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Offline julles

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Re: Nice Names !
« Reply #63 on: Thursday 13 January 05 17:32 GMT (UK) »
 MY GRANDPA WAS SQUIRE..I WOULD GIVE A BIT OF A FINGER TO KNOW WHERE THAT CAME FROM SINCE HIS BROTHERS WERE THOMAS,WILLIAM,&HARRY.

THE FATHER OF MY GRANDPA WAS HARRY.  AT HIS WEDDING IN 1894 ONE OF THE WITNESSES WAS A LADY CALLED ANNIE ALPINE. I CHECKED HER OUT AND SHE WAS A NAIL MAKER...OH HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVED...COOL NAME THOUGH

Offline Biker

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« Reply #64 on: Thursday 13 January 05 17:38 GMT (UK) »
I have a Venetia and Johann which are a bit diferent.
Two surnames I like in my tree, Craze and Batty. 
Perhaps that says a lot about me  ;D

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« Reply #65 on: Thursday 13 January 05 21:24 GMT (UK) »
My G-Grandmother was called Olga Beatrice Amy Mountford and her sister was Abani Pretoria May.....all the brothers and sisters had long,unusual names..sadly,i am just Julie..most unglamorous! ;D
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« Reply #66 on: Tuesday 18 January 05 12:54 GMT (UK) »
Hows this for a nice name found today -

Ruth Peace Harmer born 11/11/1918 :) :)

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« Reply #67 on: Saturday 12 February 05 06:04 GMT (UK) »
Not in my family tree,
but a name i heard recently belonging to a little local girl who is presently starring as the son in our theatre production of "Miss Saigon". (fab!! went to see it last week)

Persephone .. i thought it was beautiful and so was she.

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« Reply #68 on: Saturday 12 February 05 06:36 GMT (UK) »
I don't have that many unusual names in my english family tree all seem to be Mary Jane's, Thomas, William, John, Elizabeth and Alices and the most common James!

I do note a common thread though, everyone close enough to me seems to start with J!

My ggrandparents were James and mary Jane, grandparents Jack and Jean, father John and to top it off mine Jennifer Jean!!

We have a little rhyme in the family which i think is silly but it indicates the 'j' sound at the start of the name... Jack, John, Geoffrey, Richard, Peter, Jimmy (short for James). Peter's middle name is James as well so it doesnt seem to end there. ::)

My mothers side though, being spanish, seem to have more colourful names and i quite like my mothers, Carmen Liliana Elizabeth (though she gets called Lili for short)

So if ever i have a girl it will be called Liliana and NOT something starting with J!  ;D
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« Reply #69 on: Saturday 12 February 05 17:06 GMT (UK) »
Anyone else got a Thomasina?

Just remembered Aunt Thomasina Wright.

Haven`t figured where she fits yet, great aunt i think.  (Northumberland possibly Earsdon). Cannot find her anywhere up to now.

Just remember this old lady in black who used to sit silently in the corner of an Aunts house when we visited at Xmas. She had an old fox fur complete with head and fangs that we used to play with ... ugh!

Think she was still in mourning for her husband who died many years before.. but .. u know what thought did!

While on the subject of Thomas. My gran`s father (different branch) is listed as Thoams. Is there such a name or can i take it as mis transcription?
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