Unfortunate surnames of the past #1

[Musicman]

I've not got any unusual names in my tree, but did you know that there is a village/small

town in Yorkshire called ' Land of Nod '?

. . . and in Norfolk there's two villages: 'Little Snoring' and 'Great Snoring' - zzzzzz!   

John

PS I used to know a school- teacher who's surname was Barsted.
And I know a Mrs Bedwell.

[minnie222]

Just found a male -

"Newyear Maude"  (Maude is last name)....must have been a new year starting off with a bang.!

[forthefamily]

Elizabeth Pinches

Ouch 

mab

[casram]

One of the nice things about living in North America is that no one thinks our surname - Ramsbottom - is odd or funny, in fact many people here comment on "your nice English surname"

Carolyn

[SamiW]

So what's wrong with 'Cock' as a surname?  It's my maiden name!  My poor Dad was saddled with the first name William, but he changed it when he joined the army.  I wonder why?!!
SamiW

[howdee]

My surname is Nobbs, and I'm quite happy with it, my wife was brave enough to take it on. She comes from Sligo in Ireland, where the local solicitors are called.    Argue & Fibbs.   That figures.

Howard

[Mogsmum]

My great-aunt would have done well to follow the maxim and 'think ahead', in that way she may not have had to live her life as Mrs. Fanny Shooter.

[Meryll]

Some years ago there was (and possibly still is) a firm of estate agents in Gloucestershire called Doolittle & Dalley....wonder whether the housing market is particularly sluggish in that part of the country?  And there is a solicitor in Nottingham by the name of C Rupert Bear (now there's a set of parents with imagination: at least they gave him the option of using his first name instead!)  But a former colleague of mine swears she once taught a Thomas Catt and a Theresa Green.

[forthefamily]

Welcome to RC meryll 

Mab