Mispelling of Watson by a illiterate clerk? Chris . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Francis Payne" <francisp@xtra.co.nz> To: <eng-hampshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 2:19 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] Meaning of SOJOURNER > Yes, if you look on IGI for "Wossen" London does crop up. > > However, if you search for "Wasson" you get a lot more, so the soundex for > this name isn't reliable. > > I'm now trying to think of all the phoenetic possibilities for this name > and > need to try them one by one on IGI. What a performance ! > > (Chances are I won't come up with the obvious one). > > Francis > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "dubhda2" <david.dowd@btinternet.com> > To: <eng-hampshire@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 1:08 AM > Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] Meaning of SOJOURNER > > >> Hi Francis, >> I just wonder if Wassen is a variation on Wasson (name appearing in >> London >> 1881-1998) - which is from Old Northern French Wace, so possibly >> unconnected. >> >> There are no Wosens or Wossens in this year's Southampton/Winchester >> 'phone >> book, nor in Leicester University's library of commercial directories >> 1760-1920. >> >> There was a family of Wossens in Wiltshire 1898 (and a Wossencraft). 1 >> family of Wosens lived in Pennsylvania in 1920 (and 1 of Wossen in >> next-door >> New York State) - but the names can have separate Ethiopian and Middle >> Eastern origins so these are maybe irrelevant. >> >> Regards, David >> >> >> ............................................. >> Want to contact the local community? >> Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings >> http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk >> ............................................. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ENG-HAMPSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ............................................. > Want to contact the local community? > Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings > http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk > ............................................. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-HAMPSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message