Jean Lopuch wrote: > Frank I hope this is still a working address. > > My Grandfather Richard WHALLEY born in Lancaster 1853 but his birth > certificate stated WALLEY. > His grandfather Thomas Walley was born in Cheshire 1816. Could there be a > connection? > > I live in the USA and pronounce WHALLEY as Wally. Some people pronounce it > as Whale-ey which drove me crazy when I was a young person. > > Regards, Jean Whalley Lopuch You worry about how "Whaley" is pronounced, when your last name is Lopuch? <g> My family has been here, presumably since the late-to-middle-1600's. They still pronounce their name as WHALE-y. Always have. Keith Whaley

Ditto Keith! Mike Whale-E ----- Original Message ----- From: "keith_w" <keith_w@dslextreme.com> To: <jeanpete@earthlink.net>; <whaley@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 5:25 PM Subject: Re: [WHALEY] [WSP] Whaley vs Whalley > Jean Lopuch wrote: >> Frank I hope this is still a working address. >> >> My Grandfather Richard WHALLEY born in Lancaster 1853 but his birth >> certificate stated WALLEY. >> His grandfather Thomas Walley was born in Cheshire 1816. Could there be a >> connection? >> >> I live in the USA and pronounce WHALLEY as Wally. Some people pronounce >> it >> as Whale-ey which drove me crazy when I was a young person. >> >> Regards, Jean Whalley Lopuch > > You worry about how "Whaley" is pronounced, when your last name is > Lopuch? <g> > > My family has been here, presumably since the late-to-middle-1600's. > They still pronounce their name as WHALE-y. Always have. > > Keith Whaley > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WHALEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >