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Offline margaret103

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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #549 on: Wednesday 31 January 18 18:18 GMT (UK) »
Hi Dolly Dimples,

In my tree - Elizabeth SMELLIE married a Peter YELLOWLEES in 1852 Berwickshire

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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #550 on: Thursday 28 March 19 18:33 GMT (UK) »
Recently found another unique name.

My ancestor James Carrot married Elizabeth Young in 1757. They decided to name one of their sons after his mothers family name.

Therefore, I have a 7x great uncle named Young Carrot!

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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #551 on: Thursday 28 March 19 19:19 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Knight-Sunderland on Thursday 28 March 19 18:33 GMT (UK)

Therefore, I have a 7x great uncle named Young Carrot!
Did he have 2 sibling called Younger and Baby?
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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #552 on: Monday 01 April 19 11:21 BST (UK) »
Going through the Leicestershire Wills and found this in the Peculiar Courts for 1747

Nutt, Job Leicester

Poor Job probably never realised how his name (transposed) would cause such mirth
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

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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #553 on: Monday 01 April 19 15:09 BST (UK) »
I've tried to get "un-notify" on this thread several times, simply can't get rid of it! Any help?
Threlfall (Southport), Isherwood (lancs & Canada), Newbould + Topliss(Derby), Keating & Cummins (Ireland + lancs), Fisher, Strong& Casson (all Cumberland) & Downie & Bowie, Linlithgow area Scotland . Also interested in Leigh& Burrows,(Lancashire) Griffiths (Shropshire & lancs), Leaver (Lancs/Yorks) & Anderson(Cumberland and very elusive)

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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #554 on: Monday 01 April 19 15:35 BST (UK) »
Hit 'UNNOTIFY' at the bottom of the thread, then 'OK' in the dialog box.

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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #555 on: Monday 01 April 19 19:21 BST (UK) »
I saw a marriage years ago which still makes me laugh .
The Groom was called Ednott Wright.

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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #556 on: Monday 01 April 19 19:44 BST (UK) »
"'UNNOTIFY' at the bottom of the thread"

I have no such option.
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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Re: What's the oddest name you've found?
« Reply #557 on: Monday 01 April 19 21:14 BST (UK) »
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