Judy Arnold wrote: > > Hello all you quiet Broadhurst researchers, > > We need to get some activity going! Please post what you have, even > if you've posted it before. We have some new members on the list > who haven't seen it. > > And new members, don't be shy! Tell us who you're looking for, or > any records you have that you can share. > > Now that we have our list back, let's use it. > > Also, I've updated my homepage (again) and added a page for > queries. So if you would like something put on the query page, > e-mail me the info. and I'll get it on the page as soon as > possible. I reserve the right to edit for consistency in format, > etc., but would like to see your queries. And have you seen all the > Broadhurst material that is on there now? > > Judy > > Judy Marshall Arnold - [email protected] > *ARNOLD*BROADHURST*COOK*COWAN*FAUBION*MARSHALL*MCCOY* > ***Visit the "All In Good Time" site***: > http://www.flash.net/~judyad/ Since all the Broaddus's in the US.of.A are really Broadhurst folks, I have some info on the Americanization of the name. A few years back, I was visiting in England and looked in the local phone books for Broaddus name. Finding none, I asked a local banker if he had ever heard of the name and he said sure, quite common in the east and Wales. I asked him why I couldn't find the name in any of the local directorys and he asked me how I was spelling it. I said B-R-O-A-D-D-U-S and he said "No my son, it's spelled B-R-O-A-D-H-U-R-S-T. You pronounced it correctly, just spelled it wrong!" (the H and R are sort of silent on the British pronunciation of Broadhurst. SO... Broadust and Broaddus or Broadus sound the same. Mother is Betty Feancis Elizabeth Broaddus -- David Michael Leininger (daVe) USIGS Founding Member Membership Committee Co-Chair http://www.usigs.org Marshall County Illinois http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmarsha McDonough County Illinois http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmcdono Putnam County Illinois http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilputnam