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Wonder did he grow up with a chip on his shoulder
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**Ann** | Report | 3 Mar 2013 20:35 |
FELLOWS, Joseph Head M 63 1808 Worcestershire VIEW |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 3 Mar 2013 20:47 |
poor chap :-( :-( :-( |
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Sharron | Report | 3 Mar 2013 20:48 |
You see those newspaper headlines somethimes that say " Evil George Smith who murdered his neighbour" or whatever. |
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MrDaff | Report | 3 Mar 2013 20:51 |
Derivation of the Norwegian 'Oddr' = 'Point of a Sword'. |
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JoyBoroAngel | Report | 3 Mar 2013 20:56 |
maybe he was born a bit strange :-( |
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FootieAngel | Report | 3 Mar 2013 21:05 |
Ann this looks familiar Im doing 3 fellows trees in Dudley are Staffs/Worcs based also on one side we have a lot of roman name Septimus, Cephas and Quinarius I wonder if they are connected. If so my Step Dad is a bit Odd lol x |
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**Ann** | Report | 3 Mar 2013 21:11 |
Hi Footie......just messing about with census for my own amusement.....there are some really odd ones out there! |
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FootieAngel | Report | 3 Mar 2013 21:28 |
Its something I do as well I have this one girl called Helena A F C H K H Bywater the other kids had one name each spend a week researching her before found her name was "Helena Alice Frances Caroline Harison Kesterton Hill Bywater" - she was thier youngest child. and her father was a 'refiner of pig iron' in Netherton - airs and graces aye x |
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**Ann** | Report | 3 Mar 2013 21:44 |
:-D Footie. Here's a good one.....liked his name so much called his son the same :-0 |
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FootieAngel | Report | 3 Mar 2013 21:56 |
Lol love it x |
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**Ann** | Report | 3 Mar 2013 22:02 |
:-0 :-0 :-0 |
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JustJohn | Report | 3 Mar 2013 22:30 |
There was an important independent chapel in West Bromwich (Mares Green) and that threw up some strange Old Testament names for a few generations. |
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FootieAngel | Report | 3 Mar 2013 22:45 |
I think the one i looked at was Oddious that puzzled me JLC as it sounds an awful name but its not biblical though it may have a good meanng. |
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**Ann** | Report | 3 Mar 2013 22:54 |
Well your never too old to get married.....It may well be him :-) |
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TheBlackKnight | Report | 3 Mar 2013 23:01 |
Loonie Fattelay got married in Lewisham, London in 1908 :-D |
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JustJohn | Report | 3 Mar 2013 23:02 |
FA. Yes, noticed Oddius and Oddy were fairly common on a Free BMD search. |
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**Ann** | Report | 3 Mar 2013 23:04 |
Oh that's a good one BK.....male or female? |
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TheBlackKnight | Report | 3 Mar 2013 23:19 |
Ann it was a female. |
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**Ann** | Report | 3 Mar 2013 23:21 |
How on earth did you find the latter BK? |
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TheBlackKnight | Report | 3 Mar 2013 23:24 |
My OH has a book of the most amazing names you can find of real people. |
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