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Surnames
« on: Wednesday 31 October 07 13:01 GMT (UK) »
 Has anyone ever come across this Surname. Raton. Huh
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Re: Surnames
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 31 October 07 22:05 GMT (UK) »
Hello Leprechaun
It could be a corruption of Wratten which seems almost exclusive to Beds. & Cambs.
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Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke;Dillon;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;kane;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers;Whitworth.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Leics.Cooper;Preston
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom;Easthope
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Sawyer.
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Re: Surnames
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 31 October 07 22:11 GMT (UK) »
looking on the full bmd 1866-1920 there were no Raton births and there were nly 10 Ratton births! must be quite a rare name easier to research?? (maybe)
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Re: Surnames
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 31 October 07 22:26 GMT (UK) »
 Hi Jim and Toni, Thankyou for takeing the time and trouble to look.
            I did find out after much searching the origin is Scottish and English.
                                                 Thankyou. Lep Wink
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