Genealogy Chat

hi leigh thanks for your offer, would appreciate if you could find the names, doggett, bunch, rowbotton and edwards thank you marcie x

Hi Leigh Could you please look up the girls first name of Tryphena please Kath

Hi Leigh Can you look for Horrobin and Bissell, it would be interesting to see if they are there. Thank you Rosemary

hi leigh thank's for the look up allen

Hi Liegh If your still around I would like to know the meaning of Amson Gannon and Farrell. It's exciting all these babies arriving isn't it Thanks Trish

had a feeling it wouldn't be there, thanks anyway penny

Hello Allen No SLOCOMBE I'm afraid, but... SLOUGH/ SLOW/SLOWE:......Hemming de Slo 1196......'Dweller by the slough or miry place'. Occasionally, Slow may be a nickname from Old English 'slaw' 'slow, sluggish, dull'. COMBE:.....from one of the many places named Comb, Combe or Coombe, or from residence in a small valley (Old English 'cumb'). Cheers

Hi Penny, congrats on being an Auntie again! No 'DEMI' in my book I'm afraid. I have DEMELZA as per Winston Graham's 'Poldark' and a place in Cornwall. Have a feeling though, that DEMI is short for something (as in Demi Moore the actress). Regards

TIRRELL, TERRALL, TERRELL, TERRILL, TEARALL, TYRELL, TYRRELL: Walter Tirel 1086 (Domesday Book) (Essex).....The common association with Anglo-Scandinavian Turold is impossible. Probably, as suggested by Tengvik, a derivative of old French 'tirer' 'to draw' in the same sense as French 'Tirand' which Dauzat explains as 'one who pulls on the reins', hence 'obstinate, stubborn'. NORTH: Aylmar del North 1230 (Suffolk).....'Man from the North', or 'dweller to the North'. HERN, HERNE, HEARN, HEARNE, HURN, HURNE, HARN: Gunnora de la Hurn 1212 (Hampshire).....From residence in a nook or corner of land or in a bend (Old English - Hyrne) as at Herne (Kent) or Hirn (Hants). For the Variation in the vowel, Herst. Hern is also a Middle English form of Heron. Better luck that time!

Leigh Thank you for your kind offer. I'd be interested in three surnames in my tree Chowns [also spelt Chouns] Mealing [or Maling or Meling] and Smoothy Thanks again. Helen

Hello My first customer! Unfortunately, not a good start as it is not listed! I do have the following (as written): RUST: Cenwold Rust 1016-20 (Kent); Robert, Richard Rust 1148 Winton (Hampshire), 1275 RH (Nf). Old English 'rust', used of reddish hair or complexion. Or, possibly derived from.... RUTLEDGE/ROUTLEDGE/RUCKLIDGE: .....this is a border name, English rather than Scottish, from some place which still remains unidentified. Sorry, can't be more specific. Leigh

Hello Leigh Than you for your kind offer, I would be interested in the meaning of HALMAN, KERSLAKE and FIVASH please. Congrats Penny, my sister is 10 days overdue with her first baby, poor thing, she's going in tomorrow to get the ball rolling. I'm convinced it's a boy, it's all very exciting :)

Leigh thank you for your kind offer. The surnames I am interested in are: HICKS GLAZE KIRBY RIVERS PULHAM PLAYFORD PRITCHARD CARRINGTON Thank you for your time : ) Much happiness Debi

hi leigh if you would look for Slocombe for me i would be grateful allen

hi leigh became a auntie again yesterday for the nineth time, just wondered if you could look up the meaning of the new arrivals name ? her name is DEMI thanks penny

Hello Leigh You Would not happen to have a Tyrrell, North and Hearn in your Book as Surnames? Thanks in advance

Have acquired a couple of books today which give the meanings/origins of both first names and British surnames. No guarantee of success, but happy to look should anyone wish me to.