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Offline Trillian

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Re: Names you have come across ...
« Reply #18 on: Thursday 28 August 14 20:06 BST (UK) »
I found someone called Reservoir once (first name, female) and often come across a Cinderella or Clementia when looking through traveller families.

My favourite name in my tree is Pharaoh.
HUDSON - Derbyshire/Staffordshire; JOHNSON - Staffordshire; LEWIS - Lancashire/Staffordshire; HODGKINSON - Staffordshire
BOSTOCK - Derbyshire; DUNNING - Staffordshire; TATLOW - Derbyshire
GORRINGE - Sussex; GEARING - Sussex; WALTERS - Isle of Wight; WETHERICK - Isle of Wight

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« Reply #19 on: Thursday 28 August 14 20:17 BST (UK) »
The most interesting name I came across in my family tree was Love Ingram

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« Reply #20 on: Thursday 28 August 14 21:14 BST (UK) »
I once came across an Honor Nunn in baptism registers.  They really didn't think that through too well.

Just this evening been looking at Wills of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk 1620 - 1624 and have come across a beneficiary called Famous Wolfe.
Hudson - Ipswich, pre 1800; Devall - Colchester, pre 1780

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« Reply #21 on: Thursday 28 August 14 21:18 BST (UK) »
One of my favorites, found in passing, was Westminister [sic] Abbey.
Wiltshire:  Banks, Taylor
Somerset:  Duddridge, Richards, Barnard, Pillinger
Gloucestershire:  Barnard, Marsh, Crossman
Bristol:  Banks, Duddridge, Barnard
Down:  Ennis, McGee
Wicklow:  Chapman, Pepper
Wigtownshire:  Logan, Conning
Wisconsin:  Ennis, Chapman, Logan, Ware
Maine:  Ware, Mitchell, Tarr, Davis


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« Reply #22 on: Thursday 28 August 14 22:02 BST (UK) »


One of our female ancesters was named Rare Pearl. Quite lovely I thought.

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« Reply #23 on: Friday 29 August 14 01:04 BST (UK) »
Just come across a Theodocia Winkle, which has a nice ring to it.
HUDSON - Derbyshire/Staffordshire; JOHNSON - Staffordshire; LEWIS - Lancashire/Staffordshire; HODGKINSON - Staffordshire
BOSTOCK - Derbyshire; DUNNING - Staffordshire; TATLOW - Derbyshire
GORRINGE - Sussex; GEARING - Sussex; WALTERS - Isle of Wight; WETHERICK - Isle of Wight

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« Reply #24 on: Friday 29 August 14 04:19 BST (UK) »
Pharaoh is of mixed origin on Free BMD (which is updated now) but in 1864 onwards there is a slight dominance in County Durham which is where I have seen the name fairly often.

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« Reply #25 on: Friday 29 August 14 07:07 BST (UK) »
Just found a Nellie Kelly...

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« Reply #26 on: Friday 29 August 14 09:28 BST (UK) »
Just found a Nellie Kelly...
Nellie Kelly broke her belly sliding down a lump of jelly.