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Offline queenwillow

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Re: Names you have come across ...
« Reply #36 on: Sunday 07 September 14 11:37 BST (UK) »
Christmas was a fairly popular name in Wales during the 1800's.
The most well know one was Christmas Evans, who was regarded as one of the greatest preachers in Welsh history. He even has a mention in the Encyclopedia Britannica (11th edition)

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« Reply #37 on: Sunday 07 September 14 12:10 BST (UK) »
Transcription error  1871 Census  Lawes Nutter  for James Nurse

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Nurse, Musther, Smith, Julnes, Rogers, Parsons(Stalbridge),Grieves(Greaves,Greeves),Wood,Cray,Scrine,Shellard,Greenstock, Habersham

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« Reply #38 on: Sunday 07 September 14 16:11 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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Your post reminded me, there was an Indianna in my husband's extended family.  I wonder how common it was to name children after the States in America.
Hudson - Ipswich, pre 1800; Devall - Colchester, pre 1780

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Re: Names you have come across ...
« Reply #39 on: Sunday 07 September 14 17:47 BST (UK) »

Your post reminded me, there was an Indianna in my husband's extended family.  I wonder how common it was to name children after the States in America.

Carolinas must be a dime a dozen.

I've got a Montana in my tree [distantly by marriage].  The same family had a Lakota, also.  I wonder how often Native American names were used - e.g., William Tecumseh Sherman.
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 #40 on: Thursday 11 September 14 19:39 BST (UK) »
Was King a popular name?
I came across a King Edward Ursel today.

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Re: Names you have come across ...
« Reply #41 on: Thursday 11 September 14 21:01 BST (UK) »
I'm sure this will have been mentioned here before but I came across a Mr and Mrs Squelch the other day.
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« Reply #42 on: Thursday 11 September 14 22:06 BST (UK) »
I have a Friend Bottle in my family, in fact father and son.
Bottle,Wheatley Marsh, Williams, Dowling,    Penrose, Gilbert

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« Reply #43 on: Friday 12 September 14 21:34 BST (UK) »
  What about these from early Cornish PRs..
     Paspantia Pawle 1571.
    Johanna Urine 1611.
    Augustinian Trisprisen.1612
     Charity Welcome .
     Loudy Reed.
     Blandina Pellamoanta .
                                 Charming eh?     Dolly
Northumberland. Main.Hertfordshire.Brash.Dryden
East Lothian.Brash. Dryden. Cumberland.Henderson.Joyce.
Plymouth.Charlick. Canada.Boulds.

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« Reply #44 on: Thursday 18 September 14 15:05 BST (UK) »
My great grandfather: B.C. Drake (Barber Carpenter Drake).

Keane (Westmeath)
Ledwith (Longford/Westmeath)
Gray (Sligo)
Eustace (Louth)
Frost (Suffolk)
Farrar (Yorkshire)
La Favor/Lefebvre (Quebec)
Mineard/Maynard/Mainard/ Maynord (Wiltshire/Monmouthshire)