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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #369 on: Tuesday 24 February 09 15:40 GMT (UK) »
I have an Archibaldina Neilson.

The favoured family name for first boys was Archibald.  One family had five consecutive girls, then named the sixth, and last, Archibaldina.
I suppose they just HAD to get the name in somehow.

She never married, and in her death cert she is "Ina".
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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #370 on: Wednesday 06 January 10 19:09 GMT (UK) »
Hi
Are you researching the Hart family from Ashton in Makerfield. The name that you found confusing is Methuselah Hart born 1833 Ashton. He was the son of my husband's 3x Great Grandfather.
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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #371 on: Tuesday 12 January 10 02:59 GMT (UK) »
My uncommon name is McYull.Name does not show on any census yet I have 3 certificates with the name.

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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #372 on: Tuesday 12 January 10 03:56 GMT (UK) »
I am linked into a line of Freaks, sometimes Freick, Friek, Frieck and Frick. All from County Durham in England  and very hard to find on indexes.


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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #373 on: Tuesday 12 January 10 09:35 GMT (UK) »
My uncommon name is McYull.Name does not show on any census yet I have 3 certificates with the name.

Ed

Hi Ed - Have you tried searching with alternative spellings such as McYuill?  Good luck - Ellen
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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #374 on: Saturday 23 January 10 13:27 GMT (UK) »
My uncommon name is McYull.Name does not show on any census yet I have 3 certificates with the name.

Ed

Could it not be McCuel or McCue (if the surname is pronounced Mac-Yule rather than Mac-Yul)?

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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #375 on: Saturday 23 January 10 14:22 GMT (UK) »
Silvanus Scrivens
Beard Voyce, Scrivens in Worcestershire

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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #376 on: Thursday 18 February 10 23:36 GMT (UK) »
Schembri and also Slaven.

Her father was a Language interpreter.  She married my gr uncle alexander smith
Slaven was born in k1945 kso may well still be alive so the least said the better.
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 searl rogers sutherland
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Re: What is your most uncommon name?
« Reply #377 on: Thursday 10 March 11 22:26 GMT (UK) »
I have, in 3 consecutive generations, Argent Blundell. Sounds French in origin.