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kateblogs
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I have posted in a couple of threads this evening about unusual names, and I wondered if some kind soul could help me with my own unusually named relative.
My 8xgreat grandfather John SWANN appears to have married a girl with the name Joshan. So far I haven't found a record of their marriage but I'll keep looking. Anyhow, I am curious about the name Joshan - it appears to be of eastern European and Arabic origin and is also a boys name. Therefore, it seems an odd choice for a girl who was most likely born in Cambridgeshire in 17th century.
Initially I thought it might be a mistake, maybe a mis-transciption of a name like Joanne or Julian, but I checked further and it is correct, and it was also given to a daughter and several grand-daughters.
So, I wonder if anyone has any ideas about why her parents were so imaginative in their choice of name? Was there a famous Joshan at the time, or did it appear in a book or play? Is it possible her parents came from another country?
Kate
edited to add - ps: any suggestions will be appreciated. If I have some idea of her origins it might help me to know where to look :-)
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BARNES - Nottinghamshire
GILBY - Essex, Warwickshire and Cambridgeshire
HANFORD/HANDFORD - Dorset, Nottingham and Edinburgh
HOLMES - Nottinghamshire
LINTHWAITE - Nottinghamshire
MASON - Cambridgeshire
MCSHANE - Ireland and Liverpool
MORRISON - East Riding (Hull) and Edinburgh
OWENS - Yorkshire (West Riding) and Ireland
PUGH - Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Cheshire
RYLANDS - Liverpool and Ireland
SANSAM - Nottinghamshire
TODER - Nottinghamshire
WAYNE - Birmingham and Nottingham
WILSON - Nottingham
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Joshan and Joshun seem to have both Punjabi and Iraniain connections. Just had a quick google.
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KathMc
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With a name like that, I guess they weren't kidding around.  (sorry, I couldn't resist)
Kath
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Josephine
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Kate,
Could Joshun also have been a family surname that was passed down as a given name?
Regards,
Josephine
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Hi Kate,
A quick check of the IGI revealed the following names, apologies for any which are duplicated!
Joshun Gill
Gender: Male Marriage: 12 AUG 1680 Of, Wragby, Yorkshire, England
JOSHUN THOMAS
Gender: Male Marriage: 23 SEP 1790 Avening, Gloucester, England
Joshun Ridger
Gender: Male Birth: 02 MAY 1791 Trowell, Nottingham, England
JOSHAN SHOTE
Gender: Female Christening: 20 JUN 1615 Little Abington, Cambridge, England
JOSHAN DAY
Gender: Female Marriage: 19 JAN 1621 Saint Martin, Birmingham, Warwick, England
Joshan Brooke
Gender: Female Birth: 1624 , Cambridge, England
JOSHAN RIDLER
Gender: Female Christening: 04 NOV 1638 Bideford, Devon, England
JOSHAN WILSON
Gender: Male Christening: 22 JUN 1651 Saint Mary, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Joshan Smith
Gender: Female Christening: 26 OCT 1663 Chedworth, Gloucester, England
JOSHAN BROADBENT
Gender: Female Marriage: 13 AUG 1690 Elland, Yorkshire, England
JOSHAN_ SWANN
Gender: Female Christening: 08 JAN 1699 Duxford St. John, Cambridge, England
Joshan Carter
Gender: Female Christening: 05 MAR 1708 St Peter, Duxford, Cambridge, England
Joshan Carter
Gender: Female Christening: 05 MAR 1708 St Peter, Duxford, Cambridge, England
JOSHAN_ SWANN
Gender: Female Christening: 13 FEB 1710 Duxford St. John, Cambridge, England
Joshan Reeves
Gender: <Male> Marriage: 24 AUG 1710 Of, Little Eaton, Derby, England
JOSHAN_ DRURY
Gender: Female Christening: 01 APR 1739 Duxford St. John, Cambridge, England
JOSHAN WATSON
Gender: Female Christening: 17 AUG 1740 Duxford St. John, Cambridge, England
JOSHAN HOBDAY
Gender: Female Christening: 11 OCT 1752 Saint Martin, Birmingham, Warwick, England
JOSHAN HOLIDAY
Gender: Female Marriage: 16 OCT 1782 Duxford St. John, Cambridge, England
JOSHAN VERNON
Gender: Male Christening: 07 FEB 1785 Presbyterian, Allostock, Cheshire, England
JOSHAN WALTON
Gender: Male Christening: 25 DEC 1802 Presbyterian, Allostock, Cheshire, England
JOSHAN VERITY
Gender: Male Christening: 07 SEP 1819 Wesleyan, Grassington, Yorkshire, England
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