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Might have asked this before sorry :(

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hooch

hooch Report 1 Sep 2006 10:22

Why do they keep changing the spelling of thier surnames? and how do ya make sure ya got the right one if they keep changing it? cus I have def found my great great grandad Linacre/Liniker christening when tried to gind his mum her names spelt Linnacre what do ya think the chances are that ive found the right mum for him? Luv ANGIE XXX

Jess Bow Bag

Jess Bow Bag Report 1 Sep 2006 10:27

If you cannot read, nor write, you tell someone your name. What gets recorded is how THEY spell it - and you were none the wiser. Jess

hooch

hooch Report 1 Sep 2006 10:40

Thnak you Jess xxxxxxxxx really gets me confused :(

Kim

Kim Report 1 Sep 2006 11:29

There was no reason for correct spelling, it is a very recent thing that we all tend to spell things the right way. Most people even if they could write did not worry about consistent spelling, in some records the same parish clerk spells the name differently each time someone from the same family is baptised. I 've Goodgin, Gudgen Gudgeon within three generations. Also have Waver/Weaver , and Pursey, Piercey etc. Kim

Heather

Heather Report 1 Sep 2006 11:40

It still happens now! I have to stand over people and tell them there is no E in our surname, lol. Heather

An Olde Crone

An Olde Crone Report 1 Sep 2006 12:44

It certainly does still happen now - I have a four-letter surname (now, now!) and the times it is spelled correctly are rarer than hen's teeth. OC