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Lovely place name!

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brummiejan

brummiejan Report 23 Feb 2014 20:19

Thought this was a mis-transcription - but no!

Name: Ann Haynes
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: 1837
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: George Haynes
Gender: Female
Where born: Barton-in-the-Beans

Amused me, hope you agree! :-)

Jan

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

Graham

Graham Report 23 Feb 2014 22:31

Love it :-) I wonder if they are full of beans :-S

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 24 Feb 2014 00:38

love it!

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

mgnv

mgnv Report 24 Feb 2014 06:57

Rather nice than this:

1901 Census of Canada Page Information
District: ON ALGOMA (#44)
Subdistrict: Rat Portage (Town/Ville) N(2)-1 Page 1
1 1 Carmichael John A M Head M Jun 13 1865 35
2 1 Carmichael Laviua F Wife M Mar 25 1868 33
3 1 Carmichael Sylva F Daughter S Jul 8 1900 1
4 1 Scofield Millie F Niece S Nov 28 1889 10

Actually, 5 y after the census they renamed the town as Kenora - they thought it would sound more appealing to prospective settlers.

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 24 Feb 2014 12:28

Also nicer than Bastard township in Ontario.

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

Graham

Graham Report 24 Feb 2014 14:27

Researching your family history could be tricky there Margee ;-)

Karen in the desert

Karen in the desert Report 24 Feb 2014 15:42


Barton in the Beans :-D a name with a happy ring to it.

Love this thread, it's got me chuckling out loud :-D :-D

Researching:
Researching: MILLS & ROBERTS Cambs: TAGG Thames Ditton & East Molesey, Surrey: LEETON/LEADON Hunts & Cambs: LLOYD London/Middx: FROST London/Middx: ROSKAS, KISELIUS, BUDAS W.Lothian & Lanarks: ROSKAS, JAKAS/JAKAITE, JUSKEVICIUS, MICKEVICIUS Lithuania

mgnv

mgnv Report 24 Feb 2014 22:17

1881 England Census
Civil Parish: Dunkerton
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England
Street address: Peasedown ************************
Registration district: Bath
Sub-registration district: Twerton
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Piece: 2431 Folio: 68 Page Number: 11

Charles Carpenter 45 Writhlington, Somerset, England Head
Jane Carpenter 44 Bath, Somerset, England Wife
Henry John Carpenter 42 Bath, Somerset, England Brother
William Carpenter 10 Dunkerton, Somerset, England Son
Ada Carpenter 6 Dunkerton, Somerset, England Daughter

The village is now known as Peasedown St John.
(On a personal note, I once had the same breed of puppy as St John.)

Graham

Graham Report 25 Feb 2014 09:10

I know the place mgnv. We do get a lot of rain in Somerset ;-)
There is a river in Dorset called the river Piddle with several villages named after it including Piddle Puddle :-)

Graham

Graham Report 25 Feb 2014 18:00

There's a story on MSN today about rude street names. I'm not sure if they're printable here though ;-)

Kense

Kense Report 25 Feb 2014 18:29

You mean this one?
http://money.uk.msn.com/news/rude-street-names-cut-house-prices-1

Graham

Graham Report 25 Feb 2014 20:12

That's the one Ken :-)

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 25 Feb 2014 21:22

Well, if an address is real it's printable! Those addresses are hilarious.
I quite like Knackers Hole Lane in Dorset.

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

Paul Barton, Special Agent

Paul Barton, Special Agent Report 25 Feb 2014 22:03

As I write this I'm sitting in a bath full of Heinz Baked Beans. ;-)

Paul Barton

Graham

Graham Report 26 Feb 2014 09:12

I remember seeing some hard looking blokes in Great Coxwell in Gloucestershire. :-)