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Offline crystal lady

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Re: Great names!
« Reply #18 on: Sunday 01 March 09 07:24 GMT (UK) »
Hi

I have a gggrandmother on my fathers maternal side who was called Hephzibah Taylor - this name has always fascinated me and I would love to know its origins.  Also, like Duck I have the name Spinks in my tree on the paternal side of my fathers family - Walter Spinks Turner.

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« Reply #19 on: Sunday 01 March 09 07:57 GMT (UK) »
Hephzibah

Meaning: my delight is in her

   1.

      The wife of Hezekiah and mother of king Manasseh (2 Kings 21:1).
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      A symbolical name of Zion, as representing the Lord's favor toward her (Isa. 62:4).

From the Christian names site.

Regards Peonie

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« Reply #20 on: Sunday 01 March 09 08:23 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for that Peonie, that's lovely.  My aim now is to try and find a picture of her.

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« Reply #21 on: Monday 02 March 09 02:27 GMT (UK) »
Looking at the births for 2 people who I believed were called Bottomley, I found not 1 but 2 Willie Bottoms senior and junior (no wonder they changed their names).  Whilst I was looking for them I also came across a Bottom that wasn't ours, a Rawden Bottom. I can only imagine the playground taunts!

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Gill
Stead
Pawson
Holmes
Craven
Gaunt
Austin
Wells/Coultas
Hardisty
Grange
Wedgeworth/Knox
From: Bradford, Pudsey, Idle, Calverley & Norfolk

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« Reply #22 on: Monday 02 March 09 04:26 GMT (UK) »
One of my ancestors was called Florence Nightingale Davey and at first because I didnt really know about the famous Florence Nightingale I thought it was the same one and I was like  :o But quickly realised it wasnt the same person although they did live around the same time. :)
Charles, late1600> - LLanddeusant/Merthyr tydfil/Port Talbot
Brown 1836 - Cardiff
Campbell abt.1820 - Liverpool/Port Talbot
Davey 1716 - Devon/Neath
Morgan 1819 - Llangynwyd/Port Talbot
Pontin 1693 -  Wiltshire/Methyr Tydfil
Berridge 1723 - Northampton/Cardiff
Clement 1740 - Devon/south wales
Bishop 1819> - Shropshire/Cardiff
McNally/McNelly/McAnally/McNalley 1820> - Ireland/Cumberland/Brecon

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« Reply #23 on: Monday 16 March 09 15:34 GMT (UK) »
I recently came across a Woolley Fields.
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AVERY, Berks, BLUNDELL, North Meols, BOND, Wilts,  BRUNDRETT, Lancs, CHORLTON, Salford, DUNKLEY, West Haddon, FOGGIN, Yorks, GRANT, Durham,  GRESTY, Salford, GRINDROD, Salford, HUMM, Bethnal Green, MALONEY, Limerick & Lancs,  MARCHANT, Worcs, McPHERSON, Kent, MELLISH, Finsbury, PERRETT, Wilts,  RAGG, Yorks, RAINSFORD, Staffs, RENSHAW, Salford, ROSS, Leicester, TIGHE/TYE, All, WELLER, Berks, WILKINSON, Wes
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« Reply #24 on: Monday 16 March 09 15:48 GMT (UK) »
I've got a Willoughby Wharton who was always known as Uncle Tiddles.
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« Reply #25 on: Monday 16 March 09 16:06 GMT (UK) »
my gtgtgtgrandmother was called frizwith , probably a corruption of frideswide. john.

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« Reply #26 on: Monday 16 March 09 17:16 GMT (UK) »
While tracing a line of Brindleys I came across the name 'Puddephatt'. I had never heard that before but it seems it is not uncommon in Bucks. ara. 

Jemima Raspberry sounds like one of those delightful  Hobbit names made on a 'Lord of the Rings' name generator.  :)
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