My Dad's name was Nelsa - it was a name my grandmother made up so she could name him after his Aunt Nellie. Maybe scottish way of feminising a name - my grandmother was of Scottish/Nova Scotian descent. My Dad was always known as Toot - a nickname also bestowed on him by his mother - supposedly because he was so little when he was born that she could hold him in one hand.Funnily enough, when Dad died and the funeral people put in a notice about Nelsa Goodson's funeral - some people didn't even know that was his real name.Jan , 3 Mar 2012 23:34:09 +0000 > Subject: Re: [LIN] March theme > > > > My 3rd cousin 5 times removed (!!) married Original Skepper 1st June 1813 at Fiskerton, their 12th child was called Original as was Original juniors 7th child. How many Originals can you have? > Phil > > > Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 11:54:03 -0800 > > From: louis_mills@att.net > > To: eng-lincsgen-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [LIN] Admin. note: March theme > > > > Hi, Missing LIncs, > > > > I got an angry e-mail from a man a few months back because I had an American relative listed (his dad) with a first name of "Archibald". He insisted that his father had always been "just Archie". When I pointed out that the man's name in the census returns was "Archibald" and it was that way on his Social Security record. the fellow refused to believe me and insisted the name should be just "Archie." > > > > We can be stubborn about names. After all, it is our supposedly unique identifier. I find it interesting to see people's reactions when they do an Internet search of their name and they find a whole bunch of people who share their name. Or they find something posted about themselves that they wish hadn't been! Ahh, technology. > > > > So, let's concentrate on those unusual names in your family tree. How did they get them, what do they mean and where are they from? Ask away. Got a Jabez? My wife has several in her tree. A Thomasina. A Jezabel? A "Just Archie"? > > > > Lou (list admin.) > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

My first cousin 5 times removed married Mary SKEPPER in 1840, their son Joseph named one of his sons Original TRAVIS. This Original died in infancy. > > > > My 3rd cousin 5 times removed (!!) married Original Skepper 1st June > 1813 at Fiskerton, their 12th child was called Original as was Original > juniors 7th child. How many Originals can you have? > > Phil > > > -- Regards Wendy Parkinson http://www.wparkinson.com/Churches