General Chat

10x Gt Grandfather was... Cresswell Probyn Blanchett ! God rest his merry soul Debbie O' ( nee Blanchett )

Jackie B, Yes Friend is a first name, no idea why he was called that. Strange one. Sue

Unfortunately I can't find where the Stimpson bit came from (apart from his Mum who was Annie Constance STIMPSON Weedon!) Fascinating though, this name quest! Allie x

hi allie,,,,my thats a mouth full,,,cecil herbert ellis stimpson,,,, but i surpose back then allie the kids where named after the parents and grandparents,,,,, but ellis is a nice name,,,,,and i agree it do sound spooky that ya choose that name to find it goes way back in ya family tree, an omen may be,,,,,,,, jackie

My Dad had the glorious name Cecil Herbert Ellis Stimpson (surname Gilbert) We named our son Ellis Ferguson, not really after my Dad, but because we liked it. Since then, doing my tree, I've found that the name ELLIS goes way back on both sides of my family, so as you can imagine, I'm so glad to have unwittingly carried on the tradition! It's a bit spooky though to have chosen that name....... Allie x

hi morydd,,,so they are real family names then,,,,,thats nice,,,, ours are thomas george,,bill, sarah,,catherine,,,elizabeth,,,owen,james,,,nothing unusual,gloria,cerys ,the old names,,,thats came down the line,,sarah ann is the most poplar one for the girls,, george owen... james mainly for the boys nothing unusual about our names..... jackie

Jackie, my Dad's and brother's middle names, my Dad's Dad was a member of the salvation army and that's why my Dad has that name and my brother is named after my mother's brother. M.

hi christine,,, not surprised he was known as maher,,,bit of a mouth full,,,, and not surprised it very unusaual name,,wonder how he came to get that name,,,,and only the one on 1881 cencus,,,either it was uncommon,,or folk couldn't spell it,,,,, jackie

Yes it is a first name and the only one on the St Catherines Index - on the 1881 census he is just Maher......I wonder why? Seems that there is a film star in the US with the same name. He died in 1893.

morydd, i have heard of bramwell an boyd,,, bramwell as first an surname,,,,,,,, but boyd as cropped up in mags ive read,,, jackie

christine,,i couldn't even begin to say that,,name,,,what a mouth full, i take it its a first name,,,,, maherishalashbaz if ive spelt that right? tuck,,,,,,, vrty unusaual name,,,,, getting tongue tide trying to say it,, jackie

sue in kent hi,,,,thats unusual,,is that a first name? friend,,, if so how did that name come abaht? be interesting to know jackie

I have - Simeon, Keziah, Bramwell, Boyd M.

I have a Melchisedeck in my tree, I wonder how they pronounced tat. I haven't checked but I am assuming it is biblical. ann Glos

what about Mahershalalhashbaz Tuck...!!!!

My second cousin and his wife named their little boy SPARKY!! They are both avid Man Utd supporters and loved Mark Hughes who played for them at the time, his nickname was Sparky, they must have been gutted a few months later when he was transfered to Chelsea! Rosi

hi lynn,,,now thats unusual,,not heard of that one,,,,,,,,, that i can recall....... jackie

i have a rellie called nimrod for his christen name lynnx

sue,,,,,,,,,bit of a mouth full gustavus,,,,,,,,and uncommon,,,, i had to giggle at the raffle bit,,,,,,,not heard of that either only as a surname,,,,,,,, but the george washington,,,,,i take it its not the george washington....... jackie

well teresa he couldnt get mixed up with his name emanuel emanuel,,,,,,,i have a distant rellie called roger rogers, jackie