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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #558 on: Monday 01 April 19 21:36 BST (UK) »
My ancestor John Bowmer's first wife was was called Katherine Chicken. Had to laugh a bit when I found out his first wife's surname.
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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #559 on: Monday 01 April 19 21:44 BST (UK) »
Wiltshire:  Banks, Taylor
Somerset:  Duddridge, Richards, Barnard, Pillinger
Gloucestershire:  Barnard, Marsh, Crossman
Bristol:  Banks, Duddridge, Barnard
Down:  Ennis, McGee
Wicklow:  Chapman, Pepper
Wigtownshire:  Logan, Conning
Wisconsin:  Ennis, Chapman, Logan, Ware
Maine:  Ware, Mitchell, Tarr, Davis

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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #560 on: Monday 01 April 19 22:06 BST (UK) »
  I have no idea what the discussion was about, but on my screen it says "Notify". (Don't know what that means either!)
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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #561 on: Monday 01 April 19 23:07 BST (UK) »
this

As I said, I have no such option.

The notify button changes to unnotify (next to the reply button) when it’s a Thread you have started or a thread you have replied to, so if that isn’t happening
It may have something to do with how you have your account set up.
There are various options there you can change


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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #562 on: Monday 01 April 19 23:17 BST (UK) »
this

As I said, I have no such option.

When get an email notification of the post, there is a link that you can click on to unsubscribe from the topic.
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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #563 on: Monday 01 April 19 23:18 BST (UK) »
I seem to have unknown generations of Italian ancestors by the name of Ditto. They come from a village of the same name.

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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #564 on: Tuesday 02 April 19 00:43 BST (UK) »
"When get an email notification of the post, there is a link that you can click on to unsubscribe from the topic."

I don't do email notifications; never have; never will.  I just want to turn off the notification at the top of the page.
Wiltshire:  Banks, Taylor
Somerset:  Duddridge, Richards, Barnard, Pillinger
Gloucestershire:  Barnard, Marsh, Crossman
Bristol:  Banks, Duddridge, Barnard
Down:  Ennis, McGee
Wicklow:  Chapman, Pepper
Wigtownshire:  Logan, Conning
Wisconsin:  Ennis, Chapman, Logan, Ware
Maine:  Ware, Mitchell, Tarr, Davis

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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #565 on: Tuesday 02 April 19 01:01 BST (UK) »
Erato,
There should be an "Unnotify" button at the top and bottom of this thread page. By clicking on it you'll be able to not get notifications of this thread, or any others you may have posted on but no longer want to read.
Hope this helps.
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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #566 on: Tuesday 02 April 19 01:07 BST (UK) »
I don't know how I can say it any more clearly.  There is NO unnotify button at the top or at the bottom of the page.  Do I have to send screen shots as Proof?
Wiltshire:  Banks, Taylor
Somerset:  Duddridge, Richards, Barnard, Pillinger
Gloucestershire:  Barnard, Marsh, Crossman
Bristol:  Banks, Duddridge, Barnard
Down:  Ennis, McGee
Wicklow:  Chapman, Pepper
Wigtownshire:  Logan, Conning
Wisconsin:  Ennis, Chapman, Logan, Ware
Maine:  Ware, Mitchell, Tarr, Davis