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Strangest Surname you have on your tree.
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Glenys the Menace! | Report | 18 Jan 2006 20:11 |
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It's not strange, but German, which was a bit unexpected. Steinhofel. x |
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Unknown | Report | 18 Jan 2006 20:35 |
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I used to know a Jo Garlick in Oxford, any relation Susan ? |
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Unknown | Report | 18 Jan 2006 20:42 |
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I feel really boring now! I've got Smith, Clark, Thompson.........................Boring!!! |
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Unknown | Report | 18 Jan 2006 20:43 |
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Teri, I have lots and lots of Smiths lol (and some Clarke and Clarkes !) |
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Malc /GG and Jackie | Report | 18 Jan 2006 20:50 |
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On mums side theres mennewether .. But have found out it could be mennyweather or merryweather due to mis-spelling at records offices. |
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Malcolm | Report | 18 Jan 2006 23:33 |
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not so much strange as rather funny i have SARNEY in mine now thats not funny till you put their christain names in theres fanny sarney and two williams (willy sarneys ) fanny married richard (dick ) ROLLS hows that for a picnic all this is perfectly true if ya think im making up ask to view my tree |
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Animal Lover | Report | 18 Jan 2006 23:43 |
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My strangest surnames are Restarick and Walsom. Now with Christian names I have 'Jocheves'! GP |
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Little Lost | Report | 19 Jan 2006 06:02 |
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I have a 'Dick Head' in mine. Well Richard really but we have nick named him Dick. LOL Also I won a free years subscription to lost cousins for an unusual name on 1881 Nimrod wiffen Thought Nimrod was a new name for a jet. Gloria |
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heleninrotterdam | Report | 19 Jan 2006 07:59 |
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The most unusual surname I have is probably my own maiden name, GRIMMETT De Jong is one of the most common surnames in the Netherlands and means 'the young' (The J is pronounced as a Y) Paul - Grimmelijkhuizen would be pronounced as GRIM - LICK - HOW - ZUN and means something like gloomy houses |
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Jill in France | Report | 19 Jan 2006 08:34 |
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A couple of days ago I found My Gt Grans name---Sleet. I am now looking for Snow and Rain. Jill xx :) |
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