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General => The Common Room => The Lighter Side => Topic started by: Wiggy on Wednesday 09 February 11 02:10 GMT (UK)
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Been reading one of Seoras's threads and Redroger mentioned a thread on names which match or are suitable for occupations - which, when you think about it, is where many surnames started anyhow -
So - how many people still have names which match occupations - or relate to them??
I can start the ball rolling with a few from my nursing days
Dr Cartilege, Sister Blood, Dr Nurse, all worked at the hospital where I trained.
Wiggy :)
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An Income Tax inspector called Mr Mordue ;)
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Love that one!!!
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The first one that comes to mind was a GP we used to know when I was little; - Dr Doctor.
I have a feeling I might remember more, if I think long and hard, and give the grey matter a nudge!
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I used to attend a pottery class run by a Miss Potter!
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Our school dentist, many years ago, was Dr Skull.
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When I was teaching, one of my colleagues was called Mr Schmach (pronounced smack) ::) ::)
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When I was teaching, one of my colleagues was called Mr Schmach (pronounced smack) ::) ::)
Ooh,that reminds me,we had a teacher called Spankey ;D
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Well, there's that famous guy in the Philippines, Cardinal Sin.
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The alleged inventor of the flushing toilet (although I believe there are counter-claims), ... Mr Crapper
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I have rellies who were Tailors - named Dunning - I have read lots of books where the tailors were always dunning the 'not so rich and upper crust' for their dues!! but I think that may be stretching it a bit!!
how about Schanks the Butcher though!!
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The alleged inventor of the flushing toilet (although I believe there are counter-claims), ... Mr Crapper
Absolutely true - that's where the words "crapper" and "crap" came from.
I used to know someone by the name of Crapper - he changed the spelling, to avoid his son getting bullied at school.
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When I was teaching, one of my colleagues was called Mr Schmach (pronounced smack) ::) ::)
Ooh,that reminds me,we had a teacher called Spankey ;D
Kinky!
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The alleged inventor of the flushing toilet (although I believe there are counter-claims), ... Mr Crapper
Absolutely true - that's where the words "crapper" and "crap" came from.
I used to know someone by the name of Crapper - he changed the spelling, to avoid his son getting bullied at school.
Whilst it is true this is the origin of the word crap etc. it is not true he invented the flushing toilet. Henry VIII had one at least 300 years earlier.
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C'mon Redroger - 'twas your idea that I stole for this thread . . . give some examples!!
The alleged inventor of the flushing toilet (although I believe there are counter-claims), ... Mr Crapper
Absolutely true - that's where the words "crapper" and "crap" came from.
I used to know someone by the name of Crapper - he changed the spelling, to avoid his son getting bullied at school.
Whilst it is true this is the origin of the word crap etc. it is not true he invented the flushing toilet. Henry VIII had one at least 300 years earlier.
Bet the Romans weren't far off having flushing loos either!!!
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They certainly weren't far off! How about this one from a 19th century Lincolnshire census? PIMP Wonder what his ancestors did?
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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This is getting OT, sorry .... however I've just been watching a Discovery Channel program about Macchu Picchu ... apparently they had flushing toilets, and showers as well, in the royal palace. Missed the bit about where the Incas fitted into the timeline, though.
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After the Romans but before Henry VIII
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I have come across a few people with the surname Taylor who were tailors.
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our local weather presenter is called sara blizzard, always makes me smile :)
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Very apt surname. Maybe that made her become a weather forecaster.
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A few years ago, BBC Scotland had Heather with the Weather and her job share called Gail :-X
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Many years ago, we had a shop in town - J E Weller the ................Jeweller!!!!!!
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Whilst it is true this is the origin of the word crap etc. it is not true he invented the flushing toilet. Henry VIII had one at least 300 years earlier.
True. I had a trip to Hampton Court a while ago. He had his people dig a canal (the Longford River) from where Heathrow Airport is now to the Palace (some 15 miles) to bring fresh water to Hampton Court "to flush the privies and wash the vegetables".
One trusts not in that order... ::) :o
meles
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Bet the Romans weren't far off having flushing loos either!!!
Yes but knowing them, as they invented the steam baths, it would probably be a steam clean loo, convenient (ignore the pun) in more ways than one.
Personal hygene, cleaning the loo, and keeping the seat warm in winter, comes to mind.
marcie
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Whilst it is true this is the origin of the word crap etc. it is not true he invented the flushing toilet. Henry VIII had one at least 300 years earlier.
True. I had a trip to Hampton Court a while ago. He had his people dig a canal (the Longford River) from where Heathrow Airport is now to the Palace (some 15 miles) to bring fresh water to Hampton Court "to flush the privies and wash the vegetables".
One trusts not in that order... ::) :o
meles
It might account for many epidemics if that were the case! Could be called getting your own back.
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The alleged inventor of the flushing toilet (although I believe there are counter-claims), ... Mr Crapper
Absolutely true - that's where the words "crapper" and "crap" came from.
Apparently not http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=crap
There was someone on TV earlier talking about birds - a Mr AVERY :)
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Apologies! Story given to me by a Mr Crapper!
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Well we had a member of staff at school whose married name was Crapper - no wonder she used her maiden name!! ;) ;)
That's an interesting link Geoff!! Will go looking there for other interesting words! Do you happen to have a link for origins of sayings/cliches/the other word (which I can't remember but I think it starts with 'a'!!)
KGarrad
- he was bound to really - you'd have to have some reason for sticking with it wouldn't you!! ;D ;D
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KGarrad
- he was bound to really - you'd have to have some reason for sticking with it wouldn't you!! ;D ;D
But he changed the family name (can't say what to, as the family are still living!) to protect his newborn son when he started school.
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The new treasurer of a local group is Ms Cash.
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We had a surgeon with the name Mr Heal. This gives confidence to patients.
Regards
Kathb
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Many years ago... ::) when I was a member of the Storemen and Packers Union, the union rep was mister Packer.
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We had a surgeon with the name Mr Heal. This gives confidence to patients.
Regards
Kathb
Our head/chief surgeon in Dorset is Mr. Pain.
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Hi! We have a urologist in town who is "Dr. Waters"!! ;D Pat
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Hi! We have a urologist in town who is "Dr. Waters"!! ;D Pat
You're not taking the p*** are you Pat?
;D
Carol
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I had some friends named Kopp, but he was a postie and she was a nurse. But they had three sons...one of them might have grown up to be a policeman. ;D
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Hi Carol, No, not taking the pill........Mother Nature took care of that quite a few years ago! ;D Pat
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I knew a policemen called Forster (It's true)
- but I don't think he did - I think she went willingly!!
Oh dear - to what depths have we sunk! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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The vet we used in Adelaide many years ago was Dr. Woof. ;D
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Was that real - or just what everyone called him?? ;D ;D ;D
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Absolutely real. Lol There were 2 of them! I wish I had taken a picture of the sign. An iPhone would have come in handy back then. ::)
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Absolutely real. Lol There were 2 of them!
So did the sign say, "Woof Woof Vets"? ;D ;D ;D
There was a dentist here called Peter Paine, seems it's the sort of name that is attracted to the medical profession.
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Mrs Pawsey was a vet here. But she was a vet before she married Mr Pawsey. She was Miss Pugh. ::)
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Well they both fit admirably!! :D
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There was a dentist here called Peter Paine, seems it's the sort of name that is attracted to the medical profession.
Perhaps they were brothers.!
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There was a dentist here called Peter Paine, seems it's the sort of name that is attracted to the medical profession.
Perhaps they were brothers.!
Was there not a few years ago a lady Madam Cynthia Payne who provided sado-masochist services?
Hope no offence taken.
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We have a firm of estate agents called Doolittle and Dalley...
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There's a solicitor in Warwickshire called Swindle. ;D ;D
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WhenI was at school our piano teacher was a Miss C Sharp... ;D
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I knew a man named Minor who worked for the national Coal Board.
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and my great grandad Spicer was a grocer.
No one commented yet on the number of undertakers named De'Ath?
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and my great grandad Spicer was a grocer.
No one commented yet on the number of undertakers named De'Ath?
do you know any Cati? ;D ;D
We have a big firm of undertakers named Le Pine - I suppose that could be taken as reasonable - ;) or is that pushing it?
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There was a firm of undertakers in Ipswich some 20 years ago by the name of De'Ath...
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Hmmm - unfortunate! ;) Bet they copped it. Did they make a point of how the name was pronounced?? ::) ;D
Love Miss C Sharp the music teacher!!
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We have a firm of estate agents called Doolittle and Dalley...
Perhaps they should get together and become a Corporate
marcie
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Hmmm - unfortunate! ;) Bet they copped it. Did they make a point of how the name was pronounced?? ::) ;D
De'Ath/Death was apparently not uncommon in East Anglia as a surname amongst those who made coffins/dealt in some way with the burial of the dead: I can only think that the name originated in a nickname in the same way as a friend of mine in Wales is known as "Bob the Shop"
There was a repeated episode of 'Minder' a few weeks ago in which the undertaker was called 'Death' - "pronounced Dee - ath if you don't mind"
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When I was at school Mr.Madox was in charge of the 1st XV.
Phil
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When I was a child our local doctor was Dr Boucher ( pronounced Bowtcher) - French for Butcher!
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do hope he wasn't - a butcher I mean! ::) ;)
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Angus McCoteup ..............cloakroom attendant ;D
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Did you make that up - I've never seen that name before!!!! I think you are cheating George!!
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It's absolutely true I tell 'ee,he was a friend of the dentist Phil McCavity ;D.
George.
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yeah right - as I thought! ;)
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;D ;D ;D ok serious now,I did once have a Miss English that taught us English.It might not seem much now but 12 year old boys are easily amused.
George.
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do hope he wasn't - a butcher I mean! ::) ;)
Better name for a surgeon. Have you visited the dentist Mr. Fang at 2.30 Think about it. Needs at least 10 milliseconds!
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I had a dentist appt on Monday at 2-30...it didn't before I went but it does now!!!
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Mr Fang would have pulled it!
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Fangs for that Roger ;)
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There's a post on the site re' a family of bakers named Breed. Skoosh.
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There's a post on the site re' a family of bakers named Breed. Skoosh.
That would be a better name for a MMB inseminator!
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There's a post on the site re' a family of bakers named Breed. Skoosh.
That would be a better name for a MMB inseminator!
;D ;D ;D 8)
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;D ;D ;D ok serious now,I did once have a Miss English that taught us English.It might not seem much now but 12 year old boys are easily amused.
George.
So have 12 year old girls, we were all very amused when our Miss White married Mr Black from the boy's school. ;D
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I know a vet called LAMBE, a garden designer GREENE and a pig farmer Hogg
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I knew of a family with the surname Scarlet and both father and son had very ruddy complexions - often wondered whether that was a family characteristic that had come down through the ages hence the name?
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I knew of a family with the surname Scarlet and both father and son had very ruddy complexions - often wondered whether that was a family characteristic that had come down through the ages hence the name?
Could be. I knew people with the surname Haresign. The males of the family had the hare lip feature.
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Dr Donald Duck, Mallaig.
Iain Straine, optician, Aberdeen,
Regards
Malky
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Igor Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Sir John Grant McKenzie Laws, Lord Justice of Appeal
Dr. Richard Chopp, vasectomy specalist.
Regards
Malky
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Years ago, when I used to catch the bus home from work I used to pass a sign that said Mr Payne - dentist. Not an appropriate name really . ;D ;D
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Some years ago, the Director of Transport for Ipswich Borough Council, and therefore the man in charge of the buses, was a Mr Pickup.
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Did Mrs Pickup walk the streets??
Regards
Malky
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We had a teacher called Mr Schmack.
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I had a friend who worked in the Tax Office. Her boss was called Mr Profit.
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I always wonder about the origin of the surname Hoar. How was it spelled before the Victorian era. I am also aware that the surname Pimp shown in Victorian censuses of Lincolnshire still exists. As it does not appear in Surnames of England and Wales it obviously now has less than 5 bearers.
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You could understand why, if you had a name like Pimp, you would change it to something more socially acceptable. Maybe a few more Pimms made their appearance
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In the days of paying rates the letter to my parents was signed.......... B Quick. :)
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I know of a vicar called Rev. Hallows.
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Our local butcher was Mr Chopping
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POWER electricians and POWER engine reconditioners FLOOD water pump supplier
FLOOD well drilling
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My wife's maiden name was Taylor. An early record of her ancestry spells the name Tailor, which think nails the origin of the name fairly securely.