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Re: Unfortunate surnames of the past
« Reply #210 on: Sunday 04 May 08 23:47 BST (UK) »
one for "bobby"   COCKSEDGE
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Re: Unfortunate surnames of the past
« Reply #211 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 #212 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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Researching: Hilton, Simkiss, Mears & Jones (Wolverhampton) Bowkett (Ledbury & Wolverhampton) Knight (Gloucestershire) Nash (Ledbury) Beard (Worcester & Gloucestershire), Ralph (Wolverhampton & Bilston), Colley (Tibberton) Roberts (Wolverhampton & Bilston), Harris (Droitwich) Matthews (Wolverhampton & High Offley)
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Re: Unfortunate surnames of the past
« Reply #213 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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most of weardale!
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Re: Unfortunate surnames of the past
« Reply #214 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 #215 on: Thursday 22 May 08 18:11 BST (UK) »
WOW! Love it!
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Durham : Reay, Coxon, Dixon
Newcastle Upon Tyne: Stothard/Stoddart
Cambridgeshire: Hatley, Coe, Flack, Linsdell, Kirby, Laud
Suffolk: Baker, Smith, Flatman
Cumbria: Peel, Scott, Hunter
Gloucester: Wertheim, Westcott, Howell, Liles/Lyle/Lyle
Motherwell, Owens, Rice, Carey
Fife: Herd, Moyes, Rodger
County Tyrone: Owens, Fox, Downie
County Antrim: McGill/Magill
County Armagh: Quinn
County Donegal: McCartney
Glamorgan: Howell, Liles, Wertheim
Brecon: Griffiths
Merthyr Tydfil: Edwards
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Re: Unfortunate surnames of the past
« Reply #216 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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Re: Unfortunate surnames of the past
« Reply #217 on: Tuesday 12 August 08 13:21 BST (UK) »
A Kent marriage in 1793:

Stephen PRICK and Sarah BAWLS
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Re: Unfortunate surnames of the past
« Reply #218 on: Tuesday 12 August 08 14:03 BST (UK) »
This young Thomas went on to have good future,  most of you ( well the blokes more so )  Smiley Smiley  will use his name every day

Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 2349; Folio: 303; Page: 19;



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Edwards, mainly Cound, Frodesely, Acton Burnell. Pitchford. and surrounding villages, Shropshire, /  Rowe, Cound, / Littlehales, Berrington, Shropshire / Radford, Dublin, /   Maguire, Acton Burnell, /  Rudge, Frodesely, /
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Re: Unfortunate surnames of the past
« Reply #219 on: Tuesday 12 August 08 14:37 BST (UK) »
It would have been even more odd had they lived in Hanger Lane. Roll Eyes
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Leeves families. Kent and Sussex.
Baker family. Surrey.
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Re: Unfortunate surnames of the past
« Reply #220 on: Tuesday 12 August 08 15:10 BST (UK) »
I have Martha INCEST in my family tree.
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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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Re: Unfortunate surnames of the past
« Reply #221 on: Tuesday 12 August 08 15:24 BST (UK) »
How did she climb up there?? Huh
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Leeves families. Kent and Sussex.
Baker family. Surrey.
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