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Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
« Reply #9 on: Monday 27 July 15 15:31 BST (UK) »
Without naming people who I went to school with and  are still alive all I will say is Very Common
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Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
« Reply #10 on: Monday 27 July 15 15:33 BST (UK) »
Hugh Jarse - not one born, married or died England and Wales. Free BMD.

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Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
« Reply #11 on: Monday 27 July 15 15:34 BST (UK) »
Quote from: ScouseBoy on Monday 27 July 15 15:24 BST (UK)
Has anyone got a Hugh Jarse?
My mate sitting next to me ;D

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Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
« Reply #12 on: Monday 27 July 15 15:41 BST (UK) »
The first Australian Born - ie not some poncy English Toff- Governor General of Australia was Sir Isaac Isaacs
Genealogy-Its a family thing

Paternal: Gibbins,McNamara, Jenkins, Schumann,  Inwood, Sheehan, Quinlan, Tierney, Cole

Maternal: Munn, Simpson , Brighton, Clayfield, Westmacott, Corbell, Hatherell, Blacksell/Blackstone, Boothey , Muirhead

Son: Bull, Kneebone, Lehmann, Cronin, Fowler, Yates, Biglands, Rix, Carpenter, Pethick, Carrick, Male, London, Jacka, Tilbrook, Scott, Hampshire, Buckley

Brickwalls-   Schumann, Simpson,Westmacott/Wennicot
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Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
« Reply #13 on: Monday 27 July 15 15:44 BST (UK) »
Quote from: ScouseBoy on Monday 27 July 15 15:24 BST (UK)
Has anyone got a Hugh Jarse?

 ;D  ;D  ;D

Sure made me laugh  ::)

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Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
« Reply #14 on: Monday 27 July 15 16:47 BST (UK) »
Scouseboy....     Hugh Arse  Born St Mary Steps Exeter Devon 1701 and

Mary Zarse b Cornwall 1811 - found in 1841 Census Mevagissey.

The surname Arse was uncommon but not unknown until the latter part of the 19thC.

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Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
« Reply #15 on: Monday 27 July 15 16:59 BST (UK) »
Swear we had a student at college from Austria/Sweden cannot recall, but his full name sounded like Orson Kaart, last name was spelt like or similar?
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Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
« Reply #16 on: Monday 27 July 15 17:35 BST (UK) »
IGI has 700,896 results for Name: Hugh Hughes.

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Re: How common is it for people to have a name such as Hugh Hughes?
« Reply #17 on: Monday 27 July 15 20:54 BST (UK) »
Or what about Hugh Janus :o :o :o
Slightly more serious ( :D) my headmaster was William Williams, and the father of the footballers Phil and Gary is Neville Neville! There's loads of other combinations - George George, James James etc.
Seems to be a boy thing, and also there's a bit of a Welsh theme too?
Jewell - Devon, Cornwall and Manchester
North - Somerset, Devon, Dorset, Cardiff and Warrington
Rowe - Devon, Dorset
Oliver - Somerset
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