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Erikoinen | Report | 14 Apr 2006 23:31 |
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Marchington seem to be concentrated in Derbys. Chapel en le Firth in particular an occurence of 329 per 100,000 Caldicott - counties mainly boardering Wales - Weobley in Herefordshire having highest concentration of 159 (per 100,000) Coldicott - Gloucs/Worcs boundaries - Evesham 439 Parsons is a southern name Somerset/Dorset in particular but highest concentration is in three general areas Sturminster/Wincanton - 1492/1448 Launceston/Camelford/Holsworthy 1042/1012/877 then Bridgwater/Williton 835/765 Taylors is a very rare name Lancashire and Derbyshire featuring actual numbers in 1881 were Liverpool 2, Chorley 2 and Derby 2 per 100,000 people that would be 1,4,3 respectively Ken x |
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Beverly | Report | 14 Apr 2006 23:15 |
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Hi Nell You have some interesting names in your tree, bet they were interesting to look up, Bev |
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Unknown | Report | 14 Apr 2006 23:12 |
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OK Chowns Mealing/Mealins/Mellins Purvey Smoothy |
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Christine in Herts | Report | 14 Apr 2006 23:07 |
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There's also that website where you can look online, but that's to do with density rather than distribution, so that 2 people in a group of ten on a remote island would show up as more significant than 50,000 in a population of 500,000. Christine |
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Beverly | Report | 14 Apr 2006 23:05 |
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Thanks Ken, very kind, it's up to you, I have: Marchington, Caldicott (or spelt Coldicott) Parsons or Taylors, Regards, Bev |
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Erikoinen | Report | 14 Apr 2006 22:55 |
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Want to know the most likely area your family came from? Leave a surname and I'll tell you the greatest occurence of it in Britain. ALSO let me know if this fits in with your research or not, it is nice to get some feedback. NOTE the responses you get are my personal interpretation of the available data and are done for fun, it may, or may not, assist with your research NO MORE REQUESTS AT PRESENT PLEASE |
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