General Chat

I have friends Mountain,Hill and Heap

Sorry Dorothy I have no idea. This is Winnies married name . The family lived on Cannon St in Middlesbrough and Winnie ran her business from her house. Middlesbroughs first" take away "you could say.

I have a book with a photo of her and her husband standing in her doorway and a photo of Winnie during WW1 working in munitions in Aycliffe ( County Durham)
Middlesbrough had people from all over who went there for work when the iron and steel industry was started
I checked for any Affleck marriages on Teesvalleyindexes. There is Watson Affleck married Winifred Taylor in 1928 . Dont know if this is them. Found a birth for Watson 1902 Middlesbrough

I've got Urine pmsl (thanks Janey) & Hogsflesh, yuk!!!!!!!!!

A place I worked for had a client called Fu*ks we had to pronounce it fewkes. lol

Dee x

I knew of the surnames GOLIGHTLY, TROLIPP and my mums friends maiden name was MOPPIT and when you put her first name with it, it was FLOSSIE MAY MOPPIT

I knew of the surnames FLUCKER - (you have to be careful saying that name), PRATT and SEEDHOUSE,

Paulene x

I've recently connected my family to the Mascow/Maskew family of Aughton and Lathom in Lancashire - as Tina says with the Mules on page 4, I have a similar problem. If I put it into a search engine, I get "Did you mean Moscow?"!

On one tree I am working on there is a Minnie Fountain !

I've got a goodgame, barnicoat,heyson,allchin,de fraine, glenister,(might be related to the actor Phillip,long shot though) hopcraft, lovelock, luker, spurgeon, suckling, underdown and whitmill.

that's right - she was Miss World one time

Cindy Breakspear(e) used to date Bob Marley, if my memory serves me well.

For Dorothy G

I knew a Winnie Affleck who made and sold great pies and peas and
roast dinners for 10d in the 1950s.

Just recently found out she was the aunt of a former neighbour who I have contacted via GR

never!!!! there must be money in my family somewhere - wish I knew exactly where!!!!

I have a Crone and a Gotobed. (I hope no-one will be offended by this thread if these are their names!)

I once worked with a guy called Michael Hunt - I'll say no more!!!!

I knew about that Brewery but all the Breakspears I have found who are connected me were poor as church mice - all ag labs - someone on here told me there was a biscuit factory too!!!

Susan look's like somebody missed out the W in Stewart, Thats probably where it came from.

Marion

How about Greathead, Tombs.Truefitt

I've got Breakspears - my mother's maternal line - they all came from Berkshire - Woolstone, Uffington and East and West Hanney

and of course the first and only English pope - Nicholas Breakspear

My ggrandmother was a TART

I am so glad I didnt have to go through school with a surname like that.

Lynne

Jennifer White - I actually KNOW the Cocksedge's from the Rougham area ;o)

Jenifer Gilleland - I have ScrivenOrs in my tree :o)

I have Ayscough, Bellchamber, Boarer, Bevir (pronounced Beaver) Behagge, Chatters, Crowhurst, Death, Diesny,and Newcomen, Fearby, Feetham, Gilliat, Peasegood, Squirrell, Summerscales, Thickitt, Thorndyke, Tidswell, Whichcote in mine and my husbands joint tree.