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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: chessiepops on Wednesday 22 October 08 20:13 BST (UK)
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I've received a copy of Elizabeth Hoadley's birth certificate and I believe she was the younger sister of my 2 x great grandmother Sarah Hoadley. I really hoped that by finding the maiden name of her mother it would open up some new research. Unfortunately I can not read it. I would be grateful if there is anyone out there who could give it a go and come up with some ideas. Thanks.
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Hi Chessie,
Furmenger maybe?
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I think I agree with Tati, the F certainly looks similar to that at the beginning of Father.
Furmenger
Kerry
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Agreed. Furmenger/ Furminger .
Pauline
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Thanks to you all for your ideas. I'll try that for a start. Any more ideas welcome.
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Furmenger/Furminger. It's a Kent/Sussex/Surrey name, and is often spelled Firminger/Firminger etc - I have found dozens of different spellings, some of them one-off typos, but essentially varaitions on F*RM*G*R. The asterisks can represent pretty much any vowel, including Y is early versions, and there may or may not be N before the G (or even instead of it). All of this means that the variants do not appear next to each other in the alphabet, although as far as I know it never starts with PH!
Where and when did the birth take place?
Mean_genie
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I agree also - Furmenger/Furminger :D
Maggie
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Hi, In reply to Mean Genie's reply. The birth took place at Heavy Waters in Chadwell which is just north of the river. The Hoadley family were travellers/romanies in Essex & Kent - her siblings were born in Hartney Wintney & Romford. Thanks.
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Hi,
I have today rec'd a birth certificate for Samson Hoadley(Hodley) with Sarah F? as mother and James as father.Samson Hoadley is my husband's Great Great Grandfather.Have you had any luck with the Furminger/Firminger name?
Sam