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What's In A Name......
« on: Thursday 28 April 22 18:44 BST (UK) »
I have spent a wee bit of time (hours) looking for an Anastasia Ryan born about 1870 in Scotland not realizing I had her record since 2018. Take a look.

Anastasia = Hannah-Stacey!!!

I guess the poor registrar had never run across that forename before and just winged it.
Census information is Crown copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Inishowen: Meenamullaghan (Big Hill), Foffenagh (Rock), Illies and area...mainly McCallion, Doherty, Bradley, Grant, Devlin
Kilmacrenan: Gortnacorrib....Bonner
Scotland: Bonar, Boner Bonner etc
Conwal: Kirkstown.....Toner, Parke
Derry City: Bonner, McGowan, McGilloway, McElwee, Bradley
Omagh: Bradley
Fanad Penninsular, Donegal.....McBride, Friel, Fielty
Sligo: McGowan

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Re: What's In A Name......
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 28 April 22 19:11 BST (UK) »
I spent ages looking for the birth of Ann Selina. Finally found her recorded as Enselina.
Broadhouse, Broadist and variants - world wide - one name study
Oxfordshire - Broadist, May, Carpenter, Eden, Goold (Gould), Parker, Tanner
Gloucestershire - Broddis, Deacon, Midwinter
London - Fox, Gill, Maidlow, Easton
Norfolk - Stebbings, Gore, Gotts, Hubbard, Cropley
Berkshire- Haines, Kent, Booker, Noke, Norris
Yorkshire - Ramsbottom, Robinson, Dawson
Northamptonshire - Jones, Loak, Dent, Randall, Reynolds, Ramsbottom, Jelley, Rutland
Ireland - Withers, Cassidy, Leahy, Sweeney

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Re: What's In A Name......
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 28 April 22 19:12 BST (UK) »
 :o :o :o :o You can only shake your head :)
Census information is Crown copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Inishowen: Meenamullaghan (Big Hill), Foffenagh (Rock), Illies and area...mainly McCallion, Doherty, Bradley, Grant, Devlin
Kilmacrenan: Gortnacorrib....Bonner
Scotland: Bonar, Boner Bonner etc
Conwal: Kirkstown.....Toner, Parke
Derry City: Bonner, McGowan, McGilloway, McElwee, Bradley
Omagh: Bradley
Fanad Penninsular, Donegal.....McBride, Friel, Fielty
Sligo: McGowan

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Re: What's In A Name......
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 28 April 22 19:18 BST (UK) »
My favorite misunderstanding is Old Cleeve, Somerset recorded as Oak Leaf, Somerset.
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 In A Name......
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 28 April 22 19:19 BST (UK) »
 :D :D :D :D
Census information is Crown copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Inishowen: Meenamullaghan (Big Hill), Foffenagh (Rock), Illies and area...mainly McCallion, Doherty, Bradley, Grant, Devlin
Kilmacrenan: Gortnacorrib....Bonner
Scotland: Bonar, Boner Bonner etc
Conwal: Kirkstown.....Toner, Parke
Derry City: Bonner, McGowan, McGilloway, McElwee, Bradley
Omagh: Bradley
Fanad Penninsular, Donegal.....McBride, Friel, Fielty
Sligo: McGowan

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Re: What's In A Name......
« Reply #5 on: Friday 29 April 22 18:53 BST (UK) »
I recently spent ages looking for the birthplace of someone who in multiple censuses claimed that it was "Eelgates".

When I followed her back to a census as a child with her parents, I found the place on a map. In Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, there is a part labelled "Hill Gates".  ;D
Looking at ALSTON in south Ribble area, ALSTEAD and DONBAVAND/DUNBABIN etc. everywhere, HOWCROFT and MARSH in Bolton and Westhoughton, PICKERING in the Whitehaven area.

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« Reply #6 on: Friday 29 April 22 20:53 BST (UK) »
That must have been a good day when you figured that out  ;D ;D ;D

It's a conspiracy against us poor researchers  ::) ::)
Census information is Crown copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Inishowen: Meenamullaghan (Big Hill), Foffenagh (Rock), Illies and area...mainly McCallion, Doherty, Bradley, Grant, Devlin
Kilmacrenan: Gortnacorrib....Bonner
Scotland: Bonar, Boner Bonner etc
Conwal: Kirkstown.....Toner, Parke
Derry City: Bonner, McGowan, McGilloway, McElwee, Bradley
Omagh: Bradley
Fanad Penninsular, Donegal.....McBride, Friel, Fielty
Sligo: McGowan

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Re: What's In A Name......
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 30 April 22 02:17 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Forthefamily on Thursday 28 April 22 18:44 BST (UK)
Anastasia Ryan born about 1870 in Scotland

Anastasia = Hannah-Stacey!!!

I guess the poor registrar had never run across that forename before and just winged it.

Who registered her birth & did they sign or was it their 'Mark X'?

I've come across similar & coincidently it involved the name 'Hannah'!

Annie
South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland:- Bowie, Campbell, Cumming, Currie

Ireland:- Cullen, Flannigan (Derry), Donahoe/Donaghue (variants) (Cork), McCrate (Tipperary), Mellon, Tol(l)and (Donegal & Tyrone)

Newcastle-on-Tyne/Durham (Northumberland):- Harrison, Jude, Kemp, Lunn, Mellon, Robson, Stirling

Kettering, Northampton:- MacKinnon

Canada:- Callaghan, Cumming, MacPhee

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Re: What's In A Name......
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 30 April 22 10:22 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Forthefamily on Thursday 28 April 22 18:44 BST (UK)
I have spent a wee bit of time (hours) looking for an Anastasia Ryan born about 1870 in Scotland not realizing I had her record since 2018. Take a look.

Anastasia = Hannah-Stacey!!!

I guess the poor registrar had never run across that forename before and just winged it.

That's one of the best I've seen.   At least this Registrar had neat handwriting, I suppose :)
Ryan
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