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Offline Thudnut

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Re: Why did you choose your Rootschat name?
« Reply #252 on: Saturday 22 April 06 20:53 BST (UK) »
I chose my name 'cos I aren't very bright...

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Re: Why did you choose your Rootschat name?
« Reply #253 on: Saturday 22 April 06 22:10 BST (UK) »
My christian names are Frances Anne and among my living family members there are 3 Frances(Fran and Fanny) and 3 Annes(Annie) so I get called Juddee.

Utter confusion otherwise!!

Juddee

Think yourself lucky!  It could have been "Fanny-Ann"!
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Re: Why did you choose your Rootschat name?
« Reply #254 on: Saturday 22 April 06 22:12 BST (UK) »
Lizzy, forget  customs, dump the dog. You''l be parachuted on to a small Scottish island wearing a neon lit, shocking pink wet suit then swept away on a fast boat to a place yet to be decided.
 Are you game?

That reminds me. Yesterday I was a pioneer, but today I'm just an extra. I've been demoted after just two posts. What will I be tomorrow, a rubbing rag

Dump the dog????  Are you serious????  I like the small Scottish island though, sounds great, but I would have to bring my man, because I'd miss him too much otherwise.
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Re: Why did you choose your Rootschat name?
« Reply #255 on: Sunday 30 July 06 18:41 BST (UK) »
;D
mines simple its because i love the lord of the rings and the hobbit books. dwalin is from the hobbit book.  we would all be better if we lived in the shire. (and after all they new all there ancesters lol)  dwalin

 :) :) :)

Very topical dwalin

 :) :) :)

BUCKLEY, Ches. & Lancs, DUNN, Ireland & Lancs. EDGSON, Rutland, Leics & Lancs. LYON, Lancs. McNULTY, Ireland & Lancs. MORRIS, Beds, Hunts & Lancs. SWARBRICK, Lancs. TURNER, Lancs. WILLIAMSON, Lancs.

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Re: Why did you choose your Rootschat name?
« Reply #256 on: Monday 31 July 06 14:22 BST (UK) »
WOW.  What interesting reading this has been!  I should have come here ages ago.  What could one say to top the great names and comments in these posts?  Answer; "Nuffin at all".

Robert and Karon are our names.   As we choose not to live in fear, we use our names unashamedly.

In the chat room we choose Aussie Karrob.  Why?  First and foremost we are proudly Australian.  Then we have combined the first parts of our Christian names.
Check the "Surname Interest Table" at the bottom of most screens to check all my SURNAMES.
 
SHEPHERD, ALSOP, GIBBS, ANDREWS, GREENWAY, COLBORN - Gloucestershire
KELK, COATES, LEEMAN - Lincolnshire
STANGER, POLLARD, HASLAM, WRIGHT - Surrey
MATTHEWS, POOK, COBBETT - Somerset
BAILEY, COLLINS, McDOWELL - Australia, then who knows where in UK?

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Re: Why did you choose your Rootschat name?
« Reply #257 on: Monday 31 July 06 22:24 BST (UK) »
Another new boy here, this is the best topic I have browsed so far.  (Far more interesting than finding our ancestors)!!  I started with Graham in Reading because that's exactly who I am and what I'm signed up as on another forum.

But that's boring compared with the rest of you.  Like someone said earlier in the thread, pick a new identity and invent a life.  Well, I'll see how I go, but for now I'll play safe-ish and change it to Captain, which has been my nickname for 30 years.

Lots of us called Graham, and I was always the one who organised the annual canal holiday, so....

Next week I might be someone different again.


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HORN, BARTLETT, HIGGINS, BUDDINGTON, CROW, EMERY, TWYMAN, BURBRIDGE, SOLLY, FRIGHT; Kent, mainly Thanet
MASON, PILLEY; Cheltenham, Tewkesbury and Winchcombe, Gloucestershire
CAUDELL, HORTON, CHASE; Berkshire/Hampshire border
BRAY; Taunton, Somerset
MANFIELD; SW Surrey (and maybe Devonshire)
KIRBY, LASSAM; Kingston, Surrey
WOODS, STEVENS, PULLEN, SW Surrey
WILEMAN, ARGYLE; Derbyshire/Leicestershire border
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Re: Why did you choose your Rootschat name?
« Reply #258 on: Monday 31 July 06 23:01 BST (UK) »
Absolutely fascinating - I love this site!!!!!!!

Mine is very simple my name is Sue and my surname begins with a B!!!

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Re: Why did you choose your Rootschat name?
« Reply #259 on: Monday 31 July 06 23:44 BST (UK) »
Hi

Mine is made up of my christian name (David) and the initials of my middle and surnames (JP).

Couldn't think of anything snappy or clever when i registered!!!!

Oh well!

Regards,

David

ps: great thread, fascinating!!
Aitcheson, Aldred, Batty, Bauer, Bone, Brewer, Dean, Doyle, Durant, Fife, Finney, Gibson, Graham/Grayham, Hall, Harrison, Hersey, Hill, Holliss, Hudson, Hussey, Insley, Kelsey, King, Laver, Longmore, Luke, Mellor, Newman, North, Parker, Phillips, Porter, Read, Robinson, Rowel, Spink, Sproxton, Steer, Stevenson, Tanner, Witty/Whitty, Warburton, Wood.
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Re: Why did you choose your Rootschat name?
« Reply #260 on: Monday 31 July 06 23:50 BST (UK) »
My 'other half' has difficulty remembering her User Names and Passwords, so we both used my Company name for both of us....When it became a problem with email spam, I changed the name to something similar she would remember, linking it to something relevant in history.
Arquebus....it has worked so far (but she still forgets the **** password).

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ENFIELD...Colchester, DEARY & DIX...Norfolk & Oz, SLOLEY / SYMONS...Fremington Devon, BAKER...Deopham Norfolk, BANTACK...Ixworth, ALLISON...Suffolk / ALLISTON / ELLISTON/E...North East Essex, HOW /HOWE...North East Essex, SWALES..York / Middlesboro,METCALFE...York,  WOODS / MOLLETT / GREEN....Norwich, BRATTY...N.Ireland (Derry and Belfast), MORGAN...Bicknor / Coleford Glos. & Middlesboro. FENN / WENDEN / ROOKARD....North East Essex. SNOW...Hampstead & Devon. BULL...Colchester.