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Re: Unfortunate surnames of the past
« Reply #210 on: Tuesday 22 April 08 23:47 BST (UK) »
I watched 'The IT Crowd' last night, where much consternation was caused by a character named 'Peter File'.
I looked on FreeBMD, to see if such a name could really be found ~ and, sure enough, there is one!
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Jones~Carmarthen Llanboidy
Sarjant Cole~B'ham Leamington Worcester
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Re: Unfortunate surnames of the past
« Reply #211 on: Sunday 04 May 08 23:47 BST (UK) »
one for "bobby"   COCKSEDGE
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Re: Unfortunate surnames of the past
« Reply #212 on: Friday 16 May 08 11:19 BST (UK) »
I have Cockshoot's Cockshott's & Cockshaw's in my tree and I saw the name of Fanny Hunter Sampson during my research and knowing my lot, wondered if this was a name or a description
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Sampson - London, Uttoxeter, Stoke, Salford
Cockshaw + var; (Mc)Cawley - Swinton, Lancashire
Buckley - Manchester, Dublin, Pendleton Salford
Hogarth - Liverpool, Birkenhead
Parton/Pardon - Salop, Swinton, Lancs
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Re: Unfortunate surnames of the past
« Reply #213 on: Friday 16 May 08 11:26 BST (UK) »
Quote from: macphail on Friday 16 May 08 11:19 BST (UK)
I saw the name of Fanny Hunter Sampson during my research and knowing my lot, wondered if this was a name or a description

LMAO  Grin

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Re: Unfortunate surnames of the past
« Reply #214 on: Friday 16 May 08 16:57 BST (UK) »
i found Miss Fanny Bottoms the other week in a census record
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Re: Unfortunate surnames of the past
« Reply #215 on: Wednesday 21 May 08 16:42 BST (UK) »
 Grin I've just found a Mary Hairy (1861 Yorkshire)
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Fishlock - Chiswick - Isleworth - (lightermen), Whitchurch Hampshire
Robins - Uley, Gloucester and Richmond London
Hamilton - Rogers - Kent
Robinson - Monmouthshire - Worcestershire
Chivers - Monmouthshire.
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Re: Unfortunate surnames of the past
« Reply #216 on: Thursday 22 May 08 18:11 BST (UK) »
WOW! Love it!
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Durham: Reay, Dixon.
Northumberland: Thompson, Turnbull, Peel, Reay, Scorer, Stothard/Stoddart.
Gloucestershire: Wertheim (Jewish) , Howell, Lile/Lyle/Liles, Davis, Berrow.
Bristol: Westcott, Bayley.
Sufffolk: Fisher, Flatman, Baker, Smith.
Fife: Herd, Pearson, Moyes.
Lanarkshire: Russell, Millar, Owens, McDonald, O'Hara, McCartney, McGill/Magill.
Whitburn: Millar, Bryce.
Ireland: Owens and Fox (Tyrone), Hughes, Quinn, McCartney, O'Brien.
Glamorgan: Howell, Griffiths, Wertheim, Edwards.
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Re: Unfortunate surnames of the past
« Reply #217 on: Thursday 22 May 08 21:05 BST (UK) »
Mary A Piddler   (well it made me laugh)  Grin
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Fishlock - Chiswick - Isleworth - (lightermen), Whitchurch Hampshire
Robins - Uley, Gloucester and Richmond London
Hamilton - Rogers - Kent
Robinson - Monmouthshire - Worcestershire
Chivers - Monmouthshire.
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