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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #279 on: Sunday 12 June 16 21:50 BST (UK) »

Welcome to RC cardinalcanary ;D

Well that is a good name ....sounds right posh to me !!!

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Luce, Tippett , Thomson, Dolling ~ Devon & Cornwall
Mocquard ~ London, France
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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #280 on: Sunday 12 June 16 22:00 BST (UK) »
Thank-you for the welcome. Yes it does sound very posh.
Carter - Chilbolton, Hampshire
Clarke - Berkhamstead, Herts, Crowle, Lincolnshire
Gosden - Chertsey, Addlestone, Shalford, Wonersh
Aston (Ashton) - Blakeney, Gloucs
Elias - Wales
Miles - Llanelli, Breconshire or Monmouthshire
Howard - Horsell, Woking, Surrey
Sarchet and Le Lechure - Guernsey
Duckham - Plymouth, Devon
Stanyon - Rutland
Cannon - East London, Bethnal Green
Cannons - West Tytherley, Hampshire

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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #281 on: Tuesday 14 June 16 14:18 BST (UK) »
Just this morning come across these:
Augustus Bollock
Mary Buttock
Arthur Crapwell
Willy Crotch and Willy Spunk
David ****
Fanny Death
Margaret Puke
Ann Rose Shitter

I'm willing to bet very few of these surnames are in general use these days  ;D

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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #282 on: Tuesday 14 June 16 17:21 BST (UK) »

" I'm willing to bet very few of these surnames are in general use today"....

.... I can't imagine why not!! :o :o :o
Luce, Tippett , Thomson, Dolling ~ Devon & Cornwall
Mocquard ~ London, France
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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #283 on: Tuesday 14 June 16 17:28 BST (UK) »
I am not trawling through all these pages so I do not know if this has been mentioned.
On the free BMD there are two (2) W.nkers.
Clover, Matthews, Bradley. Franklin, Dredger, West Ham London area. Clover's in Suffolk.
Tydeman West Ham

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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #284 on: Tuesday 14 June 16 17:50 BST (UK) »


 :o :o :o :o
Luce, Tippett , Thomson, Dolling ~ Devon & Cornwall
Mocquard ~ London, France
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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #285 on: Tuesday 14 June 16 21:52 BST (UK) »
Going through the Walloon records of Canterbury, so far I have come across Le Candle, Ferret, and Souffle. My French isn't that good, so I'm not sure on pronounciation.
And apologies to any native French speakers.
I am Australian, from all the lands I come (my ancestors, at least!)

Pine/Pyne, Dowdeswell, Kempster, Sando/Sandoe/Sandow, Nancarrow, Hounslow, Youatt, Richardson, Jarmyn, Oxlade, Coad, Kelsey, Crampton, Lindner, Pittaway, and too many others to name.
Devon, Dorset, Gloucs, Cornwall, Warwickshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire, Wilts, Germany, Sweden, and of course London, to name a few.

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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #286 on: Tuesday 14 June 16 21:56 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Peterjay on Tuesday 14 June 16 17:28 BST (UK)
I am not trawling through all these pages so I do not know if this has been mentioned.
On the free BMD there are two (2) W.nkers.

In 1975, the Governor-General of Australia, Sir John Kerr, sacked the Prime Minister. He was given a similar appellation afterwards.  ::) ::)
I am Australian, from all the lands I come (my ancestors, at least!)

Pine/Pyne, Dowdeswell, Kempster, Sando/Sandoe/Sandow, Nancarrow, Hounslow, Youatt, Richardson, Jarmyn, Oxlade, Coad, Kelsey, Crampton, Lindner, Pittaway, and too many others to name.
Devon, Dorset, Gloucs, Cornwall, Warwickshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire, Wilts, Germany, Sweden, and of course London, to name a few.

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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #287 on: Tuesday 14 June 16 22:02 BST (UK) »

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I should imagine Souffle would have an accent over the 'E'
Luce, Tippett , Thomson, Dolling ~ Devon & Cornwall
Mocquard ~ London, France
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