General Chat

Marsh and Flood

I'm having a really hard time with my Jablonsky's. They started in East Prussia in 1877 with Heinrich Robert Carl Jablonsky, but thats as far as I've got.

Higginbottom,

Ive got Broomheads.

I've just seen the surname Oven. I don't think I've ever heard of that one before. Sylvia

What about North, East, West. My own surname is Rosman and comes from Finland and some say it means son of a Russian man (my grandfather had Russian nationality), others say Roseman. I've also heard it has to do with horses - coming from the Palatines in Germany. Beats me!! Sylvia

Well you haven't yet got my maiden name OVEN (and I worked in a bakery on leaving school) I took a lot of stick at school as did my brother and his two children, easy to trace the tree though, I also knew of a KNEEBONE from Plymouth. Margaret

I've just seen Cobbledick and my nine year old wants to know why i'm laughing so much!! Karen

hi the only unusal one i have is a cobbledick the rest are very common :0) tina xx

Hi Di, Yes, there was a Garlick at my old school - coincidence!! Sylviaxxx

When I worked in a Pensions Department I had to ask someone for a copy of their birth cert for verification. This chap had a very ordinary, plain name (I shant mention it just in case his family are on line!) To my amazement I found out this guy was a "Bastard". Shame he had changed it by deed poll as it must have real relevance to some aristo's dalliance. Understandable though!

Some of these names would still seem to be regional so that what is unusual in one area is more common (in the nicest sense)in another. You have to have a sense of humour with some of them. I remember the GARLICK family who lived in Pickle Lodge.

My most unusual name is Manouvrier (we're led to believe it's French but have yet to confirm it. My husband's name is Clapham (but I'm told there's a lot of them up North). My maiden name was Misson (not many of those around now). Julie

Hi, I have a Shortis, Hinson, Darnborough, and Cantrill in my tree! Sally :-)

Dawn, I have a Balddick! [not literally of course as i'm female lol] Also Tafe, Cowdrey, Goose, pleasence

My maiden name was Caukill...much easier to research than some of the names in my tree such as Walton, Turner and Barker (especially when they all seem to be called Thomas, Henry or George!) Pat

where did they find some surnames lol...dawn my sympathies with your cobbledicks..still could be worse you could have been one?!! ive got bytheway,pratt,monks,hassal, all not that unusual but uncommon now adays seems to be loads back in the 18/17c

My unusual names are not in my tree but I used to know them through my work years ago. Mr Grocock and Chief Onajobi (a Nigerian chief).

My maiden name was Sawkins, there are not many on this site compared to allot of surnames, my brother is the only male adult in our town with this surname, Rachael Howell (nee Sawkins )

hello has anyone got the name SCRIVERNER in their tree jenny