Genealogy Chat

Anyone else got any girls with this name? Interested to know its origins.My Laola was born in 1909, daughter of a Northumberland miner - sounds a bit posh? Commonly known as Ola, I believe. Jay

Miss Ferguson appears to be unique, according to ancestry anyway

Have you got the name right - could it be misrecorded? Can't see it on baby names site.

This is presumably her death Laola Nesbit Birth Date: 19 Sep 1909 Death Registration Month/Year: Feb 1992 Age at death (estimated): 82 Registration District: Northumberland Central Inferred County: Northumberland Volume: 1 Page: 1931 There are a couple of Laola births in the 1984-2000 section of Ancestry's civil reg.

Not mistranscribed Nell - it appears like that in the GRO birth index and also her marriage. Corresponds with the written info given by a family member - however, I had no idea that this was actually her name, as when I was a child, I'd only ever heard her referred to as Ola. Turns out her sister Rosie was actually Rosella. Another rather upmarket name for a pitman's daughter! Did wonder if their mother was a great reader and had got the names out of a novel? Jay

Yes, I can see it being used in later times - I've come across Lola, Leila and Layla, but have never personally heard of another Laola around that time. Thankyou both for your contributions Jay

My husband's Jewish gt grandmother was Rosella - until I found her birth cert. She was registered as plain old Rose.

It's a bit upmarket for my lot, though, nell - I knew her daughter was Rosella, but always knew the elder one as Rosie. No idea of her full handle at all until I looked up her birth reg. Jay

I work with an Ola - but its a he and Swedish! L

Thankyou for that Lisa - I thought Laola sounded Spanish, but nothing much comes up when I google. Jay

Rosella - is a type of parrot! Victoria

Thankyou Victoria - well, she did talk a lot! Jay