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Offline Geoff-E

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Re: Naming your child "King John"
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 03 January 10 19:49 GMT (UK) »
Births Dec 1838 
Saint Paul PAUL          Horncastle    14   377

Although his baptism on IGI  is for Saint St PAUL (also his father's name) ... but in my marriage index, his father seems to have been Saint PAUL.
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Re: Naming your child "King John"
« Reply #10 on: Monday 04 January 10 12:15 GMT (UK) »
Reminds me of Major Major Major Major from Catch-22 :)

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Re: Naming your child "King John"
« Reply #11 on: Monday 04 January 10 15:44 GMT (UK) »
Not quite as good as King, but I've got a Count Henry Liddell.....  ;)
Wasn't the real Count though, his dad was an Ag Lab for a start - I think they must have had some high ideas!

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Re: Naming your child "King John"
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 05 January 10 01:25 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Rosedale on Monday 04 January 10 15:44 GMT (UK)
Not quite as good as King, but I've got a Count Henry Liddell.....  ;)
Wasn't the real Count though, his dad was an Ag Lab for a start - I think they must have had some high ideas!

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An ag lab naming his son Count must have given the vicar a laugh, unless the child's mother's maiden name was count. ;D

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Re: Naming your child "King John"
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 05 January 10 09:21 GMT (UK) »
My aunt had a friend named Queenie, who upon marriage became Queenie King. ;D

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FAIREY/FAIRY/FAREY/FEARY, LAWSON, CHURCH, BENSON, HALSTEAD from Easton, Ellington, Eynesbury, Gt Catworth, Huntingdon, Spaldwick, Hunts;  Burnley, Lancs;  New Zealand, Australia & US.

HURST, BOLTON,  BUTTERWORTH, ADAMSON, WILD, MCIVOR from Milnrow, Newhey, Oldham & Rochdale, Lancs., Scotland.

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Re: Naming your child "King John"
« Reply #14 on: Tuesday 05 January 10 09:30 GMT (UK) »
Gillg ;D... Pull the other one :D :D :D ;)

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Re: Naming your child "King John"
« Reply #15 on: Tuesday 05 January 10 10:50 GMT (UK) »
Charlotte

It's true, honestly!  My brother and I found it hilarious when we were young.  i wonder if she selected her husband because of his surname? :D :D

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FAIREY/FAIRY/FAREY/FEARY, LAWSON, CHURCH, BENSON, HALSTEAD from Easton, Ellington, Eynesbury, Gt Catworth, Huntingdon, Spaldwick, Hunts;  Burnley, Lancs;  New Zealand, Australia & US.

HURST, BOLTON,  BUTTERWORTH, ADAMSON, WILD, MCIVOR from Milnrow, Newhey, Oldham & Rochdale, Lancs., Scotland.

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Re: Naming your child "King John"
« Reply #16 on: Tuesday 05 January 10 10:53 GMT (UK) »
It is hilarious... but no one could be daft enough to marry someone just for his surname ::)

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Re: Naming your child "King John"
« Reply #17 on: Tuesday 05 January 10 11:17 GMT (UK) »
When I was a child a family moved in a couple of doors away from us and we thought their little boy was named George -and their dog was called Prince..... you got it... the son was called Prince and the dog was george!!!!

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