a Mafeking Horwood in the indexes. Can't imagine why (lol) but according to freebmd there appears to be a lot of them born about 1900 of both sexes.

Just remembered, one of my lot lived next door to Mr and Mrs Christmas and their daughter Mary. (1871 census)

I have a lot of Christmas' in my tree......including a few Mary Christmas'!!

There is also generations of Elvy Stickels (The first Elvy's mother's maiden name was Elvy)

Also Cubison Stickels (brother of 1st Elvy)

I have cousins called Coco (after Coco Chanel) and Stevie (female, after Stevie Nicks from fleetwood mac)

Vicky X

I have a feeling Mafeking has something to do with the Boer War, Janet. It was in South Africa in the late 19th/early 20th century.

Funny, really, because I'm sure somebody found a few children named after WW1 battles - I'm sure I've come across a Verdun Sainsbury and my grandad's cousin married a woman called Hilda Somme Phillips (born 1916).

Perhaps it was the thing then? It seems like the equivalent of an eighties child being called Falklands or a baby today being called Baghdad or something.