Hi, Halsey, You've come to the right place with your question. I don't have the answer (it ain't English) but there are experts here and you will have an answer within a day. That's a promise. Gary Radcliffe

I want you to know that these Loobys are related by marriage only. None of their blood runs in my veins. Deceitful, cunning; certainly doesn't describe MY family. (:<D Thanks, Barbara, Gary

Thanks, Barbara, Just what I was hoping for. Sounds like an early name for the tinkers, doesn't it? Gary

Greetings - this is a round robin message to all our friends We have a new email address: [email protected] Happy New Year! Barry and Mary

Gary, "A Dictionary of Surnames" by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges lists Whitesmith under Smith and differentiates it from other smiths (blacksmiths, brownsmiths, etc.) by adding the definition (working in tin). Smith, itself, means a worker in metal, probably derived from an Old English term "smitan", meaning to strike or hammer. All "New Dictionary of American Family Names" by E.C. Smith says is, "(English) One who worked in tin." Can't see where any of the above adds to what you already have, though. Barbara [email protected] wrote: > WHITESMITH - Supposedly English repairer of items like tin. May I have a > more learned lookup on this name please? > > Gary Radcliffe > > ============================== > The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1

LOOBEY (Irish) Anglicized form of the Gaelic "O'Lubaigh" (descendant of 'Lubach'), a byname originally appied to a cunning person. Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges Also found: \ LOOBY (Irish) Grandson of Lubach (crooked; deceitful). Source: New Dictionary of American Family Names by E.C. Smith Barbara [email protected] wrote: > May I please have a lookup for Loobey / Loobey? There may also be a Lubi > of Dutch origin. > > Gary Radcliffe > > ----- > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/

Does anyone have any idea what the German (Prussian?) surname DREHMER means? I have DREHMERs in my mother's ancestry who came to American from Niederlinxweiler in Saarland, Germany (part of old Prussia) in the early 1800s, & settled in Livingston Co., NY. In some US Census Records the surname is misspelled phonetically as "DRAMER". DREHMERs are found in records in St Wendel, Saarland in "kinderbuchs" covering the villages of Niederlinxweiler, Ottweiler, & Remmesweiler, beginning in the late 1700s. Some remained in Saarland, Germany, some emigrated in the 1800s to the US, Poland (whence to Brazil?), & some directly to Brazil. These DREHMERs were mainly Stoneworkers, Stonecutters & masons, although some were also subsistance farmers. Many were accomplished musicians, mainly violinists. Halsey

what does the name "Nedelkov" mean? I'm pretty sure it's Slavic. Holly Eickstedt

WHITESMITH - Supposedly English repairer of items like tin. May I have a more learned lookup on this name please? Gary Radcliffe

Could you tell me the origin of the name Quertermous please. Thanks Judy [email protected]

Hello Would anyone have any info on the names "ARBUCKLE" or "ELLAWAY" I think Arbuckle is English or Irish but mine go back to Scotland at least to the early 1700's. I think Ellaway may be Welsh. Many Thanks Lorraine Ottawa, Canada

May I please have a lookup for Loobey / Loobey? There may also be a Lubi of Dutch origin. Gary Radcliffe -----

HELPS (English [southern]) Of uncertain origin. May be a patronym from an Old English personal name "Help", a short form of a name such as "Helpric", or it may derive from the cognate Old Norse female personal name "Hialp". Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges Barbara "Quinn, Stephen" wrote: > Hello All, > > Can anyone tell me the origins and history of the Helps surname? > > Thanks, > Stephen > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/

Hello All, Can anyone tell me the origins and history of the Helps surname? Thanks, Stephen

Now, what's the story on how the saying; "That's a bunch a Malarkey!", came about? A phrase that is used when someone makes a false statement. Was there a Mr. Mullarkey that was famous for being a liar, or teller of tall tales? Patrick Traynor, in California's gold-rush country. [email protected] TRAYNOR'S Web Page (Irish stuff) http://members.nbci.com/pattraynor/

where did the name Mullarky originate from THANK YOU Robert Bateman of Melbourne, Australia

MULLARKY (Irish) Anglicized form of Gaelic "O'Maoilearca" (descendant of the devotee of [St.] Earc.) Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges Barbara Robert Bateman wrote: > where did the name Mullarky originate from > THANK YOU > > Robert Bateman of Melbourne, Australia > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog

Hello, Does anyone know the origin of the name ELMESTONE? The surname has been spelt as ELMESTONE AND ELMSTONE in early records. The family was living in the area of Tenterden, Kent in the mid 1700's. With thanks Elizabeth

Thankyou so much for this info...it is much appreciated! Take care for now Cher ><((((º> ~~~~ [email protected] http://www.InsideTheWeb.com/mbs.cgi/mb1270310 http://www.grisoft.com/html/us_dwnl2.cfm? reseaching:- HART - Bath: Scotland:Bristol: EADES - Bath:Reading:Bristol:Hampshire:Kidderminster: COZENS: - Bristol: SCHOFIELD - Hampshire GARNETT Winchester. POULTER: - Hampshire: PIERCE: - Bath:Kent:Scotland RILEY: - Wiltshire: Radstock: MACKIE: - Gloucester: Scotland: JACKMAN: - Hampshire./Reading/Bath

would someone out there know the meaning of the surname ... EADES..... I think someone did tell me once, but I can't find it on my hard drive......the family seems to have originated in Hampshire...Elvetham and Hartley Wintney.. Thanks Take care for now Cher ><((((º> ~~~~ [email protected] http://www.InsideTheWeb.com/mbs.cgi/mb1270310 http://www.grisoft.com/html/us_dwnl2.cfm? reseaching:- HART - Bath: Scotland:Bristol: EADES - Bath:Reading:Bristol:Hampshire:Kidderminster: COZENS: - Bristol: SCHOFIELD - Hampshire GARNETT Winchester. POULTER: - Hampshire: PIERCE: - Bath:Kent:Scotland RILEY: - Wiltshire: Radstock: MACKIE: - Gloucester: Scotland: JACKMAN: - Hampshire./Reading/Bath