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Name Spellings
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Maggie | Report | 30 Mar 2005 16:15 |
I have found Watkinson as Walkinson, Wadkinson, Watkins, Watson, Wilkinson and Malkinson! This wasn't on a census or anything genealogical but someone once sent me a letter addressed to Walkingtonson!! Maggie |
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Claire | Report | 30 Mar 2005 15:28 |
I have Stevens mistranscribed as Stearns And Britten as Britton several times. Claire xx |
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Angie | Report | 30 Mar 2005 14:34 |
Two of my names that I have to check for different spelling's and varietions are Doresy came from** Dursey**,Dosser** and** Dorcey**. Peart can be **Peat **some mad fool dropped the R or **Pert**. Angie x |
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maryjane-sue | Report | 30 Mar 2005 14:18 |
I find the Surname Thesaurus handy sometimes..... http://www.*imagepartners.*co.*uk/Thesaurus/Search.*aspx |
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tinkers | Report | 30 Mar 2005 12:41 |
i have quinn somethines i find its spelt quin keagan --- keegan--keaghan |
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PennyDainty | Report | 30 Mar 2005 12:33 |
One I have is the name Bethune. Because of the Highland accent saying it as Beet Hon, it has become Beaton over the years. So lots of mine who were born as Bethune, show up later as Beatons! Christine |
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Pat Kendrick | Report | 30 Mar 2005 12:30 |
All these are really useful. So many of us have probably spent months looking for someone to no avail. If we can just help one person find one rellie it is worthwhile.Pat |
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Phoenix | Report | 30 Mar 2005 12:13 |
For my Skillings, the only thing transcribers seem to get right is the 'll' in the middle. Hilling, Killings, Billings, Rilley, Shillings, Stullings. In other words, any capital with some kind of cross bar and a terminal or penultimate letter with a tail. It makes it challenging, but does provide some satisfaction when I track them down, despite the transcriber's best efforts. |
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☼ Orangeblossom ☼ - Tracy | Report | 30 Mar 2005 12:11 |
I've got Sagar under Segar, Sager, Sayer Siddle as Liddle Craven as Cravon These are all mis-transcriptions though. |
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Dawnieher3headaches | Report | 30 Mar 2005 12:00 |
Pat, I have a Fossett that became Jessett Dawn |
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Pat Kendrick | Report | 30 Mar 2005 11:49 |
Hi do you think we could start a thread for the various different name spellings we have found e.g. Looking for Kendrick found under Hendrick Rickword found as Rickward, Rickword, Ricksward, Richword to name just a few. It might help someone who has a brick wall. What do you all think? Pat |