Genealogy Chat

Hi Helen. Try this site for variations of spelling. Tony Oz Dont forget to remove the ( ) brackets. http://www(.)imagepartners(.)co(.)uk/Thesaurus/Search(.)aspx

Helen, What are you trying to find and where? If it's in a census you can be devious by putting first name, age and place of birth---no surname. That way I found John Rowe listed as John BOWE---would never have thought of that. But I knew his age [within a year or so], his p.o.b. and where he was likely to be. Up popped John Bowe!! Right age and occupation, p.o.b. and in Swindon where his first child was born. It may take a while but they are there somewhere [or they are usually---I still have a family lost in 1881, no matter how devious I am---they must have been out of the country!!}.

Cheers! thats great, off now to try it. Thanks everyone Helen

Go to GEN UKI on the geneology links on this site,then click uk and Ireland, top left corner, scroll down right hand side clickNames,Personal, scoll down to Surname thesaursus. Found this today and it gave me loads of other spellings for Braznell

Thanks guys, I have even searched through years and years of 1837, cost me lots of credits!

Helen If you're talking about finding them on census, they could be under anything! My Turner's have been Tanner/Toner/Turton My Hawkridge's have been Hawkrigg/Hawkbridge Sometimes its easier to search just under their christian name and year and place of birth and then go thru the list till you spot something that could be a mistranscription of the name you are looking for. Atack was Stacks the other day! Lou

Hi Marnie, Iv'e tried everything that I can think of that's why I put the message up, But thanks for replying anyway. Helen

Does anyone know if there is a web site where I can find lists of alternative spellings of names? e.g. What else can I look for , for the name of Povey?