on 6/6/05 10:18 am, Chris & Caroline at chris@chayles.freeserve.co.uk wrote: > There was a GURD family living just outside of Fawley, Len GURD was a > friend of mine who worked with me with British Rail Parcels, he died > about 12 years ago so not sure if any of the family are still living in > the area. His name was pronounced with a hard "G". > Chris > Thanks for letting me know Chris Our family pronounce the name with a hard G as well which makes it even more surprising that some of the family's names changed from Gurd to Jurd and back again in the Censuses as they moved in and out of the South Stoneham / Botley area. Maybe the Census enumerator didn't have his ear trumpet with him! Dot