Unfortunate surnames of the past #1

[Willow 4873]

One lot of OH ancestors come from Whitton Cum Twambrooks, Cheshire 

Think it just called Whitton now

Willow x

[sharmar]

Hi all

My questions is, 'What names now would make our ancestors laugh?'
 

Sharmar

[meles]

Paris Hilton? 

meles

[dollylee]

I came across this name by accident.  Wish I had bothered to figure out what her maiden name was.

Wealthy Crapser   b. 1810   d. 1883

dollylee

oops .. just looked her up again in a cemetery list...that was her maiden name her married name was Wealthy Le Roy.  No fun in that name (

[jensquest]

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 '?

[Willow 4873]

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 '?

Thats where i should be at 2.00am when I'm still chatting on here lol 

I found a Rose Moss on OH tree yesterday (Ha just read that through - does it need weed killer?)

Willow x

[Old Bristolian]

I see Brambletye finds the name Bumstead funny - I don't understand that at all !!!


Steve Bumstead

[Brambletye]

...my apologies...  !

[Old Bristolian]

 Just joking !!!

I'm immune after all these years - in fact I quite enjoy embarrassing people with it. But my son changed his name - confounding his descendants - & I believe my grandfather used a false name for years when courting my grandmother.
Unfortunately my son changed his name to my wife's maiden name - which causes even more embarrasment as people think his parents aren't married (not that it seems much of an issue these days!)

Steve