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Offline young mo

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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #360 on: Monday 02 February 09 22:15 GMT (UK) »
Thanks again Trees - I love this site there's always some kind person who comes to your rescue when you are stuck! Mo x
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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #361 on: Monday 02 February 09 23:28 GMT (UK) »
What an interesting thread. I've had fun reading such unusual names.

When looking through BMD records for Croxall (Surname) I found

Baltic Monday Croxall

I have also found on free BMD

Christmas Peachy Last

Christmas Garibaldi Roberts

and elsewhere

Dyhappy Beach

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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #362 on: Monday 02 February 09 23:36 GMT (UK) »
The oddest one i've come across in my lot is Bathsheba - had to google it (never went to sunday school!)

In my blokes line there is a gent called Young Sheppard - he's giving me a little grief at the moment!!
RICE PRICE PARRY originally OWEN - Isle of Man, Holywell, Bradford & dissapeared!

Davies, Mold
Poulston, Denbighshire
Wright, Mold & Hawarden
Roberts, Flintshire
Darlington, Cheshire, Flintshire
Parry, Flintshire
Ellis, Buckley & Chester

I also run the STEERS One Name Study and am registered with the Guild of One Name Studies

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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #363 on: Thursday 05 February 09 01:20 GMT (UK) »
I have not 1 but two Planceana's in my tree.

The 1st died young & was aunt to the 2nd............................ who appeared not to like her name & used a variety of others including Mary & Blanche!

While I was researhing my Nanas "Childs" surname I came across a

Mary Christmas Childs
and a
Last Childs................ hehe he wasnt he had 2 younger siblings!


Gaille

Manchester – Bate(s) / Bebbington / Coppock or Coppart / Evans / Mitchell / Prince / Smith

Cheshire Latchford – Bibby / Savage / Smith.
Cheshire Macclesfield,  Bollington & Rainow – Childs / Flint / Mc'rea
Cheshire Crewe – Bate(s) / Bebbington
Shropshire Wellington, Wobwell – Smith
Walsall Midds – Smith
Norfolk - Childs / Hanwell / Smith

Also looking for:
Mc'Rea/McCrea – Ireland to Cheshire

And
any relatives of Margaret Bibby married to Thomas Smith all over country


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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #364 on: Thursday 05 February 09 09:27 GMT (UK) »
Come across a load of River Jordan's

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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #365 on: Monday 23 February 09 09:42 GMT (UK) »
I have a Thankful Harris.   Dorliz
McCash (McAsh),Harris,Nott,Cooper,Taylor
McLeod,Weatherall,Cartwright,Smith,Geary,
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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #366 on: Monday 23 February 09 22:52 GMT (UK) »
Many moons ago, one of my ancestors was called Will Tidd.

It looks quite normal written down but try saying it!
Bradbury (Sedgeley, Bilston, Warrington)
Cooper (Sedgeley, Bilston)
Kilner/Kilmer (Leic, Notts)
Greenfield (Liverpool)
Holyland (Anywhere and everywhere, also Holiland Holliland Hollyland)
Pryce/Price (Welshpool, Liverpool)
Rawson (Leicester)
Upton (Desford, Leics)
Partrick (Vera and George, Leicester)
Marshall (Westmorland, Cheshire/Leicester)

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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #367 on: Monday 23 February 09 23:30 GMT (UK) »

I've got a Saxon (Lennard )b 1915 in my tree, my Great Uncle in law.

Again everyone else has commonplace names

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All Liverpool plus other areas as stated
Barlow  - Wrexham - NW ,Seddon - Liverpool ,Lawson - Yorkshire ,McGraw - County Down
Laverty  - Ireland ,Jones - South Wales ,Knight - Bristol, Rogers - Shropshire,
All Sheffield
Bromley,Pass,Bramley,Pearson

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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #368 on: Tuesday 24 February 09 15:12 GMT (UK) »
I've had a few unusual names recently:

Jassamine
Trophimas
Dolphinus
Philida
Edwy
Postlethwaite
Eeb

Makes them easy to find  ;D

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Census information is Crown copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Inishowen: Meenamullaghan (Big Hill), Foffenagh (Rock), Illies and area...mainly McCallion, Doherty, Bradley, Grant, Devlin
Kilmacrenan: Gortnacorrib....Bonner
Scotland: Bonar, Boner Bonner etc
Conwal: Kirkstown.....Toner, Parke
Derry City: Bonner, McGowan, McGilloway, McElwee, Bradley
Omagh: Bradley
Fanad Penninsular, Donegal.....McBride, Friel, Fielty
Sligo: McGowan