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David

David Report 22 Apr 2012 21:05

McLarnon,that's my Grand Mother's maiden name

Researching:
Sometimes nothing is a real cool hand.

MaureeninNY

MaureeninNY Report 22 Apr 2012 15:36

Oh -don't try to tell me that McLarnon has had no variations!
;-)

Maureen

David

David Report 22 Apr 2012 11:11

Thank goodness,I had started to think was I searching on the wrong tree.

Iv'e had the Irvine name for 66 years and I don't know if it's the way I say it or the listeners ears but Ive had my name written as Urvin,Elvin Irving many times.

Researching:
Sometimes nothing is a real cool hand.

mgnv

mgnv Report 22 Apr 2012 00:47

I forget the exact numbers, but I think there are 11 known signatures of William Shakespeare - and these exhibit 6 different ways he spelled his surname.

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 21 Apr 2012 19:35

Spelling was not so important then, in many ways.
As long as the surname spelling sounded right, variations often occured.

Often the couple didn't...or couldn't....check the spelling and therefore many families find these variations.
My main surname interest has 4 usual variations, all within the same family group and dependant on which clerk recorded the details.
I record them all with just one spelling on my home computer, as it's easier to search, but I make a note of how they were actually written. The same people are often recorded with different spellings at different events.

Gwyn

Thelma

Thelma Report 21 Apr 2012 19:33

Education was lacking in 1869.
Possibly the parents could not read or write.
The name was entered by the church official as he heard it.

David

David Report 21 Apr 2012 19:06

Ive been looking at the baptism record of Francis Ervine b4/5/1869
His Father's name is given as Francis Ervine,his Mother's name as Rose Anna Galloway.

Since the family name is IRVINE why are my GGR & GGF listed as Ervine?
Could it be a genuine spelling error or maybe a variation?

Researching:
Sometimes nothing is a real cool hand.