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Henry mistranscribed to Wendy
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Christine in Herts | Report | 26 May 2006 15:07 |
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I was under the impression that Wendy was coined as a name by J M Barrie, in Peter Pan, so wouldn't have become common currency until 1904 at the earliest. <<Wendy was first coined by the English author James Barrie for his novel Peter Pan. He was inspired by the phrase 'fwendy wendy,' a baby-talk nickname for 'friend,' which was given to him by a childhood friend.>> It is suggested that Wendy, as an abbreviation for Gwendoline, came after rather than before that event. Christine |
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Merry | Report | 26 May 2006 14:49 |
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I have a boy called Arthur who is down as a girl called Martha on the 1851 census!! LOL Merry |
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♥Athena | Report | 26 May 2006 14:43 |
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LOL - no wonder we have trouble locating people on the census, eh? |
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Julie | Report | 26 May 2006 14:10 |
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On the 1841 census Wendy Jacob abt 1821 Walton on the Hill Lancashire View Record Wendy Liptrot abt 1836 Lancashire, England Wigan Lancashire View Record Wendy Smith abt 1811 Histon Cambridgeshire View Record Wendy Wickes abt 1826 Sussex, England Frant Sussex View Record Wendy Williamson abt 1829 Walton Cumberland All the above names on image says Henry |
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Julie | Report | 26 May 2006 14:09 |
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See below |
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