Connie, That is very interesting. I can just hear that British accent....and probably why it is also written down as WILEY, sort of how I imagine some British would say WALLY. Remember My Fair Lady? That's the accent I'm thinking of. Thanks for sharing that. Debbie V. ----- Original Message ----- From: <cw1210@aol.com> To: <WHALEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 8:01 AM Subject: [WSP] Whaley vs Whalley > I've never paid too close attention to the spelling of names. Some of my > Dad's brothers use Burnette and some use Burnett. Some spell their > mother's maiden name Fogel and some spell it Fogle. Other than making for > some difficult times at the funeral homes it's never seemed to make much > difference. > > I did find it interesting though...... My husband and I visited Whalley, > England a few years ago. I had met someone over the internet and arranged > to have her meet us at the train station. We never turned around as she > ran along behind us calling, "Wally, Wally? Are you Wally?" It had > never occurred to me that the pronunciation would be different there. > i.e. Wall ee instead of Whale ee > > Connie Whaley > ________________________________________________________________________ > Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and > IM. All on demand. Always Free. > > > ==== WHALEY Mailing List ==== > Having problems with your subscription? Contact list administrator at > whaley-admin@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx