Excellent point. My family comes from the northeast of England. Knowing their accents, it would be easy for the untrained ear to think they were saying Dunning when thet were really saying Downing. It good to keep this in mind when researching. Lynda Virginia -----Original Message----- From: Clyde Downing <[email protected]> Sent: Feb 26, 2004 10:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [DOWNING] DNA Project Also DUNNING. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynda Roberts" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 5:27 PM Subject: Re: [DOWNING] DNA Project > During my research, I have seen different variations of the DOWNING name. > Before the 20th century, the concept of correct spelling did not exist, in > England at least. 75% of the population couldn't read or write, so, when > public officials transcribed records, many times they spelled names however > they thought they should be spelled. In looking at the British censuses, I > have seen my family members as DOWNINGS on one census and DOWNEYs on another > census. So, it may be prudent to include DOWNEYs, DOWNIEs, and DOWDINGs in > our project. It is someting to consider when you are looking at old > records. > > Lynda Roberts > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 7:56 PM > Subject: Re: [DOWNING] DNA Project > > > > In a message dated 2/25/2004 4:31:01 PM Pacific Standard Time, > > [email protected] writes: > > > > > I would just like to personally thank Lynda Roberts for taking on the > > > Downing > > > DNA Project. > > > This could mean major breakthroughs for some of us and I, for one, look > > > forward to working with those of you who share my Leander's ancestry. > Won't > > > it be > > > great to pool resources from this new perspective?!? > > > > > > > > > > Please allow me to add my "dittos"! In addition.......let us not forget > our > > Downing men who have agreed to "contribute their genes" for our benefit. > < > > grin> Thank you all for your contribution to this project. If I can find > and > > convince some other male Downings to help, I will send along his info. > > > > My sister and I met an elderly Downing man when we went to Iowa last year, > > but he is not online and doesn't really know us very well. His great > grandfather > > is Josiah Downing, born 1815 in Ohio, who is my 3rd-great grandfather. > > > > Regards, > > Wee > > > > Las Vegas, NV > > > > > > ==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe in list mode send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the subject > to [email protected] To unsubscribe in digest mode send a > message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the subject to [email protected] > > > > > ==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe in list mode send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the subject to [email protected] To unsubscribe in digest mode send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the subject to [email protected] > > ==== DOWNING Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe in list mode send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the subject to [email protected] To unsubscribe in digest mode send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the subject to [email protected]