Genealogy Chat

During a mid stint I nursed a lady whose surname was ROWES. She had a hefty 12lb baby that was red-faced and squalled herself to a deep puce colour on a VERY regular basis. Baby's hair was the brightest orange I have every seen anywhere! The childs name? Lillie Camelia Violet ............... Sonja

Just to keep the silliness going......My mum informs me she went to school with a Mary Christmas and I recall another girl from school called Porsche Carr!!

Not an ancestor but i recently heard of a child called Scarlett Huntriss! That could lead to a undeserved reputation ...... Sonja

There was a shop near to me that sold cheap shoes, called ONIONS - we though they should have the slogan - Come to Onions for your BUNIONS!!! Jacqui

The funniest collection of TRUE names I knew (and I hope no-one from the family reads this) is the PITT family. He was Sidney, she was Florence, and their daughter was Beryl (yes, really, truly, honestly). So as a family they were Spitt, Floppit and Burial Pitt. Jan

My GGGGGG grandmother married a Thomas Cockbone. Thank goodness she had already given birth to my ancestor. On another line I have the Heron family from County Durham. One family group were all recorded as Herring. Am I fish or fowl? Jim

If I can stop laughing long enough to type this, my mums neighbour was Rhoda Dailey! Tracey - I knew a Gaye Pratt too, in Sussex, wonder if it's the same one? Sue P.S do you think G.C will tell us off for putting inappropriate messages on the Tips Board? lol.

No funny names in my tree, but Ive had a good laugh, ive a wicked sense of humour and see the funny side.

Hi Sue, Could well be the the same Gaye Pratt, as I'm from Sussex too! She was a couple of years below me at school at Felpham Comprehensive. Tracy

Hi Tracy - my Gaye Pratt was at Secondary School in Storrington - My daughters had a teacher called Mrs Willey but she liked to pronounce it Wiley - I wonder why. Sue.

Stilll wiping the tears from my eyes. Where are you lot from? Many thanks for the laugh. The only funny name in my lot is Job - poor B. My mother (who is 81) reminded me of a horse that my Uncle put some cash on - Hoof Hearted. I wonder if he went with the wind!!! Nes

i'm afraid the only remotely silly name on my tree is Levi Twiddy! however he is really easy to locate on census returns!!!!! however may i suggest to the person with the neighbour called Wayne King, if he wants to go up-market he sould change his name to Master Bates!!!!! Julie T:)

I have a Greygoose, Winterflood and Glasscock. All in the same tiny hamlet of Castle/Shudy camps, Cambridgeshire.

I've got the following names in my tree, I really think their parents must have been drunk at the time of registration: Wilkinson Smith, Dickinson Oldfield, Aptavious Davidson, Marmaduke Kay. Those poor people George

I knew a couple with the surname HUNT who named their son Michael (no problem there I hear you say)....but they were stupid enough to shorten it to Mike!!!! Poor kid!!!

The modern trend of double-barreling the two surnames on marriage wouldn't have worked for my daughter and her husband. His surname is Ayres. (No - neither of them are hairdressers!) Janet

I knew a HUNT too, but his first name was Mark. We had lots of fun with that at comprehensive, as you can probably guess!!

I have a Bird marrying an Eyre, and ancestors called Fanny Ayers, Ann Bunney, and a load of Hawes & Players!!

Surviving psychologically unscathed from playground wits inserting a "T" into my surname was hard but I can't imagine what life must have been like for these people I've found during the course of my search for other Farwells. This will appeal to the toilet humourists - Farty, Fartier and Fartin. I kid you not!

I've not been able to check this site for 2 days - what have i started? My poor sister is listed as V.Lovely which embarrasses her quite a bit though. Anyone got any incredibly unusual names - I've an Tryphenia in my tree.