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Title: surname Fishguard
Post by: bigjon on Wednesday 06 January 21 20:24 GMT (UK)

hi 
    cant seem to find any records ( birth, marriage or death ) for Fishguard family in UK. I know they exist and i dont want to publish any names at this stage.
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Title: Re: surname Fishguard
Post by: louisa maud on Wednesday 06 January 21 21:42 GMT (UK)

Where and when did you first find the name ?

Louisa Maud

ADDED, there seem to be quite a few listed in Pembrokeshire

Title: Re: surname Fishguard
Post by: bigjon on Wednesday 06 January 21 21:56 GMT (UK)

i know of 1 in Nottingham
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Title: Re: surname Fishguard
Post by: Milliepede on Wednesday 06 January 21 22:01 GMT (UK)

There are several on the Uk & Ireland obituary index 2004-2019 so quite recent

Title: Re: surname Fishguard
Post by: bigjon on Wednesday 06 January 21 22:40 GMT (UK)

yes, strange no births or marriages.
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Title: Re: surname Fishguard
Post by: tonepad on Thursday 07 January 21 07:15 GMT (UK)

Quote from: Milliepede on Wednesday 06 January 21 22:01 GMT (UK)

There are several on the Uk & Ireland obituary index 2004-2019 so quite recent

They all lived in Pembrokeshire!
Are the transcribers confused with the town of Fishguard?
The transcribers may not work in the UK and have local geographical knowledge.


Tony

Title: Re: surname Fishguard
Post by: KGarrad on Thursday 07 January 21 07:32 GMT (UK)

I tried a Google search - on "Fishguard Surname".
No hits (apart from this thread!!).

Title: Re: surname Fishguard
Post by: louisa maud on Thursday 07 January 21 11:39 GMT (UK)

Tonepad, am inclined to agree with you

LM

Title: Re: surname Fishguard
Post by: KGarrad on Thursday 07 January 21 12:07 GMT (UK)

The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland doesn't have an entry for Fishguard?
Britishsurnames.co.uk also draws a blank?
SurnameDB also draws a blank.

Title: Re: surname Fishguard
Post by: chris_49 on Thursday 07 January 21 14:58 GMT (UK)

Surnames based on Welsh place names are very rare. There's Cardiff, but I struggle to think of another. Names like Anglesea, Montgomery, Flint, Denby have other origins, and people called Knighton, Newport, Buckley etc are named for places of that name in England. (In fact Buckley was named after someone of that surname!)