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Offline JAD81

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Re: Odd Forenames in your Family?
« Reply #81 on: Wednesday 23 May 12 12:37 BST (UK) »
I have found a Linus Cletus Clementinus Hunt,the poor child!! All his brothers and sisters had normal names like Agnes and Patrick and Mary. I did google the names as I thought they were in Latin but couldn't find much only that they were names taken by a few different popes. If anyone can shed any light, I'd be most grateful. I'm sure poor Linus had a hard time in school. My dad has some interesting middle names...John Sylvester Pius...:)
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Re: Odd Forenames in your Family?
« Reply #82 on: Wednesday 23 May 12 13:05 BST (UK) »
I recently discovered I had an aunt who died at about a year old, she was called Ellen Brynhilde. Heaven knows where they got that from! My mother in law was Rimmelion, so I have told my eldest daughter she is lucky she didn't get lumbered with Rimmelion Brynhilde
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Re: Odd Forenames in your Family?
« Reply #83 on: Wednesday 23 May 12 22:30 BST (UK) »
One of my students has a ancestress called 'Parthenia'...
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Re: Odd Forenames in your Family?
« Reply #84 on: Monday 09 July 12 19:49 BST (UK) »
one of my ancestors was named anleta another roscilla and a boy was named experience?
so maybethebeckhams are not original?
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Lanark/Argyll/Renfrew/Ayr:Smith, Steele,Kirkwood,Hamilton,May,orO'mayscott and anderso, craig , forbes taggart Kirkwood, milloy and steel apart ftom others which are numerous, graham mcilroy. stewart.brown battonisle of sku rothsay etc.
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Re: Odd Forenames in your Family?
« Reply #85 on: Monday 09 July 12 19:51 BST (UK) »
Is it not a surname used as first name?
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Re: Odd Forenames in your Family?
« Reply #86 on: Monday 09 July 12 20:38 BST (UK) »
One of my ancestors was called LARDINA which I have never heard of, the only trouble is she is on the 1891 census and nothing else, no birth or death certificate.
 I thought it might be a mistake and tried Lavender but with no luck, two of her sisters were called Lavinia and Lucinda so that rules them names out.
I feel so sorry for her, with a name like that  I'd probably want to disappear myself. : :-[
BRIGGS especially WILLIAM b. 1839 MY GREAT GRANDFATHER and MY BRICK WALL.

Richardson - Northumberland and Durham
Briggs - Durham and Sth Wales
Proud, Chapman - Durham and North Yorkshire
Hetherington - Cumberland/Northumberland and Durham
Eeles - Durham
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Re: Odd Forenames in your Family?
« Reply #87 on: Tuesday 10 July 12 17:09 BST (UK) »
Have you confirmed the existence of the name? If might be a mis-transcription causing the disappearance.
Ayres Brignell Cornwell Harvey Shipp  Stimpson Stubbings (all Cambs) Baumber Baxter Burton Ethards Proctor Stanton (all Lincs) Luffman (all counties)

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Re: Odd Forenames in your Family?
« Reply #88 on: Tuesday 10 July 12 17:52 BST (UK) »
Yes I checked the original 1881 census, it is very faint but after looking a few times and using other words and names on the page as a guide I thought  it  was right, but now you've got me wondering.
 Maybe another pair of eyes would help if  possible,  the name is Lardina Hetherington RG11 Pce 5057 Folio163 Page 35 and it is on the first line.
I appreciate the advice anyway, thanks for your time.
Regards
Pat.
BRIGGS especially WILLIAM b. 1839 MY GREAT GRANDFATHER and MY BRICK WALL.

Richardson - Northumberland and Durham
Briggs - Durham and Sth Wales
Proud, Chapman - Durham and North Yorkshire
Hetherington - Cumberland/Northumberland and Durham
Eeles - Durham
Blair, Herd - Scotland
Murphy, McKenna, Connery - Ireland
also - Corps - Wear - Hutchinson & Fawell .

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Re: Odd Forenames in your Family?
« Reply #89 on: Thursday 12 July 12 01:45 BST (UK) »
Hi Pat  :)

May I suggest Lordina?  The second letter doesn't look like the 'a' in 'Sarah' on the next line.  It's an uncommon name, but Google brings up a few examples.

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Carol
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