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Duck
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Pels is aways right because she's female
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There used to be a Optician in Westcliff On Sea called Charles Wright, always brought a smile to my face
Simon
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Nash, Whittingham - Wolverhampton
Nash, Whittingham, Pardoe, Cartwright - Worcs
Osbaldeston, Kay, Wyles, - Preston, Lancs
Dippnall, Poulton, Burton, Dawes - Manchester/Salford
McPoland, Tildesley, Iveson, Fox - Lancashire North Of The Sands
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kesannah
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I have an ancestor whose first names were FANNY DUFF.
Whilst searching for some of my HYDE rellie I came across these
LETTICE AGREE HYDE (perhaps neither parent liked the name chosen by the other so resorted to this one) and MOUNTABLE HYDE to name a couple.I should add that neither of these are my family.
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Hide/Hyde Kent,Sussex,West Ham
Beale/Burgess Sussex
Reed West Ham,East Ham London
Banks Seaford,Rottingdean Sussex
Koller Poplar London,Como Italy.
Checkley Northamptonshire.
Bentley Northamptonshire.West Ham,Poplar
Ridley Gatehead Durham Northumberland.
Poplar.Galt, Ontario, Canada
Corbyn Poplar,West Ham.Suffolk
Merritt Norwich.West ham
Watson Norwich,West Ham
Corbyn Fressingield Suffolk
Ridley.Galt Ontario
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Duck
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Pels is aways right because she's female
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Kesannah, just love the name MOUNTABLE.
I remember someone with a Beverley Hills in their tree, another lot of parents with a sense of humour
Simon
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Nash, Whittingham - Wolverhampton
Nash, Whittingham, Pardoe, Cartwright - Worcs
Osbaldeston, Kay, Wyles, - Preston, Lancs
Dippnall, Poulton, Burton, Dawes - Manchester/Salford
McPoland, Tildesley, Iveson, Fox - Lancashire North Of The Sands
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Gensleuth
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Where are they?
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I have just found a Dora Keys while searching for Keys in the IGI.
I once had a mixed doubles tennis partner called Annette Player [her first husband was a Fisher!]
An old school friend recently wanted me to look if there were any traces of his father's family in Poland [his father stayed in England after WW2.] His surname was Hartz, but he confessed that his father's surname was originally Fartz, and his mother had insisted on a name change, before she married. Wise choice.
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GAUNT N Staffordshire,GAUNT Manchester.GUY,Cumbria,Lancs. BARTLEY,Salford, Lancs, NEVILLE,Salford. PHILLIPS,Staffs, MAYER,Staffs,COSSAR,Berwick, E and Mid Lothian and Argyll. HIGGINS,Glasgowand Dunoon,Argyll.GALLAGHER,Argyll,IRISH,Herts.
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amour
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think l can beet you all ive just found a Fanny Clapp and a brother called Curry Clapp
Amour
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Norfolk
Doughty,Hubbard,Ayres,Kittle.Shreeve,Lawson,Durrant
Sussex
Holman,Whickens,Brown,Gregory,Ashbee,Snasher
Kent
Abnett,Vernau, Denton,Francis,Strobridge,Medhurst
Middlesex
Snoswell,Roberts,Goostree
Derby
Roberts.Heath
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Willow 4873
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They don't tell you leather pinches!
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I have got Onions in my tree as well
(Just reread that - and theres me thinking they grew in the ground!)
Theres my Great Aunt Laura Bowkett who married a William Uren
Then theres poor Ida Minnie Fanny Knott who must have been glad to marry Joseph Symonds. Fanny Lamb who married Henry Mumford
Also Whynot Merrill, Sarah Pigg, Mary Puddle, Fanny Tanner, Willie Wackett and Nance Nutting
Willow x
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« Last Edit: Monday 05 November 07 12:51 GMT (UK) by Willow 4873 »
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Any census information included in this post is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk and is for academic and non-commercial research purposes only Researching: Hilton, Simkiss, Mears & Jones (Wolverhampton) Bowkett (Ledbury & Wolverhampton) Nash (Ledbury) Beard (Worcester), Ralph (Wolverhampton & Bilston), Colley (Tibberton) Roberts (Wolverhampton & Bilston), Harris (Droitwich) Matthews (Wolverhampton & High Offley) |
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organicgardener
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Hi Willow, where do your Onions come from ? mine are from Walsall. We had a doctor here in SA called Clap his partners were Crap and Whistle.
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Lancejack24
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Here's one I found on on Familysearch.org there is a
Agnes Shitts b 1823 Ohio.i hate to think what they named their kids ..   
Mike
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BettyofKent
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Ray & Frank Skinner
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Looking for a marriage I found a Fanny Pantry as one of the possible brides, but sadly she turned not to be my relative's wife. I've also seen the name Fanny Finger.
Betty
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KENT: Stutely - Wittersham & Stone Padgham - Wittersham Wanstall - Northbourne Taylor - Ringwould & Ash Skinner - Deal Bushell - Walmer Cornwell - Ash, Sandwich, Wingham Dennis - Eastry & Dover Fagg - Elmstone Laurence - Northbourne & Betteshanger Relf - Kent & Sussex Also Funnell - Sussex Schloss - Nottingham & Massachusetts Cohen - Birmingham "Census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov. |
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geniecolgan
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Behold! Genie/Icarus by Pels
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I have a friend who I introduced to genealogy, she's hooked now 
When we started on her tree I asked what her maiden name was?
It was Smellie 
Then I asked what her mother's maiden name was?
It was Dickey
Even she can see the funny side.
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Colgan, Scott, Templeton in Northern Antrim
Colgan in Saskatchewan, Canada
Durrant in Herts & Middlesex
Ford,Smith in Hammersmith, Fulham, Brentford
Whiting in Berkshire
Weller in Sussex and London
Walker in the 24th of Foot, (Canada, Ireland, India and South Africa) and London
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dimmell123
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"To love another person is to see the face of God"
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When I did my nurse training many many years ago, on a care of the elderly ward two patients, in beds next to each other were
Lavender Bunting and Violet Dick.
Colour Match anyone?
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Lawson - Northumberland - Ashington, Longhirst, Newcastle
Jennings - Northumberland, Lancashire, N Wales, Cornwall
Heron - Northumberland, Ashington, Blyth
Stobbs - Northumberland, Newcastle, Allendale
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linclinks
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I have an Ancestor called Innocent Body - bad enough for a women but he was a chap.
Jacky
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My Maternal line are all from Lincolnshire - First Generations include:
Arliss, Armstrong, Baker, Borman, Cartwright, Clark, Dixon, Duckering, Everington, Forman, Freshney, Gadsby, Graves, Hatcliffe, Holmes, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Lacey, Leverton, Lilley, Morton, Oades, Pacey, Priestley, Rickett, Riggall, Rowson, Shaw, Sleaford, Sleight, Smith, Spikin, Taylor, Thacker, Ticklepenny, Tomkins, Tyler, Walton, Ward, Willson, Wood and Wortley.
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