Genealogy Chat

Just had a look at it Karen and it appears to be mostly American, so maybe not much use after all. But it does give a few clues where the name originated from! Christine

Oh dear........ 'The present ONAN or O'NAN is French from a Huguenot family named AUNAN(T).'

wooohooo A web site! Thanks Christine...I'll go & check it out

hmmmmm.Alexander & Hatcher (!?!?) look interesting. As does John. At least they are from Scotland and born around the right era. I figure Jane Onan would have been born abt 1831

Hi Karen, have you seen this site? http://www.onanfamily.org/ Hope it's useful Christine

Thank everyone.......at least I know it is probably the correct name. It should be easier to trace than Smith then!! Thank goodness I am not an Onion !!

Could be Irish? 1. ALEXANDER ONAN - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Marriage: 18 MAR 1831 Middle Church, Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland 2. Alexander J. Onan - International Genealogical Index Gender: Male Birth: 1791 , , Ireland 3. ALICE ONAN - International Genealogical Index Gender: Female Birth: 31 MAR 1871 , Waterford, Ireland

there is this chap in the 1871 census Elizabeth Onan 1831 Thesere Alford Wife Toxteth Lancashire Elizabeth Onan 1862 Liverpool Daughter Toxteth Lancashire John S Onan 1822 Greenock, Scotland Head Toxteth Lancashire

hi Karen, it's not a name I've ever heard before. There's only one Onan on the 1881 census for Scotland ONAN, Hatcher Border <1836> Birth: Stanley, Perth Christine

On my gt grandma's birth cert in NSW in 1859, her mother was written as Jane Onan from Scotland. I have searched this name on Family Search & only get Onions !!! Are there any Scots out there who might have a different spelling for the pronounciation of Onan ???? OR...is a common name in Scotland????

Please tell me I am not a descendant of an Onion!! See below .......