Unfortunate surnames of the past #1

[Laini]

Hi everybody. Its my first time.

While at school .......years ago my friend was a Littlewood who later married a Smallwood. Her sister married a Forrest so at least one of them went up in the world. Also in my year at school was  an Allcock (pronounced aycock) a Woodcock and a Bentcock. And on the cuter side... a Sally Sparrow

[littlefishlock]

One of the best chrisitian names I found was Defiance... 

I have also come accross the middle name Scone..... The next entry had a middle name of Victoria...  I sniffed a bakery nearby! lol

Chrissi

[Kevlar]

There is a book devoted to funny and strange names on the census. its called

POTTY, FARTWELL & KNOB

kev

[BettyofKent]

That's going on my next order from Amazon
It gives some sample pages, they are well worth looking at.
Imagine being called Pleasant Titty

Betty

[Matt R]

I have a 5x great aunt called Agnes Bogie.

Could be worse, could have been double-barrelled: Bogie-Green, etc.

Another name that comes to mind is a lady in my tree called Margaret Smellie. And in all honesty, she had no children and never married!

Interesting, eh?

[billkent]

Hi Reabo M, I think I was at school with her sister Nellie!!........On second thoughts I think I've got the names the wrong way round. 
Bill

[Matt R]

Lol, nice one! Love it!

Poor souls, imagine the registrars face when her birth was registered. There must have been some names coming through where the poor boy must have chuckled!!

[Lydart]

I've just had a day in the Manchester Record Office looking up deaths !

Whilst browsing through thousands of names looking for the one I wanted, I noticed a Fanny Bott, and worse still, a Sarah Sh*tt !! 

[billkent]

Hi Lydart, Bet they couldn't wait to get married.
Bill.