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Member Since: May 2005 Posts: 349 Send Message	Gwen	Report	27 May 2006 16:33
Member Since: May 2005 Posts: 349 Send Message	I've only just started this side of the family so I expect I will eventually find out why he was called this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, hubby reckons its a maiden name of one of parents but we shall see.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 20,615 Send Message	Heather	Report	27 May 2006 16:30
	Well, could be a family name on mums side or a godparent? Or, and there did seem to be a period of fashion for this, the name of a village/town where the family were from.
Member Since: May 2005 Posts: 349 Send Message	Gwen	Report	27 May 2006 16:24
Member Since: May 2005 Posts: 349 Send Message	Hi to everyone and thanks for answering all my questions, it has been a great help fully appreciate it. A thanks to Jess & Suzanne for the information last evening about Halton Cox. I was so tired trawling through census records I went to bed before your replies so thank youuuuuuuuuuuuu both. what kind of name is Halton anywayyyyyyyyy lol