...call their son William Toes TINGLE It may look like a nickname, but it is inscribed on his gravestone in Walkley Cemetery, and appears in the GRO death index (MAR Qtr 1889) Hugh in Walkley

On Tue, 24 May 2005 12:10:36 +0100, Hugh in Walkley wrote: >...call their son > >William Toes TINGLE > >It may look like a nickname, but it is inscribed on his gravestone in >Walkley Cemetery, and appears in the GRO death index (MAR Qtr 1889) > Perhaps the mother's maiden name (or other relation/family friend) was TOSE - an unusual but not unheard of surname in the North Riding - and the registrar and stonemason, being unfamiliar with that name, spelt it the way they heard it. Perhaps you could find his parents' marriage? Regards Steve