Genealogy Chat

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Thought this might be an interesting topic to cover! Today I found a young man by the name of 'Lucky Day' The census form does look like Lucky. I think that is quite nice actually. Also found 'Lice Oakes' I am sure that should be Alice. Anybody else got anything interesting?

I have a Tryphena in my family. I have never heard of that name before. Julia

Some names just conjure up a picture, don't they? My favourite from my own tree is ''Pathenah Barefoot''. In my mind she looks like a Native North American of the ''cowboys and indians'' type, with hair in two long dark braids, a band round her head with a feather at the back and clothes made from beige suede with fringing......... I have to keep reminding myself she was the wife of an Oxfordshire farm labourer in the late 18th century, and, I'm sure, looked nothing like my imaginary image! Merry

We have a Doca/ Docey, spelling varies. Possibly short for Theodosia. Heather

I have one that I just discovered today: Penelope Millesess Suffham just seems like a very posh name (none of mine were though - that's what makes it stand out) but I only have a marriage for her in 1792, can't find a birth//baptism.

Julia I've come across a few Tryphenas in old records. I think Thomas Hardy had one in his family. I have a very distant ancestor called Sylvester Emms, who had a daughter called Parthenia. My Norfolk grandfather was called Jeuel Jabez Gray - his mother chose Biblical names for nearly all her children (she had 10). And I have a gtgtgrandfather called Emmets Matthews. I recently found out that Emmets was his grandmother's maiden name. nell

Not in my tree but ones I've found when helping with a one name study:- Posthumous Armuless / Harmules Both men Gwyn

I have been looking for someone else and have come across a Dayhappy on the 1841. She never reached the 1851.

Someone was looking for a cornish girl called Loveday Knott the other day. I have a Parson Baker My M Grandad was Seymour (I think that's lovely) my P Gran was called Queenie and she married Richard King yes.... Queenie King (but she was always called Peggy for some reason (can't think why?????!!!) & I have a few generations of Barnabus & my favourite yet - well the surname anyway - is Susanna Tickle born about 1745 in Devon Sarah :-))

One of my great aunt's was a barmaid. She married a pub landlord. Her name was Rose Trollope and her mother's name Julia Lusty. Now Rosie Lusty Trollope the bar maid.... Even my daughter who is not usually interested in family history was impressed. I also have twins Noah and Pharoah not many biblical names rhyme. They were coalminers.

I have. Valentine Sanderson and Happy. Karen.

My hubby has a Harmonious (male) in his tree. It was mistranscribed in the census as Hormones! Margaret

In my tree........Ferbinia..........not a mistran...........a given name. On the board earlier today.......two named Happy. Reg

Elcie Tongue is a slightly unusual name, but can anybody make out the names of the brother and sister living next door to her in 1901! How could they sleep at night? Look them up on the same page as Elcie ... Name: Elcie Tongue Age: 3 Estimated birth year: abt 1898 Relation: Granddaughter Where born: Hurst, Lancashire, England Civil parish: Hurst Ecclesiastical parish: Ashton under Lyme St James County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Source information: RG13/3800 Registration district: Ashton-under-Lyne Sub-registration district: Mossley ED, institution, or vessel: 4 Folio: 36 Page: 6 Household schedule number: 38

the sister of one of my gtgtgt grandfather's was baptised.........Henrietta Healthy Jane (wonder if she was?) netti

Paul. The best chuckle I've had today..........thanks for bringing it to our notice......... Reg

What about, Rabbi Rudolphus Manafish Joshua Boswell. What a mouthfull it must have been at his baptism! Pat

I have nothing too weird, but swear gggggrandmother Bathsheba Middleditch must have been a Hobbit with a name like that. (Apologies to anyone who hasnt read the books) Bev x

I'm saying no more than RG11 4663 15 29 House No 21 father and son And I also know that the grandfather had the same unfortunate name.