Nobody seems really to know the function of aliases in bygone days. But there are a couple of interesting articles on the GENUKI site. Just put "aliases" into their search engine. And let us all know if you can make sense of it all! Mike --- eng-dev-southhams-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. EDMONDS alias PERRETT (Beverley Edmonds) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 08:55:47 +1000 > From: "Beverley Edmonds" <beverley@yourisp.com.au> > Subject: [ENG-DEV-SOUTHHAMS] EDMONDS alias PERRETT > To: <ENG-DEV-SOUTHHAMS-L@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <003601c6e5ac$bd12cf60$4b44fe7c@default> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Morning, > > Could someone please help with the likely > interpretation of the following > please. > > Richard EDMONDS alias PERRETT died c1627 of > Chivelstone. [Will Admin] > > Would this mean he was base born but the fathers > names was PERRETT or was > his mother married to a PERRETT then remarried an > EDMONDS with Richard > taking his mother's newly married name? > > I also have another one, John EDMONDS alias PEROTT > who was alive in > Stokenham in 1560. > > I imagine them to be brothers. > > Confusing!!!! > > > > Bev. Edmonds > Toowoomba, Qld, Australia > OPC Dartington, Dean Prior, East Allington, Halwell, > South Pool, Totnes & > Stokenham, Devon, Eng. > Looking for EDMONDS, Devon anywhere/anytime > GASTRELL, worldwide > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the ENG-DEV-SOUTHHAMS list administrator, > send an email to > ENG-DEV-SOUTHHAMS-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the ENG-DEV-SOUTHHAMS mailing > list, send an email to > ENG-DEV-SOUTHHAMS@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to ENG-DEV-SOUTHHAMS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of ENG-DEV-SOUTHHAMS Digest, Vol 1, Issue 16 > ************************************************ > Michael Mitchelmore Sydney, Australia Administrator of Rootsweb MITCHELMORE-UK mailing list and M*CH*MORE One Name Study at http://www.picknowl.com.au/homepages/bobm Registered with the Guild of One Name Studies OPC for Chawleigh, Cheldon, Chulmleigh, Eggesford & Wembworthy For my MITCHELMORE, PHILLIPS, SAUNDERS & TUCKER family histories, visit http://au.geocities.com/m_mitchelmore Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com