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Origins of British Place Names
« on: Thursday 25 January 07 21:19 GMT (UK) »
Just stumbled across this rather interesting website:

http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/freefun/didyouknow/placenames/

Happy Hunting!

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Re: Origins of British Place Names
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 25 January 07 21:55 GMT (UK) »
That's going in the favourites.

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Re: Origins of British Place Names
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 25 January 07 22:03 GMT (UK) »
Added to mine too Cuz  ;D
UK Census Transcriptions are Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk                Bigg-Sheppey/West Ham<br />Dodd - Cheshire <br />Ingram - Dorset, London, Morlaix, Australia, California<br />Kerfoot - Warrington, Pemberton, St Asaph<br />McKinneley - N Ireland, Liverpool <br />Marshall - Midlothian, Cheshire<br />Morrish-Chelsea<br />Shiel - Melrose<br />Woodhall- Liverpool, Shropshire/Staffordshire<br />Dagliesh- Melrose<br />Stevenson - Melrose<br />Smith & Jones! Scotland & Wales

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Re: Origins of British Place Names
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 25 January 07 22:08 GMT (UK) »
It's good, innit?

Cuz, did you see your Happy Birthday thread from yesterday?
Hope you had a great day!!!

Love Cuz xxxx

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Re: Origins of British Place Names
« Reply #4 on: Friday 26 January 07 00:29 GMT (UK) »
That's a very interesting site. It really reflects our mixed heritage doesn't it?
Watkins, Price Herefordshire
Brannan, Price, GLAM
Edwards, Gardner MON
Clark(e) SOM
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Re: Origins of British Place Names
« Reply #5 on: Friday 26 January 07 10:49 GMT (UK) »


Thanks for that link Prue, it's a very interesting site with loads of information.   Added to favourites    :D


Barbara                   8)


Onley/Only/Olney In Islington.<br />Wallwork In Bolton and Walkden<br />Lamb In Bolton and Ireland<br />Grundy In Bolton<br />Blackledge In Bolton<br />Osbaldeston  ?? ??<br />Barnett in Islington<br />Binyon in Islington
Kitchen in Bolton
Parker in Bolton

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Re: Origins of British Place Names
« Reply #6 on: Friday 26 January 07 11:09 GMT (UK) »
Prue thanks. This should be lots of fun to navigate around.

Kath
Sligo: Davey (also Mayo), McCluskey, McNulty
Wexford and Staffordshire: Hayes, McClean
Galway and Staffordshire: Scott
Coventry: Wells, Collins, Palmer, Moody, Beck, Mickelwright, Husbands
Ireland: McNulty (Sligo), Kealy, Murphy (Carlow) Connolly, Gillen, Powell, Ryan, Moore, Martin
Davis from I don't know where originally
Stahl, Russia to England to USA

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Re: Origins of British Place Names
« Reply #7 on: Friday 26 January 07 11:17 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Prue - looks fascinating
Jan ;)
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bedfordshire - farr, carver,handley, godfrey, newell, bird, emmerton, underwood,ancell
buckinghamshire- pain
cambridgeshire- bird, carver
hertfordshire- conisbee, bean, saunders, quick,godfrey
derbyshire- allsop, noon
devon - griffin, love, rapsey
dorset- rendall, gale
somerset- rendall, churchill
surrey/middlesex - douglas, conisbee, childs, lyon groombridge

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Re: Origins of British Place Names
« Reply #8 on: Friday 26 January 07 20:43 GMT (UK) »
Hi Prue -

Thanks for the link. Just had a look see and seems to have lots of good informationand will help in my ongoing family research. 

Thanks again for sharing with us.

yn9man
Scotland - Adam, Galt/Gault, Mellis, Jardine, Turnbull, Robertson, Auchincloss, Murray, Allison/Allason, Mitchell, Cross, Rae, Brown, McHutcheon, Montgomerie, McKenzie, Mackay, McPherson, McInish

England - Saunders/Sanders, Jory/Jorie/Jura, McKey, Williams/ Wyllams,  Lance, Ellis, Trounson, Dingle, Charlton, Hambridge, Sweetman/Sweatman, Ricks/Rix/Reeks, Cole, Shearwood/Sherwood, Toy, Brooks, Moore, Donn, Nicolas, Habberfield,

Denmark - Alling/Aalling, Lastein, Lund, Rasmussen
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