On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 15:24:29 +0000, you wrote: >Hi all >While transcribing I have come across some strange forenames but this >one I must share > >MARSHALL Sarah Window >Makes me wonder? Possible explanation - WINDOW is not unknown as a surname, particularly around Gloucestershire/Somerset. Maybe it's just the mother's maiden name or the name of the father of an illegitimate infant. Steve