REPLY: Have you considered these possibilities.... Collett = silent double tt = Colle, Cole, Colley, etc. Beauchamp = sounds like Beecham pronounced by an Englishman who lives at Shepton, Beauchamp. Barre = Barre tt, Barrie, Barry etc. Tippe = Tippe tt, Tippy etc. Chafe = Sheaf etc. COLE LEE"S POINT = Cold East Point = Coley's Point..evolution of the same pronounced name. Leigh = Lee The first families to have summer fishing resorts on what was also called Indian Point were families with the surnames Cole and Leigh. Surely you must know of other French/Quebec words which end in 'tt' where the 'tt' is silent. Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 11:26:17 -0500 From: "babnf" <babnf@atlantic.net> To: NFLD-LAB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NFLD-LAB] Roll Call: COLLETT, MARSHALL; CHAFE, EARLE Plain Text Attachment [ Download File �|� Save to my Yahoo! Briefcase ] Wish to compare information on any connection with COLLETT any time, any place in Newfoundland. Information also about Collett ancestors in England. Thomas Edward Collett and Ann Marshall were married in 1823. His brother, James Harman Collett and Maria Chafe were married in 1833. Robert John Collett, son of James and Maria, and Rhoda Grace Earle were married in 1860. 1884 newspaper item to be copied by Newfoundland papers - a son born to wife of Samuel Collett at Montreal. ===== "Life is for sharing, naked we enter, naked we leave" __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree