Unfortunate surnames of the past #2

[Lal]

This thread made me think of a tale my dad tells about someone he knows called 'Ball' who went with his lass for the traditional chat to the vicar before they got married. The vicar declared "Oh you're all Balls and Rimmers round here!"

[Rena]

This thread made me think of a tale my dad tells about someone he knows called 'Ball' who went with his lass for the traditional chat to the vicar before they got married. The vicar declared "Oh you're all Balls and Rimmers round here!"

That reminded me we used a subcontracting partnership of builders called Ball & Cox.

[downside]

Undoubtedly the worse surname of all time, as found on the freeBMD index is:

Guess

Can you imagine having to explain to someone for the rest of your life that it really is your surname?

[Redroger]

This reminds me of a joke that was current about the Doncaster Director of Education. He supposedly appeared on Mastermind and when asked his name replied - you guessed- Pass!

[amazon510]

Not a surname, but there is a place in Newfoundland called Dildo.  No lie.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dildo,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador

J.

[youngtug]

Knew someone whose name sounded similar to  "Pissintheditch".  Wonder if he's still called that?

[Redroger]

I believe there is a village in North east Scotland called Tw*t. People who bear this as a locative surname (if any) are indeed unfortunate!

[Wharfrat]

I have a book at home which gives a short biography on past British admirals,  & featured in this is a chap called Sir Cloudesley Shovell.  He died on 21 October 1707 when his ship - the Association - was wrecked on the Scilly Islands.

^His daughter married the brother of my 6x great grandmother....

The other day, I found a more distant relative of mine had a servant called Fanny Beaver *suppresses a snigger*

[mrs.tenacious]

The other day, I found a more distant relative of mine had a servant called Fanny Beaver *suppresses a snigger*

I couldn't suppress one, Wharfrat - in fact that induced a whopping laugh-out-loud!

Mrs. T.