Genealogy Chat

Just scrolling through some deaths and have come across a man call TWENTYMAN WILSON - died APR-JUN 1879 in Wigton, Have seen some unusual names but not that one before!!

I am transcribing for FreeBMD and there are some odd names. My favourite so far are the parents who named their child:- Sir F. M. Higgins. !! Jennifer

I found a boy in the 1851 census who's name was Smith Tall Child. Maureen

I have seen Buckingham Bugg, a parish clerk in Ipswich - 1841 census!

I came across one today also in 1851 census - Just Been Born and Not Yet Named Miller! Sue

You may have read my input last week, Flowers was a boys name used for three generations in my maternal side. Fortunately, the last Flowers was in the mid 1800s. Kathlyn

Just had a look at the 1871 Janet and there are two on in the same area maybe uncle and nephew Very strange name Bob

I bet Buckingham Bugg was related to Thomas and Charlotte BUGG. They were witnesses at my Emma BIRD's wedding.(You can see why their names stuck in my mind)

Twentyman is a common surname in Cumberland! I have a friend with it. In the case you found its just the usual Victorian thing of giving a child the surname of an ancestor as a first name - mother or grandmother perhaps. It can be incredibly helpful!!!!! Anne

My husband has a 'Bath' in his tree.

Kathlyn, How about these Flowers, Curate found on some baptisms today in Partney, Lincs, - Field Flowers, also found a death for Bought Flowers, wonder how that name came about !!!!!!!

Buggs I have been searching my friends ancestors which are Buggs in Leomington Spa when she had her first she had not got a name sorted so baby was labelled Baby Bugg-I love it!!

There are three generations of Aaron Mycock (think about it!!!) in Sheffield on the 1881 Census.

My husbands granny had a male first name Otto although she was always known as Rose no one knew until we sent for her birth certificate, what a shame.

Not my family, but I once came across a girl called Button Hole while doing local history.