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Daft Names. Have you got one?
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Montmorency | Report | 9 Jul 2005 12:42 |
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and Stacey was a pet form of Eustace |
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Martin | Report | 9 Jul 2005 12:43 |
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have just found a brother of my gr-gr-gr-gr grandfather(i think it's that many gr's) was called AXEY LEE?? is this a proper christian name or a spelling mistake on IGI??? |
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Montmorency | Report | 9 Jul 2005 13:49 |
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and while pursuing a genealogical quest for another thread, just noticed that the well-known family of smallish furry animals was well represented in Mexborough Yorks, with a variety of spellings, one of its scions being a certain Aaron Bevers |
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Merry | Report | 9 Jul 2005 13:52 |
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Stop it, Robin! I did some transcribing for Kempston Bedfordshire, PR's. In the early years there were quite a few girls called Douglas (or was it Dougal?? - I've forgotten!) Sarah |
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Patience | Report | 9 Jul 2005 13:56 |
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Found a family (possibly connected to one of mine) who named a son Obstrupus. And just found the marriage of someone with christian name Doctor JJ |
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Kim | Report | 9 Jul 2005 14:36 |
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I too have found some haddocks. But the best one I found was Mercy Over! Kim |
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Cliff | Report | 9 Jul 2005 15:59 |
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Glad you Peter Rabbett didn't meet up with my GGGGM - hir first name was LETTUCE Cliff |
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Cliff | Report | 9 Jul 2005 22:50 |
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Not a funny one but one of my ancestors (female) in 1825 is shown as 'Epha' Suspect this is an abbreviation but does anyone know what the full version would be? Cliff |
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Merry | Report | 9 Jul 2005 22:57 |
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Cliff, Might it be Euphemia? Sarah |
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Bea | Report | 9 Jul 2005 23:41 |
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These aren't in my tree, but........ A Mr and Mrs King , in the village where I was born, named their daughter Queenie........ And my stepmother knew a man named I P Green.... True. Bea. |
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tweedledee | Report | 10 Jul 2005 00:30 |
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My husband once had a neighbour called Hogg. They named their daughter IMA HOGG. |
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Lynne | Report | 10 Jul 2005 09:03 |
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I once knew a Gordon Grocock and my old boss had dealings with a Nigerian who was called Chief Onajobi!!! Lynne |
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