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Any 'unfortunate' names in your family tree?

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maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 29 May 2019 23:10

:-D :-D :-D :-D

Tawny

Tawny Report 29 May 2019 21:47

I have a Mary Black Mealmaker and Robin Banks

Phyll

Phyll Report 29 May 2019 20:34

I have a Mary christmas

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 29 May 2019 19:26

Fanny Case is hilarious! :-D :-D

SheilaSomerset

SheilaSomerset Report 29 May 2019 19:13

I kept my maiden name - I'm the last of the line! Plus my OH has a 'boring' name :-D

Nothing very weird in my tree but Drusilla Faircloth sounds nicely exotic.

One of my g-grandmothers was Fanny Case.

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 29 May 2019 19:07

Island, I still use my married name.
Mainly because, although my maiden name was unusual - it was my dad's stepfather's name - the man who 'adopted' him at 16 - so hardly a 'father figure', and I don't want to go back to that.
I've been scouring my female Cornish side, thinking I could change my surname to a Cornish one.
Carminow(e) is now defunct as a surname, there are Polkinghorne's, Jory's, Killigrew's.- even a Truran,
Then I found Alice Trenowyth Tynton.
Her parents were Stephen Tynton and Elizabeth Bloyou.
Have to admit to sniggering at the 'Bloyou' :-D :-D

Then I found Elizabeth Bloyou's parents.
Alan Bloyou, who married ............
Johanna Nanscoyk!!!! :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Two unusual and somewhat awkward names :-S :-S :-D :-D :-D

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 29 May 2019 18:55

Kucinta - that is hilarious! :-D :-D

Chris, My Hoares were in Southampton! :-D

Maybe it was a 'thing' for Hoares to give their daughter's a middle name begining with 'A'.

..a bit like those in the 19th century, with the surname 'Gay' naming their sons 'Brighton' :-D :-D :-D

Island

Island Report 29 May 2019 16:34

:-D :-D @maggie
I just can't get my head round why women give up their surname for the blokes in this day and age anyway :-S especially when his is so ridiculous. Come on, why would any young woman trade in Long for Wi-Wi?????

Not in my tree but, not sure how to phrase this.... ! saw? spotted? happened across? - Fanny Seal! :-0

Chris in Sussex

Chris in Sussex Report 29 May 2019 15:57

Maggie

I thought I recognised the names, well who could forget a Fanny Hoare :-D

So what are you doing with my London Hoares in your tree? :-0

Winifred Ann is my first cousin 3 times removed.

Chris

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 29 May 2019 14:59

Going a bit off topic, as not a real name, but I did laugh at this 'South African' name:

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/prank-saw-asda-worker-announce-2856820

Malcolm

Malcolm Report 29 May 2019 13:42

Two names I have come across.... WAYNE RANKING & DICKIE BALLS

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 29 May 2019 13:32

I have Fanny Grummitt and Fanny Airey :-D :-D :-D

Caroline

Caroline Report 29 May 2019 13:16

:-D :-D

JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 29 May 2019 12:56

Maggie that so made me laugh ;-) ;-)

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 28 May 2019 23:58

Awkward name to be sure.
I worked with a bloke named John Thomas - also awkward.
Also, with the surname Kerr, why would you name your son Wayne?
Not in my tree - but real names :-S

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 28 May 2019 23:47

for me at the time the worst name ever and I hate sproats, evil little cabbages

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 28 May 2019 23:45

No problem. Uzzi.
I do remember your mother dear posts :-D

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 28 May 2019 23:40

I do have worst than MOTHER DEAR
Can anybody remember my mother dear threads Sorry Maggie will do another post

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 28 May 2019 23:32

:-D :-D :-D

I have a Fanny who married a Hoare.
They had a daughter called Winifred Ann.
On the census she is 'Winifred A Hoare' :-D


Edit ....but I don't think that's the worst one on my tree....

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 28 May 2019 23:18

I think my most unfortunate was mother :-D :-D :-D


Ouch how bitchy of me. actually her name was before foster Sproat need I say more