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Surname : BRENNET
« on: Friday 04 August 06 12:12 BST (UK) »
Greetings.
First my straightforward question : Does this surname exist in Britain today?

As far as I could trace my ancestors (16th century), the origin is Belgian,
from the city of Fleurus and surroundings.

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/r/e/Georges-Brennet-1/

Nevertheless, the surname pops up in Berkshire (among others), when researching
on line. Could this be a census misreading of the more British "BENNET"?
I did not find the name in the dictionary of British surnames...

Any help or pointing into the right direction would be helpful.

Thanks
Georges Brennet

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Re: Surname : BRENNET
« Reply #1 on: Friday 04 August 06 14:21 BST (UK) »
Bonjour Georges

Welcome to Rootschat

A search of 192.com (UK telephone directory and electoral registers) does not return any results for the surnemae BRENNET.   :(

Regards, Bill
Banks, Beer, Bowes, Castle, Cloak, Coachworth, Dixon, Farr, Golder, Graves, Hicks, Hogbin, Holmans, Marsh, Mummery, Nutting, Pierce, Rouse, Sawyer, Sharp, Snell, Willis: mostly in East Kent.
Ey, Sawyer: London
Evans: Ystradgynlais, Wales
Snell: Snettisham, Norfolk
Knight, Burgess, Ellis: Hampshire
Purdy: Ireland/Canada/Durham/Pennsylvania
McCann: Ireland
Morrow: Pennsylvania
Sparnon: any
Beers, Heath, Conyers, Miller, Russell, Larson, Clark, Sibert, Hopper, Reinhart: USA

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Re: Surname : BRENNET
« Reply #2 on: Friday 04 August 06 15:02 BST (UK) »
Bill
Many thanks for your lightning reply.
It looks like the surname has a rather limited occurance,
and only in continental Europe,
despite the "English" sound of it...
Best regards
Georges

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Re: Surname : BRENNET
« Reply #3 on: Friday 04 August 06 15:05 BST (UK) »
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« Reply #4 on: Friday 04 August 06 16:04 BST (UK) »
Thanks Scropton!
gb

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Re: Surname : BRENNET
« Reply #5 on: Friday 04 August 06 16:14 BST (UK) »
If you google search the name- you gets loads of stuff about a singer called Namoli Brennet who seems to come from Tucson Arizona.

None on the UK electoral roll infodisk of 2003 either.

Carol
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Re: Surname : BRENNET
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 05 August 06 01:46 BST (UK) »
Hi Carol
I recieved a reply from Namoli Brennet long time ago.
This is only her stage name, not her real one.

I do have some U.S. census images though with the surname
quite clearly written, so I will have to focus on that, I.S.O.
Great Britain.

Thanks for posting.
Georges
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