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TheBaldyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 07:32 PM Original message |
Fun new page to check British surnames |
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CanuckAmok (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
1. My "most" is in the bloody fuckin' Hebridies. |
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TheBaldyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 07:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. thats the Shetland Isles |
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CanuckAmok (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 07:57 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. still too bloody cold and wet. |
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GirlinContempt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 08:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. Mine doesn't even exist anymore |
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CanuckAmok (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-21-06 01:11 AM Response to Reply #18 |
30. Contempt? Really? |
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GirlinContempt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-21-06 01:16 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. That says contempt? |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
2. Cool stuff!!!! 1881 census for my name: |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
4. only registry is in 1881, but where is this place... |
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TheBaldyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 08:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. looks like S.Lancashire/S.Yorkshire / Derbyshire / Nottinghamshire to me |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 08:13 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Looks like it to me. And into Leicecestershire and Rutland. |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 08:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. hm; thanks, ya'learn something every day... |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
7. Neat. Couldn't find my maiden name, but found |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
8. Let's see if I can do this correctly. |
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TheBaldyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 08:13 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. judging by this thread 25% of world is chinese the rest are scottish! |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 08:14 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. LOL! We like big families. |
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Pooka Fey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-21-06 02:28 AM Response to Reply #9 |
34. You got that right! |
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redsoxliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
12. it's funny... I am from darn sarf in Lahndan, but it comes up as scottish |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
13. I'm apparently from the midlands |
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redsoxliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 08:34 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. allo then, ow's birmingham then? |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 08:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Ar, smoky |
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hickman1937 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
14. Wow. My last name is mostly found in Liverpool and Kentucky. |
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redsoxliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 08:34 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. you should be proud |
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hickman1937 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 09:04 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Which begs the question, redsoxliberal, |
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redsoxliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 11:47 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. LIVERPOOL FC |
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Der Blaue Engel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
17. In 1881, my mother's family was almost exclusively in Bristol |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
19. Looking into family history they believe that my |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
23. Mine's is Yorkshire |
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Huckebein the Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
24. Mine name is not on the list but |
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TheBaldyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 09:42 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. it's quite common for surnames to vary slightly along with literacy levels |
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Huckebein the Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 09:45 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I see. Thanks for the info |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
27. 1881 map of my mum's maiden name |
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GrpCaptMandrake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-21-06 12:03 AM Response to Original message |
29. This is what makes DU so cool! |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-21-06 01:24 AM Response to Original message |
32. Interesting... |
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patsimae (116 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-21-06 01:40 AM Response to Original message |
33. So Interesting... |
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Ouabache (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-21-06 02:45 AM Response to Original message |
35. wow, what can anyone make of this |
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TheBaldyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-21-06 03:06 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. takes deep breath ... |
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Ouabache (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-21-06 03:45 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Thanks for the info |
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TheBaldyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-21-06 11:24 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. could be classified because family tradition favours certain names |
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