In message <001001c3ddf9$0fdef110$02150052@sn010739020381>, Colin Cruddace <c.cruddace@ntlworld.com> writes >Hello, > >I'd better start by saying that I am transcribing these cases EXACTLY >as shown on the scans, but I am rather curious about them and would >like to hear from others :-) > >I'm transcribing Births, Dec 1844, and noticed that there have been >quite a few with an unusual, or even unlikely, middle name. > >It's quite common for children to be christened with mother's maiden >name, but these are repetitions of their current surname, so out of >idle curiosity (taking a break from transcribing) I checked back to see >if they were from particular (sub)Districts. My theory being that the >original record is as presented on a copy Birth Certificate (but we >transcribe only relevant extracts copied from them) and the Registrar >might have entered the child's full name in the name column. However, >every one was different. What if the mistake was made on the birth certificate? >The females are:- >Sarah Ferrar FERRAR, Stamford >Phillis Chapple CHAPPLE, Leighton Buzd >Alice Chandler CHANDLER, Chelsea >Eliza Chamberlin CHAMBERLIN, Norwich >Jane _avoy Bond BOND, Wellington > >The males are:- >Arthur Chawner CHAWNER, Uttoxeter >John Boscough BOSCOUGH, Preston >George Booth BOOTH, Manchester >Thomas Bolton BOLTON, Chorlton > >I suppose a case could be made for daughters carrying the family name >on after marriage, but what about sons? These sound very improbable >and I wonder if anyone else has come across similar entries, Quite a number in 1842 Births - a quick look for the likely ones shows 37. >or has actually known anyone with such a name. No. -- Philip Powell Looking north across the Derwent Valley and Northumberland to The Cheviot