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Re: Unfortunate surnames of the past
« Reply #72 on: Thursday 10 February 11 18:06 GMT (UK) »
A modern one. Has anyone else spotted that the name Asil Nadir is an anagram of Lisa Drain. Quite appropriate!
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Re: Unfortunate surnames of the past
« Reply #73 on: Saturday 12 February 11 13:06 GMT (UK) »
i have an unfortunate surname but not of the past! i was talking yesterday on the phone to a mrs Tiplady! lol
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Re: Unfortunate surnames of the past
« Reply #74 on: Sunday 13 February 11 10:58 GMT (UK) »
I've just come across a wonderful surname - Welch-Lamb  ::)  I kid you not!!

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Re: Unfortunate surnames of the past
« Reply #75 on: Sunday 13 February 11 11:09 GMT (UK) »
Hi,

Until now I have not come across any unfortunate names, the only one is a female in my tree with the name Stewart, has anyone else come across the name Stewart for a girl?

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Re: Unfortunate surnames of the past
« Reply #76 on: Sunday 13 February 11 11:21 GMT (UK) »
No, haven't come across a girl using a boy's name - but I do have four guys in my tree called Allison two cousins, then one of them married into a family who had two in their family.  Whilst they were all in the West Riding, they came from different areas.

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Re: Unfortunate surnames of the past
« Reply #77 on: Sunday 13 February 11 16:01 GMT (UK) »
As a variation on the subject, how about unfortunate initials.
I won't use his full last name because I'm sure he is still around, but back in High School there was a fellow names Vern Davi...........
We called him "disease".   Maybe one should say unfortunate friends.
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Re: Unfortunate surnames of the past
« Reply #78 on: Sunday 13 February 11 18:06 GMT (UK) »
A  ndrew R  onald Sole who preferred to sign his name Ron

My neice married a Merry then a Bright

A friend was Bird and married a Brain.

A lad at school with a polish background, well it started with W ended in offski, guess the rest.

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Re: Unfortunate surnames of the past
« Reply #79 on: Sunday 13 February 11 19:42 GMT (UK) »
Ron Sole; yes understandable he should sign thus. In Lincolnshire there is a village Mavis Enderby. This is also a surname, the male bearers of the name invariably hyphenate the two words.
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Re: Unfortunate surnames of the past
« Reply #80 on: Sunday 13 February 11 22:03 GMT (UK) »
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Stewart for a girl

In 1840s Scotland, Stewart was almost solely a female name.  Found this some time ago while transcribing 1841 census. 

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