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Amy K
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What is your most uncommon name?
« on: Thursday 07 October 04 19:21 BST (UK) »

Following on from the 'commonest name thread', what are the most unusual names that people have encountered?

I have twins called...

Caswallon and Gwythfyr Price

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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 07 October 04 19:46 BST (UK) »

I can't beat those two Amy, and I put these on the commonest name posting, but might as well do it again if the topic is splitting!

Mirwen/Murven/Mirwin - one person, different spelling every time I come across it!
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Jowett, Broadbent & Ellis in Leeds.
Perry, Hartshorn/e & Wilkes in Birmingham & Dudley. Walker and Dabill in Sheffield & Notts.
Farrar in Darlington.
Kidd & Taylor in Hartlepool & Teesside
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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 07 October 04 20:33 BST (UK) »

The only one more recent I can think of is my Great Uncle "Iori" (and no it wasnt Iorwerth just plain Iori) his brother was a Talfryn (Tall Hill)

Further back in the 1770's I have a "Husofut" this is the only record of his name he was the partner (never married) of Ursula Taylor. My Taylor line are just glad all the children took her last name!

~ The name has probably been changed over time and this is the only translation we have now. I am still unsure if this name is his Christian or Surname! Tongue


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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 07 October 04 20:38 BST (UK) »

Mt GGGfather's sister was named Damaris - quite a pretty name.


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Southern or Southan [Hereford , Monmouthshire & Glos], Jenkins, Meredith and Morgan [Monmouthshire and Glos.], Murrill, Damary, Damry, Ray, Lawrence [all Middx. & London], Nethway from Kenn or Yatton. Also Riley and Lyons in South Africa.
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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 07 October 04 20:42 BST (UK) »

Hi,

The most unusual so far is Cutting Bell

I remember my Grandma talking fondly of Uncle Cutting. At the time I thought Cutting was his surname. However, since researching the family tree, I found him, by the name of Cutting Bell. I turns out he was named after the surname of his Grandmother (my Grandmother's Great Grandmother if you can follow that).

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SCOTLAND: Scotland, Morrison, Bonnella, Third,
LINCOLNSHIRE: Bell, King, Emerson, Leesing, Canty, Cutting, Fox,
GLOUCESTERSHIRE: Antill, Onslow, Crook, Jenkins,
LANCASHIRE: Hall, Mayson, Dearden,
WILTSHIRE: Sloper, King, Willis, Stockwell,
ESSEX: Stone, Webb, Smith, Hawkins, Frye,
SOMERSET: Harrison, Jones,

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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 07 October 04 20:42 BST (UK) »

It's got to be dear old Humphredo Yallop! born in 1672 in Wilby Norfolk.


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Leeds: Baxendale,Baxter, Beales,Bowe

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Where are they?

Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 07 October 04 21:29 BST (UK) »

I have

Home [M], Sidonia[F], and Mafeking[M]

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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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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 07 October 04 21:39 BST (UK) »

I have a Gerhard born 1801 in Hanover.

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Ryder- Limehouse/Canning Town.
Couley- Limehouse.
Hogben- Canning Town/Kent
Richbell- Kent.
Davies - Lancashire
Lester - Berkshire

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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 07 October 04 21:42 BST (UK) »

How about Nimrod Buckett? A Greenwich ropemaker by trade.

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Buckett, Woolton: Kent
Buckett: Hampshire and Surrey
Taylor: Wigan
Preece: Herefordshire

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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 07 October 04 22:01 BST (UK) »

Time A Day

an innkeeper in Kent Grin


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Fisher, Pitts, Lucas, Emmit, Keal, Bennett, Maddock, Jackson, Pidd, Lincolnshire
Bullock, Read, White, Gloucestershire.
Shepherd, Foyle, Crowter, Green, Wiltshire
Strickland, Fisher, Butterworth, Brown, Northhamptonshire
Shepherd, Bullock, Waterhouse, Lancashire
Fisher, Goodwin, Rutland

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My Great-Great-Grandfather Thomas John Hill

Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 07 October 04 22:37 BST (UK) »

Mine are:

Courtenay Cruwys (Crews), one of my GGG etc. Grandfathers, that's right, a male.
Lettithea Agnes Baserga.
Amongst my Mason relations: Enoch, Ham, Japeth, Jezebel, Methuselah & Shem.
Farrell (aka Francis) Burke.
Webb & Gideon Blackham.
And also, Tryphena Matthews.

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HILL/BURKE/BELCHER/BIGNELL/BLAKE/YELDHAM in London
HOPKINS/HART/MATTHEWS/MUNSON in Exeter & Central Devon
FEREDAY in Staffordshire
MUSCUTT/ELSBY/BRIDGENS/BURKE/BELL/ADAMS/RAINBOW in Stoke-on-Trent
BURKE/O’CALLAGHAN/CONNOLLY/FITZPATRICK in Ireland
HOPKINS/ADAMS/DOWDING/TROWBRIDGE in Shaftesbury
MUNSON/BIGNELL/YELDHAM in Essex
BLAKE in Suffolk

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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 07 October 04 22:38 BST (UK) »

Taster Bagley

from Essex. Haven't found out his occupation yet.

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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #12 on: Friday 08 October 04 12:45 BST (UK) »

off the top of my head here with this one

ive found Melinda, Hermann, Gomer , but theres more if i trawl thru my trees

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At the mo im doin the Humphreys, Richards lot, anyone can help if they like ! :O)

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my border collie Willow and her first litter

Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #13 on: Friday 08 October 04 13:54 BST (UK) »

hi there

i have: Lot, Booz/Boaz, Isit/Ezit, Mercy, Doctor, Obed, Comfort and Carpenter

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PRICE, CURTIS, JONES, LUSH

WARMINSTER

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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #14 on: Friday 08 October 04 23:58 BST (UK) »

I have a lady in my tree called Enough Barker but funny enough she wasn't the last to be born three more children followed! Roll Eyes


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Claydon(all in Essex)
/Shuttle/Dabbs/Hobbs/Jackson/Oblein/Flack/Watling/Chaplin/Hale(s)/Fewel/Heard/Coram/Gregory/Chumbley/Wright/Chivers/
Dowsett and many more..........

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