@SueWilson_235 Iโm sure many of them are mis-transcriptions. It is the cross us family historians bear. They just make me smile and I thought they might make others smile too.
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I wonder what his parents had in mind when they gave him this name. It conjures up an image of a man mountain running an opium den #weirdnames#genealogy#familyhistory
Sadly he was the wrong gender to be in a girl band and about a hundred years too early, but his name was nearly right. Did his parents have aspirations for him I wonder #weirdnames
I'm not sure what was going on in these parents heads when they named their child. Perhaps he had big ears or something #weirdnames#genealogy#familyhistory
Another strange one from the England & Wales Birth Indexes. I wonder whether her parents were into lizards or something #weirdnames#genealogy#familyhistory
It's a shame he wasn't born on new year's day, but it seems an appropriate name for my choice today (taken from the England & Wales Birth Indexes): "Resolution Taylor" September Qtr 1875 Oldham Reg. Dist. #weirdnames#genealogy#familyhistory
I wonder what day he or she was born (taken from the England & Wales Birth Indexes): "New Year West" March Qtr 1845 Ely Reg. Dist. #weirdnames#genealogy#familyhistory
Today's seasonal name from the England & Wales Birth Indexes is: "Festive Devine" September Qtr 1896 S Shields Reg. Dist. #weirdnames#genealogy#familyhistory
Another seasonal (and not unexpected) name taken from the England & Wales Birth Indexes: "Holly Berry" March Qtr 1880 Barnstaple Reg. Dist. #weirdnames#genealogy#familyhistory