I have Williams in my family and will watch to see what folks think of this. > Hi people > > Can anyone help me please. > I have a problem of interpreting the parent(s) of some of my Cornish > family lines in Breage. > Some references in the 1600's to about 1720 give the surname > followed by "als" and another name. > Sometimes the "als" is replace by "or" > Some examples are > WILLIAMS als POLBADDA > WILLIAMS or ORCHARD > WILLIAMS or PASCOE > WILLIAMS als PAULE > WILLIAMS als MARTEN > WILLIAMS als ANGOUE > > My question(s) are > Is this an "alias" of the parent stated > or does it mean "also" and > it is to include the surname of the mother, who is usually not > stated in these references, but sometimes can be. > It is quite uncommon after 1720, but there is one known entry in > 1751 among the WILLIAMS families. > > It cannot refer to a place, as they are not place names within Breage Parish. > > Can anyone clear up this. > Best wishes > Ken STEWART > (KITTO one-name-study) > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > Carolyn Haines Holt, MI 48842