----- Original Message ----- From: "Sara Thomas" <Sethomas@btinternet.com> To: "Robin VanBelleghem" <robinvb@home.com> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 9:55 PM Subject: Re: Gosh it is quiet Don't wish to butt in, but I immediately thought of the Welsh name Iestyn --- usually a first name, but with 'son of' in front (ap Iestyn) becomes a surname. Any Welsh connection? Sara > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robin VanBelleghem" <robinvb@home.com> > To: <SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 8:30 PM > Subject: Re: Gosh it is quiet > > > > Hi Christine > > > > I know this is an of the topic question and I'm sorry for it but I > have > > asked you this question because you are certainly quite > knowledgeable about > > genealogy > > Sorry if my explanation of the name's and variations was hard to > understand, > > I just couldn't think of how to explain the problem, so I hope I get > it > > right this time. The last name in question is Jestings, at first we > thought > > the name was from Scotland but I am quite sure that it is not. While > > searching the IGI the name Jestings come's up only 6 time's, but on > the same > > page of the IGI there are other name's that are quite similar but > may have > > some small spelling differences ie: Jestyn, Jesting, Gestin etc. > There are > > at least 30 variations to choose from, how does one go about finding > the > > original spelling. > > > > Thank-You > > Robin > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Christine Stokes <chris@northants26.freeserve.co.uk> > > To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com <SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> > > Date: Saturday, March 31, 2001 1:03 PM > > Subject: RE: Gosh it is quiet > > > > > > >Do you mean the correct form of a name? Not clear what you mean - > give > > some > > >examples? > > >Christine > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Robin VanBelleghem [mailto:robinvb@home.com] > > >Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 9:22 PM > > >To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com > > >Subject: Re: Gosh it is quiet > > > > > >Hi All > > > > > >Your right Christine it is awfully quite, I'm still waiting and > hoping some > > >information will come through for me on Donald Gibson, and > periodically I > > >stick my nose in and try to help someone else. But I noticed there > hasn't > > >even been many people on the mailing list. Say Christine how do you > find > > out > > >what an original last name is, if you there is about 30 different > > variations > > >of it. Any Idea's > > > > > >Robin > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Christine Stokes <chris@northants26.freeserve.co.uk> > > >To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com <SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> > > >Date: Friday, March 30, 2001 2:41 PM > > >Subject: Gosh it is quiet > > > > > > > > >>Hi list > > >>We have even more new members on this list now. They will be > thinking it > > >>has gone to sleep! > > >>For those of us in Britain I read today that the 2001 census forms > will be > > >>delivered to us all soon. I also read somewhere that it would be > a good > > >>idea to photocopy the completed form when you have filled it in > and file > > it > > >>away with your birth certificates, etc. Save our descendants > hunting for > > >us > > >>the way we hunt for our ancestors! > > >>Oh if only some of mine had done this!! > > >> > > >>Best wishes > > >>Christine > > >>chris@northants26.freeserve.co.uk > > >> > > >>Highland Hearts > > >>http://www.highlandhearts.com/ <http://www.highlandhearts.com/> > > >> > > >> > > >>--- > > >>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > >>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > >>Version: 6.0.237 / Virus Database: 115 - Release Date: 3/7/01 > > >> > > >> > > >>==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== > > >>You may, at times, wish to check out previous messages to this > list. 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