Man's first name Fountain
I have three males from two separate families in my tree with the first name Fountain. Two are father and son but one is another family altogether. I cannot find any evidence that these men were named...
View ArticleBirkett Hodgson men
My gggrandmother had a brother Robert Birkett Hodgson,born 1852, Liverpool. Their parents were Robert and Lydia (nee Johnston) Hodgson, married 1843 Liverpool. Lydia was born Whitehaven, Cumberland...
View ArticleRe: are we related
Yes we are all related and originated from Scotland. Problem being is that due to some differences in early times some sections of the family deny this.
View ArticleRe: Cottuli de Cothi
I have looked at your rebels and rouges site and noitce a Norah, father Joe Mac and his wife of your descent. I think your Norah and mine appear to be the me as there are several similarities. In 1911...
View ArticleThe name Greter: the true story
Dear Craders/Greters/Gretters/ etcetera,It is nice to see that people wonder about the origin of their family names. Since we have overview of the family Greter back to the 13th century, I can tell you...
View ArticleRe: Stavnicky
nautius stavnicky ;ooking for any information on that name. i have came in contact with a big trunk with name on it. thank you
View ArticleRe: Man's first name Fountain
My usual language is frenchHowever, looking at very old time, ancient civilizations was practicing good adorations, unless greek adoring man's representations of goods, celtic were adoring nature, like...
View ArticleRe: Littleberry -- first name
I think one of the earlier replies has it right, its one of those southern examples of using a maternal surname as a given name. Also, seems to be an illustration of name trends - I have two...
View ArticleRe: Littleberry -- first name
A little further detail... there are about 220 Littleberrys in the 1860 US Federal Census, all but a small handful (20?) are in the South. There are only 17 in the 1940 US Federal Census. Neither of...
View ArticleRe: Littleberry -- first name
Final info - according to wikipedia, "Barry" is a common diminutive for Bartholomew. For what its worth, my Littleberry Stovall was the son of a Bartholomew...... now to figure out why I have two...
View ArticleRe: origin of Cea
My great grandmother was a Cea from somewhere near Bari also. I have learned it was a Sephardic Jewish name taken around the time of the Spanish Inquisition. That makes sense why it was Spanish. I have...
View ArticleFirst name Evenshut?
Found a baptism for a Evenshut Fleming 26 Jul 1807 St Peter Bolton. Never seen/heard this first name before. Does anyone recognise it or know of its origins? A Scottish or Irish name perhaps....or is...
View ArticleRe: BAUMERS
My mother's maiden name is Baumer (German origin). I have always understood that Baumer means 'keeper of the trees'.
View ArticleRe: Orr - Deryaw family
Hi, my husbands aunt is Barbara-Jean Deryaw, and I am in contact with her children. feel free to message us.
View ArticleUnusual first name: Belena
I have a mystery relative that shows up on censuses, in directories, death record with a first name of "Belena". This was also the name my father remembered her being called. I thought it might be an...
View ArticleRe: Unusual first name: Belena
If you would say where (and when) exactly in Ireland your Belena occurred, you might have a better chance of getting your question answered. My educated guess would be that the reasonably frequent...
View ArticleRe: Unusual first name: Belena
Thank you for the response. I believe she was from Galway County but that is an assumption based on the rest of the family. She was born sometime between 1835-1845. I wanted to make sure this wasn't...
View Article'Nappy' nickname - Origin
The Irish (female) nickname 'Nappy' is usually short for 'Napla' (pronounced 'Nawpla'). Sometimes thought of as shortened versions of 'Penelope' or 'Annabelle'.It has nothing to do with their hair.
View ArticleRe: Mongognia/Mongogna/Mongonia
I have Mangogna ancestry from Italy (Poggioreale I believe). I have seen it sometimes spelled as Mongogna in various records.
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