My favourite is King GEORGE (1866 Deaths, Q2) BTW - just out of interest, why the use of "forenames"? This is a word I'd never heard of until about ten years ago. The people whose names we are transcribing were overwhelmingly Christian, and would certainly have used the term "Christian name" themselves, as I have always done and still do. "Forename" seems to me to be anachronistic; an imposition of political correctness. If I were given to using the language of the politically correct, I'd say that the use of the term "forename" in a C19 context was offensive. But I'm not, so I don't. I just refuse to use the term myself. I hope that doesn't offend anyone. Barry Johnson Monmouthshire ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Cope" <m_cope@btinternet.com> To: <FREEBMD-DISCUSS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 9:58 AM Subject: Re: Unusual forename > Quoting Peter Dauncey <peter@dauncey54.freeserve.co.uk>: > > > I've just come across someone with the name Offspring WEBB. > > My favourite find is Enough BENNETT (deaths 1890 Q4 p26). > How many older siblings were there for mother or father to decide on that > name? ;-) > > Martin Cope >