I have been researching my Gibson family on the Cityark Medway site mainly targetting Chatham, Rainham and Gillingham (all in Kent). It has taken me about a month - I finally finished my searches today. As I was wading through the details I began noticing some unusual surnames such as:
Hogsflesh, Drawbridge, Nudge, Tremble, Underdown, John Steptoe (a rag and boneman?), John Kingsmill (a baker?), Hamlet Grief, Exuperious Cope, a Mr. Hutton who married a Miss Mutton, Lucy Lavender and of course the Horatios and Wellingtons for baptisms around times of conflict and my favourite of all time is TIME OF DAY the mind boggles at how his parents arrived at this name.
I do hope that there are no researchers looking for a Mary Smith there appeared to be at least four in each generation.
Has anyone else found odd or memorable names whllst researching?
Jean
Hogsflesh, Drawbridge, Nudge, Tremble, Underdown, John Steptoe (a rag and boneman?), John Kingsmill (a baker?), Hamlet Grief, Exuperious Cope, a Mr. Hutton who married a Miss Mutton, Lucy Lavender and of course the Horatios and Wellingtons for baptisms around times of conflict and my favourite of all time is TIME OF DAY the mind boggles at how his parents arrived at this name.
I do hope that there are no researchers looking for a Mary Smith there appeared to be at least four in each generation.
Has anyone else found odd or memorable names whllst researching?
Jean
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