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Topic: Anyone come across the name GEERAT? (Read 351 times)
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Amy K
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I have an Agnes GEERAT in my tree, married 1621 in Crowhurst to William Hobden. However, I am having great difficulty in finding any other GEERAT's at all. Anyone come across this unusual name?
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Hackstaple
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If there was such a surname it would be Dutch in origin [judging by the construction] but I cannot even find a Dutch family with that name.
You might seriously consider the possibility that this is a misprint or a faulty transcription or simply a misspellng of another more common surname.
Have you actually seen this record or a photocopy of it yourself?
Only today I have posted details on how I found a single family with the surname spelt, at various times within a period of only 20 years, Southern, Southan, Sowthan.
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Southern or Southan [Hereford , Monmouthshire & Glos], Jenkins, Meredith and Morgan [Monmouthshire and Glos.], Murrill, Damary, Damry, Ray, Lawrence [all Middx. & London], Nethway from Kenn or Yatton. Also Riley and Lyons in South Africa. Any census information included in this post is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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Chris in 1066Land
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Hi there Amy
Just looked in Reaneys book of Surnames, and it is not listed
Nearest to it is Geer / Geere and variants which are Middle English and mean 'Sudden fit of Passion' or 'Wild or changeful mood'
Looked in the Great Universal Directory of 1793 - 98, but Crowhurst is not listed. So looked at the names of the big towns villages like Chichester/ Brighton/ Horsham - but the name did not appear.
Would tend to agree with Hackstaple that it is a corruption or mis transcription of something
Chris in 1066Land
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Amy K
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Many thanks guys, leaves me thinking.... What could it have been?
[b]GARRETT, GARRET, GARRATT, GARRET, CARROT (?), GERRAT, GARETE, GARREY, JERAT.... /b]
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Chris in 1066Land
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Amy
How about:
GARRAD, GARRED, GARRETT, GARRETTS, GARRITT, GERRAD, GERRATT, GERRED, GERRETT, JURED, JARRAD, JARRED, JARRATT, JARRETT, JARRITT, JERATT, JERREATT, JERRED,
I think the list could be endless
Chris in 1066Land
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Amy K
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Typical!!
I go from an unusual name to a needle-in-a-haystack job, in about 10 mins flat!!
Just my luck!!
Thanks Chris!!!!
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Chris in 1066Land
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Oooppppps - I goofed again
Me and my big mouth - or should it be typing finger
Sorry - but you know I will try to find that needle in the haystack if I could
Chris in 1066Land
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Garrat is a common enough name, with the right number of letters and of a type that could have been misread But, are there any Garrats in Crowhurst - and of course there may be other Crowhursts to consider.
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Southern or Southan [Hereford , Monmouthshire & Glos], Jenkins, Meredith and Morgan [Monmouthshire and Glos.], Murrill, Damary, Damry, Ray, Lawrence [all Middx. & London], Nethway from Kenn or Yatton. Also Riley and Lyons in South Africa. Any census information included in this post is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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