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Topic: Rival one-name studies (Read 1068 times)
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aghadowey
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Can't think of any reason why you can't research any surname that you want to. There are thousands of websites on the Internet where people have done just that.
Guild of One Name Studies is English but not everyone is in England or has English ancestors so it's purely a matter of personal choice whether or not you want to join such an organisation.
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sdgray22
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I am doing a registered one name study on JEX, but there is someone out there who has been doing one for years and never registered. I always knew about him, It did not stop me registering and doing my study and publishing it on my website. His seems to be a more private study and I know that occasionally he contacts people with information. His information is not on the web, and it doesn't seem to cross over with my research in any way. You must never get proprietorial about a name it doesn't belong to anyone and anyone can study it in whatever way they wish. The only thing i suspect is that if a researcher looked up JEX they are more likely to come to me as I am registered with the Guild and he is not or alternatively that could put some people off as well.
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vickifperry
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Could you not share your findings, rather than thinking of them as a 'rival'? Many of the surnames that I'm researching are also being researched by others, particularly those that I seem to have turned into unofficial one-name studies, but I think that one of the wonderful things about my research is all of the people that I've met, especially distant relations and with whom I've been able to share my research and who have generously shared their research with me. Combining our research has led to new information for all of us!
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Perry families of Ireland ( www.vendyback.com) Vendyback family of Medbourne, Leicestershire Van de Becks of Thorney, Cambridgeshire Quartermain of Oxfordshire Tobin, Caffrey, Coffey, Broughal of Ireland |
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pjbuk007
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Have you read the info on the GOONS site recently? They have improved it a bit. I am involved in a ONS which someone else has registered there, but find it useful re surname mapping and using data grabbing software.
Surely there is no harm in registering it there as it is not very expensive and it is one port of call for those researching unusual names.
But you can study any name you like and put it on the web; just I see advantages re being GOONS registered.
If someone else is researching now, have THEY registered the name?
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BENNET(T); NRY- Brotton, CON BURTON; NRY- Saltburn, Guisborough, Marske, Stokesley Judge Newark Lincoln BURTON , USA DALES; NRY- Brotton, LIN - Orby DAVIES GEORGE: GLA - Oystermouth & Penarth, CON LINCOLN. Middlesbrough, NRY, Durham PERRETT Gloucestershire QUESTED London. Assisting with One-name Study. TRASK; GLA - Cardiff, Barry etc, SOM - South Petherton WESTED Census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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