GAINS

[mazeppa]

I wonder if anyone has come across this first name.

c 1837 Gains [male]   He is not in my direct line so I don't really want to buy a cert. just to prove it is a mistake or indeed correct.

Cheers, Mazeppa

[Jebber]

Have you checked the Births Index? Ancestry show 25 in the first five years of transcriptions. Surely the surname and place would give you a reasonable idea if there was likely to be connection to you.

Jebber

[casalguidi]

Hi Mazeppa

I hadn't come across that particular one myself until you (and Jebber) mentioned it but it was really quite common for surnames to be used as forenames - particularly for boys.

Casalguidi

[mazeppa]

Have just checked birth index, it appears more likely to be GAIUS.

Jebber, probably a bit slow this morning  - how did you find 25 in first 5 years of transcriptions ?  I'll kick myself when you tell me.

He is connected to me, grandfather's brother, I just really wanted to clarify his name.


Thanks,
Mazeppa

[Jebber]

I always do a search of just the name on Free BMD when I come across a more unusual name, it is surprising how many times that a name that seems uncommon to us, appears in the BMDs.

I have only come across one name, from my own tree, for which I can find no other example except in  Greek mythology, that is Polyphemus.

Jebber