Re: Gulielmi Altree
HiIt is Latin so the country of origin is Italy. However, if you've got Gulielmi from a church record this won't help identify your ancestors country of origin as many historical church records were...
View ArticleHezlop families in Scotland
Does anyone know what part of Scotland the Hezlop name was located? My ancestor was Anna Bruce Hezlop, born in Scotland 1759. Parents unknown. Would like to find the connection between Anna to Robert...
View ArticleRe: Help with surname problem.
Thanks for the reply, I was curious about the above record because my 3x grandmother was called Antanacia Anchondo. Her name is all i have ever been able to find, I thought maybe the Atanacia from the...
View ArticleRe: Help with surname problem.
Do you know of any other Anchondo relatives? Like uncles/aunts, etc.? What of your parents names? Was Anatacia's family name Anchondo or did she marry one? I'm going through each record for Santa...
View ArticleSurname Echaire
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View ArticleSurname Echaire
I've been looking for information regarding the surname Echaire, thinking perhaps this might be Basque in origin? The specific individual I'm researching is Francisco Castil De Oro Echaire born around...
View Articlepossible tradition for naming in 1800s
I am wondering how common it was to name a girl after her father's previous (dead) wife? My 2x great grandmother was Hannah Strutt Piggin, the 'Strutt' being the surname of her father's first wife...
View ArticleRe: last name: /van Doornewaard/?
Yes this is very Dutch. Going abroad to another country, the name gets changed often though. Don't be put off by a name change. My name was Le Maistre in the 1600's and De Metter in the 1820's (long...
View ArticleRe: Names: Zujus/Zuis/Zuiss, Stanina, Siniauskas, Vickacka, Stumbris
Hi Jennifer,As far as I know, Matas Zujus, the journalist, was my grandfather's uncle. Currently I am trying to find out more about his family in Marijampole, because my great grandmother Elzbieta...
View ArticleRe: Schneyder
Hi,My 5th great-grandfather, Christian Schneÿder/Schneider/Snyder, was identified in a journal of Rev. Henry Melchior Muhlenberg [1711-87], Lutheran, in Pennsylvania, as being a convert from Judaism....
View ArticleRe: Hezlop families in Scotland
Usually spelled "Hyslop" in Scotland or "Heslop" in England, it's an English/Scottish border name. Looking at the Ancestry.com name origin tool, it shows that in 1841 (the farthest back it goes),...
View ArticleZankner
Has anyone ever come across the surname "Zankner" or "Zaenkner"? The farthest back I can get is a baptism of Carl Heinrich Zankner in 1845 in Herne, Germany. The court house in Herne is no help. Thanks!
View ArticleRe: Help with surname problem.
Atanacia was my Great Great Grandmother I believe she was born Anchondo. Her son was named Guadalupe Anchondo born 1874.When ever Atanacia appears on her son's and grandkids records, she always appears...
View ArticleRe: Names: Zujus/Zuis/Zuiss, Stanina, Siniauskas, Vickacka, Stumbris
Hi Ruda -I know from my research that Matas belonged to the families with the Zujus surname that were from the Preinai region. My Zujus relations were from the neighboring Kaisyadorys region. I have...
View ArticleDepity Family Ancestors
It is accepted that Mary Depity married John Lavinder of Franklin County sometime around 1788-1790. There are family records and census lists for proof of their family. However, there are no actual...
View ArticleZgrazybatz family name
My great grandparents came to the US in approx. 1892 from Poland/Germany to New Jersey with the family name ZGRAZYBATZ. At some time my great-grandfather Joseph legally changed his name to Zingabar,...
View ArticleRe: Surname Echaire
Basque is a possibility. A bit complicated, so see the below article:http://yorkspace.library.yorku.ca/xmlui/bitstream/handle/103...Possibly Argentinian
View ArticleRe: My last name
I wouldn't trust House of Names. They seem to be indicating that Stipes is a variant of Stubbs, without supporting evidence.Ancestry.com's Last Name Meaning tool is a better starting source than House...
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