Regarding the name ODGERS, just out of interest I did a search on the Cornwall OPC database using o%g%r and it turned up at least 24 different variations. That is before you start looking for the ones starting in 'A'. Most of those variations are in earlier years, by the time you get to the 19th C they are almost all Odger and Odgers. I'm sure that Alan could tell me more :) Peter -----Original Message----- From: cornish-gen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cornish-gen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Alan Nelson Sent: Thursday, 4 March 2010 3:55 AM To: Mary Hester Cc: cornish-gen@rootsweb.com Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] Guild of one name studies Now that it seems my message appears to have had several positive responses can I ask if anyone has links to Auger/Augur/Augar Odger/Odgers please contact me Although not registered with Goons I am also interested in Anger a more than common misspelling along with August as a local family of Auger from Ringwood changed to August Could it have been a hard of hearing registrar and/or an individual with a distinct local accent ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Hester" <mhester@tiscali.co.uk> To: <> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 5:04 PM Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] My Freethy Brick Wall > > Hi Corinne > > I am sure Alan wasn't being rude. however, the Freethy Name does not come > up > on the one name list. I suggest you look at > http://bigfile.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/listsearch enter the name > Freethy and three variations come up so you might have more luck on those > Mailing Lists. Good Luck > > Mary > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Corinne Freethy" <Twiglets@telus.net> > To: <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> > Sent: 03 March 2010 11:49 > Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] My Freethy Brick Wall > > >>I really hope you're not being rude. >> >> >> At 02:19 AM 3/3/2010, you wrote: >>>Why do I appear to be the only member of the Guild of one name studies >>>GOONS for short identifying and referring individuals to other Goons >>>Have you checked your unusual name against those entered in the register >>>of >>>one name studies www.one-name.org > >>> >>> > > > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. > SPAMfighter has removed 216 of my spam emails to date. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > The Professional version does not have this message > > > ------------------------------- > Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information > http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Could someone, namely Peter please explain how these symbols work please and what do you do? Where do they go? I want to try EDMONDS Bev Edmonds > Regarding the name ODGERS, just out of interest I did a search on the > Cornwall OPC database using o%g%r and it turned up at least 24 different > variations. That is before you start looking for the ones starting in 'A'. > Most of those variations are in earlier years, by the time you get to the > 19th C they are almost all Odger and Odgers. > > I'm sure that Alan could tell me more :) > > Peter > > -----Original Message----- > From: cornish-gen-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:cornish-gen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Alan Nelson > Sent: Thursday, 4 March 2010 3:55 AM > To: Mary Hester > Cc: cornish-gen@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] Guild of one name studies > > Now that it seems my message appears to have had several positive > responses > can I ask if anyone has links to Auger/Augur/Augar Odger/Odgers please > contact me > Although not registered with Goons I am also interested in Anger a more > than > > common misspelling along with August as a local family of Auger from > Ringwood changed to August Could it have been a hard of hearing registrar > and/or an individual with a distinct local accent > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Hester" <mhester@tiscali.co.uk> > To: <> > Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 5:04 PM > Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] My Freethy Brick Wall > > >> >> Hi Corinne >> >> I am sure Alan wasn't being rude. however, the Freethy Name does not come >> up >> on the one name list. I suggest you look at >> http://bigfile.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/listsearch enter the name >> Freethy and three variations come up so you might have more luck on those >> Mailing Lists. Good Luck >> >> Mary >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Corinne Freethy" <Twiglets@telus.net> >> To: <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: 03 March 2010 11:49 >> Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] My Freethy Brick Wall >> >> >>>I really hope you're not being rude. >>> >>> >>> At 02:19 AM 3/3/2010, you wrote: >>>>Why do I appear to be the only member of the Guild of one name studies >>>>GOONS for short identifying and referring individuals to other Goons >>>>Have you checked your unusual name against those entered in the register >>>>of >>>>one name studies www.one-name.org >> >>>> >>>> > >> >> >> -- >> I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. >> We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. >> SPAMfighter has removed 216 of my spam emails to date. >> Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len >> >> The Professional version does not have this message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com >> >> Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription >> information > >> http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > > > ------------------------------- > Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information > http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information > http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2722 - Release Date: 03/04/10 19:34:00

Peter is using % as a wild card - in his case, meaning O(any letter)G(any letter)R. To search for Edmonds, for example, using edm%nd would bring up a couple of different spellings, such as Edmond/Edmund. If you entered edm%ond%, you would get the variations already mentioned, and different endlings - s/son/etc. At a time when a lot of people were not well versed in reading and writing, the spelling of the a name often depended on how the clerical person thought it should be spelt. Cheers