Genealogy Chat

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

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.

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

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!!

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 !!!!!!!

My husband has a 'Bath' in his tree.

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!!