No, not "Feris," but I spell it "Ferris" and I still rarely see that spelling on this list. Gail -----Original Message----- From: Dee Self <deeself@earthlink.net> To: FARRIS-L@rootsweb.com <FARRIS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, March 18, 1999 6:07 PM Subject: Re: [FARRIS-L] names | | |Is there anyone on this list that spells their name "Feris" other than me? |I hardly ever see this spelling. | |Dee Feris Self | | | |Don Haynie wrote: |> |> Gail writes: |> |> >I totally agree with Carole about the surname spelling! We have been |> >researching quite a bit and there are tons of different spellings used, |> >sometimes several different versions in the same document. I have ruled |> >possibilities out due to spelling difference, and regretted it down the road. |> > |> >You need to consider the times, the backgrounds, the nationalities, the |> >literacy and such when you look at the spelling variations. |> |> Here are just a few variants: |> |> Faires, Fairess, Fairish, Farash, Fares, Faress, Faris, |> Farish, Fariss, Farras, Farriss, Farrise, Farrish, |> Feris, Ferise, Ferris, Ferriss, Ferrisse, Pharis |> |> If you are aware of others, please let me know. |> |> Cheers, |> |> Don Haynie |> |> _________________________________ |> |> Dr Donald T. Haynie |> Department of Biomolecular Sciences |> UMIST |> PO Box 88, Manchester M60 1QD |> England |> |> Tel: +44 (0) 161 200 8919 |> Fax: +44 (0) 161 236 0409 |> _________________________________ |> |> ==== FARRIS Mailing List ==== |> Your Support Keeps RootsWeb Free! |> http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html | | |==== FARRIS Mailing List ==== |Your Support Keeps RootsWeb Free! |http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html |