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meles
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John's story of embarrasment at school brought back a memory that I'd buried...
At history lessons I had to read a passage from a book. I described Alexander the Great's sacking of "Percy - polis". OK - now I know it's Per-CEP-olis. 
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Brock: Alburgh, Norfolk, and after 1850, London; Tooley: Norfolk Grimmer: Norfolk; Grimson: Norfolk Harrison: London; Pollock Dixon: Hampshire; Collins: Middx Jeary: Norfolk; Davison: Norfolk Rogers: London; Bartlett: London Drew: Kent; Alden: Hants Gamble: Yorkshire; Huntingford: East London Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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KateW
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Susannah and Edward James Fayrer in 1864.
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The little village of Combwich in Somerset is pronounced "Cummidge". 
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Devon:- Hunt, Parnell & Dennis;
Surrey:- Candler, Read;
Bucks:- Garner, Adams, Perkins:
Portsmouth:- Fayrer, Taylor & Bucklan;
Liverpool:- Garner, Wolstenholme & Case;
Llandovery:- Nicholas;
Aberayron:-Lewis, Davies;
Durness, Sutherland, Scotland:- Whyte, Ross, Mackay.
Aberdeen, Scotland:- Pittendreigh/igh/each.
Kent:-Millen, Brenchley, Cotton, Quin;
Netherlands:- van Steelandt;
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Ghoti pronounced as fish 
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Lydart
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W H A T ??
You've got to be joking !
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Dorset/Wiltshire: Trowbridge, Williams, Sturney, Prince, Foyle, Fripp, Triggle ... and more Cornwall/Devon/CANADA: Pomeroy Somerset: Clark(e) Durham: Law London: Poplett Lancashire/Cheshire/CANADA: Stubbs, Walmesley Census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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Sorry .. ref. George Bernard Shaw
Moderator Comment:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghoti
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« Last Edit: Sunday 11 May 08 09:28 BST (UK) by Berlin-Bob »
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Thankyou Bob
Must get the hang of including links
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...so many "trees" - what's a dog to do!
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This one makes me chuckle;
Kirkudbright - pronounced "Ker-coo-bree" 
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Beattie, Beveridge, Carson, Davidson, Hounam, Johnston, Purdon, Rae, Stevenson, - Scotland. Brown, Bulman, Cooke, Harding, Meyers, Osborne, Routledge - England
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Ebor337
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This one makes me chuckle; Kirkudbright - pronounced "Ker-coo-bree"
I was justgoing to post that one!!
For years i had been asking for Cockburn port (as it sounds) when in fact it is Coburns.
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So far . . . . THURSTON: 'The Saints', Linstead Parva, Mendham, (All Suffolk), Tockwith MOODY: Gainsborough LAMBERT: Norwell, Notts | 1886+ Tockwith CUTTS: Rumburgh, Suffolk BLATCHFORD: Devon BULLOCK: Devon WARD: York HODGSON: York http://www.leethurston.tribalpages.com |
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Gensleuth
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I know of somebody with the surname Balluck [pronounced BA LUCK] his mother insists it is BAA LOOK.
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GAUNT N Staffordshire,GAUNT Manchester.GUY,Cumbria,Lancs. BARTLEY,Salford, Lancs, NEVILLE,Salford. PHILLIPS,Staffs, MAYER,Staffs,COSSAR,Berwick, E and Mid Lothian and Argyll. HIGGINS,Glasgowand Dunoon,Argyll.GALLAGHER,Argyll,IRISH,Herts.
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I love the English place names - a recent favourite - Leominster  . No one has mentioned the old favourite, Grosvenor.
OH's surname is Wright, and people STILL ask how to spell it (every time, they ask, "is that with a W"?) .... I despair sometimes ...
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carol8353
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Me and my new grandson Adam 1/10/2008
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My surname is Coleman- I can understand people not putting the E in it.
But we've even had it spelt COALMAN.........I ask you,has anyone ever heard of it being spelt like that before 
Carol
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Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.ukRogers, Rapkin, Phillips - Hammersmith/Fulham/Paddington areas Worth Bailey, Heapy, Burgess. All Macclesfield Cheshire Mockridge,West Monkton Somerset Jenner,Clapham Surrey Kendrick,Liverpool Wensley,Somerset Coleman and Mc Namara from Ennis, Co Clare, Ireland Blake and Maloney from Kilbaha Co Clare, Ireland |
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