Many years ago (decades) I was searching for the reason for my ancestors having alias's. I eventually found the following web site which you may find explains a lot. I have checked my copy of the names and alias's but there is no REED/REID/READE/ETC or BLACKMORE which is no help to your direct query but reading the information may help you. http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/DevonMisc/Aliases.html Some Devon Surname Aliases by Mike Brown I hope this has been of some assistance Marie -----Original Message----- From: Carolyne Bruyn via Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2016 3:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [DEV] REEDE OR BLACKMORE - Alternative Surnames Hi, My query isn't specific to Devon but the names I am wondering about are connected to my Devon lines and maybe I can also pick up more info on them. My apologies if not appropriate for this list. I am researching a REED / REID / READE / ETC line and have come across one JOSEPH REEDE or BLACKMORE, born 1662 in Barnstaple Devon. His father is apparently JAMES REEDE or BLACKMORE, also from Barnstaple [no firm dates as yet]. I think I have James's father as JAMES REED [ no Blackmore ]. In the bits of documentation I have for these two, the alternatives are clearly given in each case, REEDE or BLACKMORE. Does anyone have any idea why these two, and only these two, generations would offer a choice of surname? Is OR a substitute for a hyphen? Thanks for any insight. Regards, Carolyne ------------------------------------------ The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and the Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) List archive for Devon can be found at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=devon ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Marie: The Mike Brown essay you’ve pointed to is not the only one on aliases in GENUKI/Devon/Names, Personal. You may also find this one by Max Hooper helpful: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/DevonMisc/AliasesDiscriminant Cheers Brian On 10 Apr 2016, at 01:13, Marie McCulloch via <[email protected]> wrote: > Many years ago (decades) I was searching for the reason for my ancestors > having alias's. I eventually found the following web site which you may find > explains a lot. > > I have checked my copy of the names and alias's but there is no > REED/REID/READE/ETC > or BLACKMORE which is no help to your direct query but reading the > information may > help you. > > http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/DevonMisc/Aliases.html > Some Devon Surname Aliases > by > Mike Brown > > I hope this has been of some assistance > Marie > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Carolyne Bruyn via > Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2016 3:46 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [DEV] REEDE OR BLACKMORE - Alternative Surnames > > Hi, > > My query isn't specific to Devon but the names I am wondering about are > connected to my Devon lines and maybe I can also pick up more info on them. > My apologies if not appropriate for this list. > > I am researching a REED / REID / READE / ETC line and have come across one > JOSEPH REEDE or BLACKMORE, born 1662 in Barnstaple Devon. > His father is apparently JAMES REEDE or BLACKMORE, also from Barnstaple [no > firm dates as yet]. I think I have James's father as JAMES REED > [ no Blackmore ]. In the bits of documentation I have for these two, the > alternatives are clearly given in each case, REEDE or BLACKMORE. > > Does anyone have any idea why these two, and only these two, generations > would offer a choice of surname? Is OR a substitute for a hyphen? > > Thanks for any insight. > > Regards, > > Carolyne > ------------------------------------------ > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ > and > the Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) > List archive for Devon can be found at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=devon > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------------------ > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ > and > the Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) > List archive for Devon can be found at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=devon > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- School of Computing Science, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK EMAIL = [email protected] PHONE = +44 191 208 7923 FAX = +44 191 208 8232 URL = http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/people/brian.randell

Hi Brian Many thanks for the the web address you sent. I have not worked on those particular lines of my family for some time so had not followed up on any new leads. I have been concentrating on trying to get my families into book form and thought I had finished the Devon and Cornwall lines but new information is always welcome. Cheers Marie -----Original Message----- From: Brian Randell Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2016 7:14 PM To: Marie McCulloch ; [email protected] Cc: Brian Randell ; Carolyne Bruyn Subject: Re: [DEV] REEDE OR BLACKMORE - Alternative Surnames Hi Marie: The Mike Brown essay you’ve pointed to is not the only one on aliases in GENUKI/Devon/Names, Personal. You may also find this one by Max Hooper helpful: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/DevonMisc/AliasesDiscriminant Cheers Brian On 10 Apr 2016, at 01:13, Marie McCulloch via <[email protected]> wrote: