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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #180 on: Sunday 29 May 16 15:57 BST (UK) »

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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #181 on: Sunday 29 May 16 21:47 BST (UK) »
There was a local sportsman, Roger Woodcock, a few years ago. You can imagine his nickname......  ::)
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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #182 on: Sunday 29 May 16 21:59 BST (UK) »

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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #183 on: Sunday 29 May 16 21:59 BST (UK) »

Quote from: Aussie Roy on Sunday 29 May 16 15:46 BST (UK)
Quote from: coombs on Sunday 29 May 16 13:35 BST (UK)
Glasscock, in my trundling through Essex registers I have found loads of them, but it seems by 1901 the name may have died out as there was only about 200 of them. Imagine the taunts you would get at school with a name like that now, lol.
Yeah!   I came across one a few years back.......Imagine Ivor Glasscock......he got engaged but she broke it off ;D

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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #184 on: Sunday 29 May 16 23:53 BST (UK) »
My friend's married name is Hiscock! 
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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #185 on: Monday 30 May 16 00:04 BST (UK) »

and now it's my turn to....

Addin Mycock  ::) ::)

Found throughout the English census, with one d or two.

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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #186 on: Monday 30 May 16 00:35 BST (UK) »
Quote from: pinefamily on Sunday 29 May 16 21:47 BST (UK)
There was a local sportsman, Roger Woodcock, a few years ago. You can imagine his nickname......  ::)

I worked with a person of an even better name, Richard Woodcock. There were more than one nicknames applied.

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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #187 on: Monday 30 May 16 03:44 BST (UK) »
Of course we can't forget Graham Johncock, a former great of the Adelaide Football Club.  I can't repeat his nickname on here.  ::)
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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #188 on: Monday 30 May 16 04:17 BST (UK) »
Many years ago the local man who mended shoes was named Richard, was called Dick.  His surname -Head.  No problems then, but now  ??? ??? ???
James -Victoria, Australia originally from Keynsham, Somerset.
Janes - Keynsham and Bristol area.
Heale/Hale - Keynsham, Somerset
Vincent - Illogan/Redruth, Cornwall.  Moved to Sculcoates, Yorkshire; Grass Valley, California; Timaru, New Zealand and Victoria, Australia.
Williams somewhere in Wales - he kept moving
Ellis - Anglesey

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