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Offline ATGoldsmith

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Re: Names you have come across ...
« Reply #27 on: Tuesday 02 September 14 23:26 BST (UK) »
I've come across a few but the one that I always remember is Christmas Balls !!!
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« Reply #28 on: Wednesday 03 September 14 01:46 BST (UK) »
Gotthard Dick  :)
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« Reply #29 on: Wednesday 03 September 14 09:19 BST (UK) »
Came across a Christmas Fairy in the search for family names, but sadly she wasn't one of mine.
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FAIREY/FAIRY/FAREY/FEARY, LAWSON, CHURCH, BENSON, HALSTEAD from Easton, Ellington, Eynesbury, Gt Catworth, Huntingdon, Spaldwick, Hunts;  Burnley, Lancs;  New Zealand, Australia & US.

HURST, BOLTON,  BUTTERWORTH, ADAMSON, WILD, MCIVOR from Milnrow, Newhey, Oldham & Rochdale, Lancs., Scotland.

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« Reply #30 on: Wednesday 03 September 14 11:15 BST (UK) »
Not from genealogy, but I remember a news report about a teacher on the Scilly Isles called Marigold Bush.


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« Reply #31 on: Thursday 04 September 14 13:41 BST (UK) »
Came across a Christmas Fairy in the search for family names, but sadly she wasn't one of mine.

That's a great name! I've heard of the surname Christmas but not the forename.  :)

I've got a few William Willy's and we all know that William can be shortened to Willy!  ;D ;D ;D

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Dorset: Gauler
Gloucestershire: Gauler
Hampshire: Kimber
London: Crump, Gauler
Middlesex: Crump
Monmouthshire: Brunt
Northumberland: Bibby
Somerset: Clarke, Dibble, Duddridge, Parsons, Pool, Poole, Shire, Silvester
Surrey: Clarke
Wiltshire: Gauler

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« Reply #32 on: Thursday 04 September 14 14:25 BST (UK) »
I've heard of the surname Christmas but not the forename. 

There was a well-known Old Bailey judge called Christmas Humphreys.
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« Reply #33 on: Saturday 06 September 14 01:44 BST (UK) »
Good morning,

I have 3 Fanny's, 2 Philadelphia's, 1 Carralina, 1 Carkett, 1 Rose Henry plus a couple of others I don't recall right at this minute.

But my favourites aren't in my tree but are the doctors who did my vasectomy many years ago. A husband and wife team called Dr's Ball and Ball.

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« Reply #34 on: Saturday 06 September 14 10:25 BST (UK) »
First name Phelim pronounced as Failem

Fursey as a first name

The name Fanny was used as pet name of Anne

Surname Cribbin pronounced as Cribbing

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« Reply #35 on: Saturday 06 September 14 14:45 BST (UK) »
Not funny but a bit of a mouthful ....
Dulcibella Eugenie.
 
Her mother was Evangeline Emmeline.  And she has a third name beginning with E as well!
I should love to know what the third E is for.  Just curious, as they are distant twigs on the tree.
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