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Topic: Mis-heard names (Read 637 times)
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danuslave
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We're all used to finding names that have been badly (if not to say strangely) transcribed, but I think I've found a variation on this.
A few weeks ago, while looking for the surname Moxam or Moxham in Tisbury, Wilts, I came across a baptism for one
D'la Revier Moxam
No indication of gender, and I had no idea what it was meant to be.
Further searching found a marriage involving
Delalirever Mowson
and a census return for
Dellarera Portnall
Eventually, in 1881, all was revealed
Della Eva Portnall married to John Portnall
Obvious isn't it? If you say Della Eva out loud, slur the words together and add a dash of Wiltshire accent you get Delarever. Throw in a couple of transcription errors and it all makes sense 
Does anyone else have names like this?
Linda
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Erato
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I have an ancestor born in Old Cleeve, Somerset. This was recorded as "Oak Leaf" in the 1901 census.
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Wiltshire: Banks, Taylor
Somerset: Duddridge, Richards, Barnard, Pillinger
Gloucestershire: Barnard, Marsh, Crossman
Bristol: Banks, Duddridge, Barnard
Down: Ennis, McGee
Wicklow: Chapman, Pepper
Wigtownshire: Logan, Conning
Wisconsin: Ennis, Chapman, Logan, Ware
Maine: Ware, Mitchell, Tarr
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asgaard
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Oh I love em, a lot of the names that I have looked for have to said with a Yorkshire accent before you can find them, especially when it comes to place names!!
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danuslave
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Come on Heather - give
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c-side
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A new generation - my great grandson 11-09-09
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I spent many months looking for a place called Curronay in Fife - turned out to be Kilrenny. It's all in the accent isn't it.
My absolute favourite was one I happened upon in a church record and more to do with a lack of spelling ability - unfortunately I think it's phonetic outcome is a bit too rude to repeat 
Christine
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casram
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I spent along time looking for the birth registration of Ann Selina James born in Brize Norton, Oxfordshire- when I finally tracked it down Ann Selina had been recorded as Ensilena.
Carolyn
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Any - Broadhouse, Broadist , Broadhurst and variants
Oxfordshire - Broadist, May, Carpenter, Eden
Gloucestershire - Broddis, Deacon
London - Fox, Gill
Norfolk - Stebbings, Gore, Gotts
Berkshire- Haines, Kent, Booker, Noke, Norris
Yorkshire - Ramsbottom, Robinson, Dawson
Northamptonshire - Jones, Loak, Dent, Randall, Reynolds,
Ireland - Withers, Cassidy, Leahy, Sweeney
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little meg
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My father was supposed to have been named after a gr uncle of his - Brower Wild. He was given the name John Brower Wild. It was mistranscribed on his birth certificate as John Brewer Wild.
In our searches we could not find any family member of the name Brower Wild. but as it turned out . . . he was really John Brear Wild, Brear being his mothers maiden name.
It took a lot to convince my Aunt that it was not Brower but Brear.
Strong Yorkshire accent perhaps affected this translation.
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Please scan all pics at 300-600 DPI for restoration purposes, thankyou.
Simpson-Kildwick,Yorkshire & Australia, Overend-Sutton, Kildwick,Yorkshire & Australia, Whitaker - Cononley/Yorkshire, Pickard - Silsden/Yorkshire, Howarth - Skipton/Yorkshire and Lancashire, Heaton-Yorkshire, Preston-Yorkshire, Myers-Yorkshire & Australia, Wild-Yorkshire & Australia. Storey-Middlesex/Australia
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ozlady
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3xg.g.grandmother's maiden name recorded as Ruddick. Having been born in a predominantly Welsh speaking area, I tried variations. It was Rhydderch.
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Watkins, Price Herefordshire Brannan, Price, GLAM Edwards, Gardner MON Clark(e) SOM Census information Crown Copyright www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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danuslave
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Hi Gaille
I've just googled Planceana and guess what? All of the results come from you Do you think she was the only one ever?? Well, apart from Aunty
Linda
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Spidermonkey
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Slight deviation from the topic, but when I was training to be a teacher my subject leader told us of an essay that he had been handed in from one of his students on the subject of "Youth in Asia". Fascinating essay, but the essay was meant to have been about "Euthanasia".............
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danuslave
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Hi Spidermonkey
Deviations welcome - especially when they are as funny as this
Linda
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