Genealogy Chat

This is one that was passed on to me Via email A scholar at one of the Private schools in England had a teacher named Bates. All the students had to call him Master Bates Hope I don't get into trouble for this one Jackie

i have a Bunting born 1826 with the christian name BETHING i also remember seeing a book once called 'Sliding Down The Bannister' by Sue R Arce

And not a beaver mentioned! lol

Gosh, you lot are really playing with fire with this thread...... Old Crone

On a census return - a nurse called Priscilla Duck Pat

My hubby`s great grandmother was called STEWART (first name) and her mother. Why? I`ve got a EUPHAM-female thought it was male at first! Rosalyn

These are not in my family tree but names I have come across during many years of teaching: Austin Seven , Annette Kerton, Orson Cart and the daughters of a professor of music, Melody and Harmony Keyworthy

My parents must have had a sense of humour.and my initials are looked for all over the world.I vandalised the pyrimids with it years ago WC

Mentioning the subject to my husband, he reminded me of a young lad he had dealings with a few years ago, the poor lad was lunbered with the name VALENTINO TIT. Jennifer

My Nan, bless her had to live with the name, Ivy Isabella Fallover. Also a cousin of my grt grt grandmother was Fanny Seller. Maxine

Lucky you Michelle. Mine are all called John and George. Do you know how many John and George Greenleys there were living in Yorkshire between 1750 and 1901. Flippin' hundreds that's how many! Rant over! lol

My 5x great grandparents called their sons Gustavus Adolphus George Albion. Ninion Sheraton Alfred Jubilee Michelle

I once worked in a maternity hospital and we had one mother who had to be disuaded from calling her daughter Theresa Green. Laughing at your B day reminds me of Verena Downs I was at school with - embarassing when she had to initial things espescially as she became a teacher. I have a Rosie Trolloppe in my tree who also sounds a fun girl. She was a bar maid as well.

I have a Young FRY in my tree. How about this unfortunate name (no connection to me) Lt. Col. PINE-COFFIN DSO. MC. Comander of the 7th. Bn. parachute Regt. took part in the Battle of Pegesus Bridge.

Not in my tree, but came across it on the census. Norman Conquest

I don't know wether i will be allowed to put this one but if it was my relative i would be, so here goes. while looking for a name beginning with B for jess yesterday i came across this one in the births BASTARD AFRICA. i don't know if that was the childs name or birth country, but it was listed as surname and forename i can dig out the page if anyone wants to see MOE!

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messaged you again, Jeanette :-) Joy

Go and flick your bogies somewhere else Marion! lolol

Lol Joy!