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Accents can confuse.
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Potty | Report | 9 Feb 2009 12:47 |
I had a similar instance to BigOmms. My grandfather got married 10 miles away from his town, in a different county. In his case, the "o" became a "u" and "ans" at the end became "ance". |
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TinaTheCheshirePussyCat | Report | 9 Feb 2009 11:36 |
Yes, the accent thing is a very good point. I spend several years looking for the marriage of my g-g grandparents in the 1850s. I knew the names, the groom's name being Richard Habberley. Eventually I found the marriage, but the groom was named as Richard Applet. There is no doubt that this is the right marriage as all the other information fits perfectly. When I looked into it I realised that the groom was an illiterate shropshire farm labourer, wife also illiterate, married in Birmingham, clergyman (newly arrived in the parish from "down south") had italian parents so may well have grown up speaking italian at home. Also the bride was pregnant at the time. You can just imagine this rather shamefaced shropshire yokel hanging his head and muttering his name when asked. The clergyman was probably struggling with the Birmingham accent let alone a broad shropshire one. If you mutter "Habberley" to yourself several times, you can see how he heard "Applet". |
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PME | Report | 9 Feb 2009 09:30 |
The point about accents is good, although the point about not moving around much might be true for some families, but branches of mine moved considerable distances for work, although yet again this would cause problems with the enumerator understanding accents, even in this day in age with a mild accent from 'up north' I find people 'down south' don't always seem to understand what I am saying, sometimes to the point were I have to repeat myself several times. |
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Susan | Report | 9 Feb 2009 08:55 |
I was looking at Murpheys the other day & found one in a census where it was spelled Morfey! I am assuming her Irish accent was a bit thick! |
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Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!) | Report | 8 Feb 2009 22:58 |
Yes - I'm researching Mocock - and I think they originated from "oop North" and some of them show as Morecock. |
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BigOomsonaBoat | Report | 8 Feb 2009 22:56 |
When researching Ancestors from an area,other than where you live, think about the Accents of that area! |