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Offline pete edwards

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Re: Daft names
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday 25 March 09 15:07 GMT (UK) »
one of them ones you dread in a lift ;D

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« Reply #10 on: Wednesday 25 March 09 20:50 GMT (UK) »
I'd rather her than Major Fart.
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Re: Daft names
« Reply #11 on: Wednesday 25 March 09 23:46 GMT (UK) »
God help his wife  in  the "Dutch oven"  ;D ;D ;D

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Edwards, mainly Cound, Frodesely, Acton Burnell. Pitchford. and surrounding villages, Shropshire, /  Rowe, Cound, / Littlehales, Berrington, Shropshire / Radford, Dublin, /   Maguire, Acton Burnell, /  Rudge, Frodesely, /

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Re: Daft names
« Reply #12 on: Thursday 26 March 09 00:29 GMT (UK) »
Sarah Pissey Loud - Married Bath. Somerset 1874
Emily Spew Hole - Born Barton Regis, Gloucestershire 1885
Teresa Fartwangler - Born Usk, Monmouthshire c1828 (1871 Cardiff Census)

THESE GET WORSE!
Northants - Stevenson, Smith, Spriggs, Hight, Dodson, Coleman
Swansea - Thomas, Williams, Howell, David, Rees, Griffiths, Jenkins, Bevan
Rutland - Hales
Derbyshire - Harlow, Riley, Pemberton, Aldred
Yorkshire - Stamper, Boyes, Duke
London - Harper, Wallis
Essex - Shelford, Wallis, Read, Stanes
Hertfordshire - Bishop
Cornwall - Johns, Soper, Rowe, Ball, Webb, Dunn, Quintrell, Hain, Oliver
Gloucestershire - Harper, Ash, Gregory, Denman
County Durham - Proud, Duke
Yorkshire - Stamper, Pickering

Offline Rewcastle

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Re: Daft names
« Reply #13 on: Thursday 26 March 09 12:16 GMT (UK) »
apparently in the pc world that we now live in, daft names are dieing out...  :(  link

The meaning of the word Daft was 'Meek and Mild'

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Re: Daft names
« Reply #14 on: Thursday 26 March 09 19:28 GMT (UK) »
There’s an article in about names in today’s Daily Mail – with examples.  I won’t quote any because (a) I’m far too polite, (b) I’m not sure I understand most of them.  http://www.rootschat.com/links/05xn/

Oh, alright then – just a couple of examples that amused me: Sue Age (born 1849), Posthumous Mince (died 1839) and finally Anice Bottom (baptised 1837).

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Re: Daft names
« Reply #15 on: Thursday 26 March 09 20:56 GMT (UK) »
Fantastic. Cant beat a good laugh at someone elses expense!  ;D
Northants - Stevenson, Smith, Spriggs, Hight, Dodson, Coleman
Swansea - Thomas, Williams, Howell, David, Rees, Griffiths, Jenkins, Bevan
Rutland - Hales
Derbyshire - Harlow, Riley, Pemberton, Aldred
Yorkshire - Stamper, Boyes, Duke
London - Harper, Wallis
Essex - Shelford, Wallis, Read, Stanes
Hertfordshire - Bishop
Cornwall - Johns, Soper, Rowe, Ball, Webb, Dunn, Quintrell, Hain, Oliver
Gloucestershire - Harper, Ash, Gregory, Denman
County Durham - Proud, Duke
Yorkshire - Stamper, Pickering

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Re: Daft names
« Reply #16 on: Sunday 29 March 09 10:29 BST (UK) »
Some time ago when I was a bit bored in work, I went onto ancestry and did some census searches on funny names. I found a Donald Duck, a Minnie Mouse, a Betty Snot, a Ben Dover.  a Homer Simpson,quite a few Harry Potters and tons of rude ones.



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« Reply #17 on: Sunday 29 March 09 23:23 BST (UK) »
Peculiar Buttery - Married Wolverhampton 1871
May Pole - Born Leicester 1904
Fanny Titball - On the 1871 Tetcott Census

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Northants - Stevenson, Smith, Spriggs, Hight, Dodson, Coleman
Swansea - Thomas, Williams, Howell, David, Rees, Griffiths, Jenkins, Bevan
Rutland - Hales
Derbyshire - Harlow, Riley, Pemberton, Aldred
Yorkshire - Stamper, Boyes, Duke
London - Harper, Wallis
Essex - Shelford, Wallis, Read, Stanes
Hertfordshire - Bishop
Cornwall - Johns, Soper, Rowe, Ball, Webb, Dunn, Quintrell, Hain, Oliver
Gloucestershire - Harper, Ash, Gregory, Denman
County Durham - Proud, Duke
Yorkshire - Stamper, Pickering
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