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Offline Seelife

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Untangling Winn and Wynnes in 1700s
« on: Friday 08 July 22 15:00 BST (UK) »
Hi Folks, I am quite new to this game and did not think there were soooo many Winns and their variants and we are allll over the place. I have pushed back my Winn line to the father (Thomas, birth unknown) of a William Wynne born in 1751.
William Wynne, Male, Christening Date,7 Apr 1751
Christening Place, Gateshead, Durham, England
Father's Name, Thomas Wynne
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But in this area (Durham), they seem to be big families, often reusing names, and they all seem to love coal mining. So, my newbie question is, how do you untangle them or find records that at least appear to match when the family is not so noticeable or renown ie wealthy landowners and Lairds.
I am using FreeReg, Archives.com, FamilySearch and Wikitree.
Thanks for any tips.
Winn, Wynne, Wynd, Wind, Winde

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Re: Untangling Winn and Wynnes in 1700s
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 09 July 22 12:29 BST (UK) »
Not the easiest of names to search, spelling was not helped by the accent it was spoken in.

I guess these are the children of Thomas.

Thomas 1751, Jane 1754, Mary 1757, all Wynne

The only marriage I can see in the County.

Thomas Whinney
Marriage Date:14 May 1745
Lanchester, Durham
Spouse: Eliz. Marshall

Possible baptism, the fathers name is in line with the English naming pattern.

Thomas Wheaney
28 Nov 1725
Boldon, Durham
Father: William Wheaney

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Clarke, Trickett, Orton, Lawless, Norton, Detheridge, Kirby, Goodfellow, Wagstaff, Lowe, etc.

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Re: Untangling Winn and Wynnes in 1700s
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 09 July 22 13:30 BST (UK) »
Hi Colc. Now that is the last thing I would have expected!. I was not aware that accent and spelling could be so variable. I did see the 1751 record and considered it possible. I will explore the other names. Thank you for the tip.
Winn, Wynne, Wynd, Wind, Winde