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Fiona

Fiona Report 13 Apr 2013 18:35

My mother in her younger days went out with a lad called Johnny Nut and he had a sister called Hazel, poor girl :-|

Also have a woman who married one of my ancestors and she was called Ingo Swan Fairweather on my tree, could the name Ingo be short for something?

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 13 Apr 2013 20:49

H&D - Ewan Kerr is just cruel :-|

There's also Wayne King.
Bloke at work's wife is expecting a girl. They're thining of calling her Ophelia - I had to gently point out that she couldn't marry anyone with the surname Ball.

Thankfully it was my mum's best friend who married Mr Hoyles. Mum's first name was Olive.

Elaine

Elaine Report 13 Apr 2013 21:33

Fiona,..found this..app. its a boys name(although it must have been used for either,as your ancestor was a woman)

Ingo meaning and name origin

Ingo \i-ngo, in-go\ as a boy's name is of Danish and Scandinavian origin, and the meaning of Ingo is "meadow; lord".

Baby names that sound like Ingo are Inigo and Inge. Other similar baby names are Iago, Bingo, Dingo, Inar, Ince, Indio, Mungo and Ringo.


Read more at http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Ingo#iEfh51vSZV7OCyRO.99

GinN

GinN Report 13 Apr 2013 22:27

I was adding to my tree on Ancestry yesterday, and came across a lady whose christian names were Minnie Fanny. She never married!

GlasgowLass

GlasgowLass Report 13 Apr 2013 22:28

Got a PM a few weeks back re someone in my tree.
The contact was a woman in OZ looking for info on her Scottish" uncle" from the mid/late 1800's.
I tried extremely hard to explain that the Scottish name of Christian was always female, and evolved to become Christina.
I was told that she has loads of contacts and all of them have this person as male and all are searching for his marriage.
Even the IGI shows the birth as female but she was having none of it!
I have more than 20 people named Christian in my family tree and all of them are female.
She has never heard such nonsense!
Yes, that's exactly what she said.
I wished her luck in her search...lol


KittytheLearnerCook

KittytheLearnerCook Report 13 Apr 2013 22:30

I have holes in my nieces tree.................Fanny Hole b 1834 Bolney Sussex :-D

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 13 Apr 2013 22:35

......Holes are better than Hoares :-D :-D :-D

I had a Fanny too.....Fanny Hoare, sister of Winifred A....

Annx

Annx Report 13 Apr 2013 23:35

I came across these many years ago, Ivan Atton, Mary Christmas, Mable Thorpe. A chap on a holiday we went on years ago was called Sandy Dick.

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 13 Apr 2013 23:50

:-D :-D Ann
Your chap on holiday reminds me of this wonderful holiday place in the New Forest:

http://www.sandyballs.co.uk/

Elaine

Elaine Report 14 Apr 2013 00:57

must admit H&D,I have only heard Christian as a boys name.

Thnx for all the names and places....i'm having a right titter reading them!

Didnt get one or two till i said them out loud...then i did! hahahaha

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 14 Apr 2013 13:53

Fannie Smellie
Scotland Census, 1851
birth: 1831 Lanark
residence: 1851 Middle Ward, Lanarkshire, Scotland

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 14 Apr 2013 13:54

Fannie Large
United States Census, 1930
birth: 1880 Illinois
census: 1930 Taylorville, Christian, Illinois

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 14 Apr 2013 13:55

I like to raise the tone :-D :-D :-D


Big Dick
United States Census, 1930
birth: 1857 Nevada
census: 1930 Riddle, Owyhee, Idaho
spouse:Maggie Dick

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 14 Apr 2013 13:55

Black Dick
United States Census, 1800
residence: 04 Aug 1800 Christiana Hundred, New Castle, Delaware

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 14 Apr 2013 13:56

Mary Christmas
United States Census, 1940
birth: 1905 Virginia
residence: 1940 Area C, Norfolk, Norfolk

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 14 Apr 2013 13:56

Christmas Eve
England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 07 Jan 1838 Swaffham, Norfolk, England
residence: Swaffham, Norfolk, England

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 14 Apr 2013 13:57

Easter Sunday
United States Census, 1930
birth: 1929 Alabama
census: 1930 Statesville, Autauga, Alabama
parents:Lindy Sunday, Mary Sunday

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 14 Apr 2013 13:57

Golden Balls
England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 08 May 1836 Aylsham, Norfolk, England
residence: Aylsham, Norfolk, England
parents:Golden Balls, Mary Ann

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 14 Apr 2013 13:59

Peter F**k
United States Census, 1870
birth: 1834 Baden
residence: Louisiana, United States

Merlin

Merlin Report 14 Apr 2013 14:02

Bet you,re glad you "Spotted" That Ann :-D :-D :-D