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The Lighter Side / Re: Unusual First Names
« on: Friday 10 January 25 17:50 GMT (UK)  »
We had Dutch friends in Kenya who called their second son 'Mwisho' .... Kiswahili for 'the end' .... not intending to have any more children, which was fine .... until they had another baby !

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The Lighter Side / Re: New series next week on the Beeb of Who Do You Think You Are?
« on: Wednesday 20 October 21 15:22 BST (UK)  »
Well ! Wasn't that fascinating ! One thing they didn't mention was that Judi's ancestor Tycho Brahe lost part of his nose in a duel, and wore a prothetic made of brass !

One of the craters on the moon is named after him (Tycho); you can easily identify it at full moon (from the UK) .... its the very bright crater near the 'bottom edge' of the moon.

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Census and Resource Discussion / Re: Curioser and curioser ... my Dad has 2 birth records !
« on: Tuesday 25 May 21 16:17 BST (UK)  »
I'm now in email contact with jenjoburg !   I think we must be second cousins.   How delicious !!

There is such a lot to take in, and I know some of the info you kind people have put up, is inaccurate ... so I need to climb into my loft and find the FH files !!   One trouble of having only a few Christian names in one family !    Almost as bad as my other searches for John and Mary Williams in South Wales !!

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Census and Resource Discussion / Re: Curioser and curioser ... my Dad has 2 birth records !
« on: Tuesday 25 May 21 13:14 BST (UK)  »
I checked on FreeBMD   and have this:

September 1908   (marriages)
HANHAM    Caroline Susan A        Fulham    1a   756   
POPLETT    Alfred                        Fulham    1a   756


I haven't checked the 1939 .....

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Census and Resource Discussion / Re: Curioser and curioser ... my Dad has 2 birth records !
« on: Tuesday 25 May 21 13:04 BST (UK)  »
Girl Guide .... this is getting very interesting indeed !

I need to go up into the loft and find all my FH stuff to see what I've got in the way of certificates, etc. 

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Census and Resource Discussion / Re: Curioser and curioser ... my Dad has 2 birth records !
« on: Tuesday 25 May 21 13:03 BST (UK)  »
Intriguing !

So should my parents when they were married be using the surname Hanham .... and thus should my birth (two years after their marriage) be recorded with that surname ?   And should I have subsequently married (and divorced !) using the Hanham surname ?   Am I legal ?    ;D    ;D    ;D

Very interesting !!!

And I see Jenjoburg has only been on here once .... pity, as it would be good to contact her as we are distantly related !

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The Common Room / Re: Possible Arabic ? or middle eaastern script on plate in church ....
« on: Monday 19 April 21 20:42 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for all the additional information.

I'll add it all to the page about the plate in the church inventory ..... when the church is open post Covid !

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The Lighter Side / Re: Mass Observation One Day Diaries sought - Wed 12 May 2021
« on: Saturday 17 April 21 18:50 BST (UK)  »
I'll give it a go, especially as its my daughters 50th birthday on 12th May, 2021 !   

I've kept diaries intermittently for 50 years and more, so this will be a bit different.


Certainly, a reminder nearer the time would be very useful !! 

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The Common Room / Re: Possible Arabic ? or middle eaastern script on plate in church ....
« on: Tuesday 06 April 21 21:54 BST (UK)  »
Church of ENGLAND ??    Kiltpin ?     

Church in Wales hereabouts !!     

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