How common was the name Deborah in the 1700s? I would appreciate an indication from members if they have this name in their researches. I have got the impression that it was not common. It was given by a couple to their first child, baptised Hull Holy Trinity 1764. It could be a family Christian name. Bill.

In 1700, Deborah ranked 25th in the list of top fifty names for girls. This would be a national average, and there could be local variations. Houwever, there is good reason to think this was a family name; don't forget to include the female side, and go back a generation or two. The top 5 names were Mary, Elizabeth, Ann, Sarah and Jane. Persis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Webster" <wbwebster@optusnet.com.au> To: <eng-east-yorks@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 3:32 AM Subject: [ENG-EAST-YORKS] DEBORAH > How common was the name Deborah in the 1700s? I would appreciate an > indication from members if they have this name in their researches. I > have > got the impression that it was not common. It was given by a couple to > their first child, baptised Hull Holy Trinity 1764. It could be a family > Christian name. > > Bill. > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-EAST-YORKS-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. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.5/1356 - Release Date: 4/2/2008 > 16:14 > >

Hi All, I am trying to unravel a mystery surrounding my husband's GG grandmother Ellen PLAXTON, I have been to the archives at Beverley today to check, and have come back more confused than ever! Ellen's marriage to James MORLEY in 1855 gives her age on the certificate as 19 and her father as George PLAXTON, which points to a birth in 1836. The IGI and the Cottingham microfiche have a baptism for Ellen PLAXTON in 1836, father Charles (!!) mother Ellen, and one in 1832 with a father George and mother Ellen. Ellen's census shows her age matching a birth in 1835/36, and she was buried in Cottingham cemetery in 1900, where the age on her headstone is 65. The IGI has a marriage in 1827 of George PLAXTON and Ellen DOPER (on the microfiche it definitely isn't DOPER, though it is difficult to tell exactly what is does say) and a marriage of Charles PLAXTON and Mary TRAIN (not Ellen!) in 1819. (I think this Charles is the older brother of George). My FTM 2008 software brings up an Ancestry One World Tree match for Charles suggesting he died in Ontario, Canada and I haven't been able to find him on any English census. Ellen is living with George and Ellen in 1851, in 1841 aged 5 she is living with William and Elizabeth KIRMAN.....I haven't even begun to look at their connection with this puzzle yet!! So I have 3 questions. 1. Does anyone have any of these Cottingham PLAXTONS in their tree and can shed any light on any of this? 2. Is it likely the PR could be wrong? 3. Does anyone know where I can find out if and when Charles went to Canada, and who went with him? Hoping someone can help. Jan Holmes _________________________________________________________________ Get Hotmail on your mobile. Text MSN to 63463 now! http://mobile.uk.msn.com/pc/mail.aspx