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Unusual names
I have a great grandfather who was baptised Vavasour.Vavasour means a person who was given land by the king.I have found no land in the family.And a g.g.grandmother who was baptised Keziah, but used…Continue
Started Feb 13, 2010
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Ron Ferguson left a comment for Joan"Hi Joan,
My Rogers family were in Mold in 1803 when my 2nd great-grandfather, Edward Rogers, was born. I am a little puzzled when you say that it was only your great grandfather, though. Edward was the son of Edward Rogers and Jane Bellis.
I think…"
Joan left a comment for Ron Ferguson"I have a Hannah Rogers who marriedJames Dicker Budd.
Their son, Thomas Rogers Budd [ my g.grandfather [ was baptised at St.Mary's Church, Mold, Flintshire in 1801.
Joan."
Irena C replied to Joan's discussion Sitkauskas and Jurkuniurte in the group Genealogy of Lithuania"Hi, Joan,
my name is Irena. Upon my Mom's request I started the search for her late uncles, Vincas and Jonas Tulevicius, who have been living at 70 Willow Street, Cambridge, Masachusets. Three brothers immigrated circa 1920s. The youngest, my…"
Joan posted a discussionUnusual names
I have a great grandfather who was baptised Vavasour.Vavasour means a person who was given land by the king.I have found no land in the family.And a g.g.grandmother who was baptised Keziah, but used a different name on her marriage.Other names in the family were Anastasia [ grandmother] and two named Gerrard Gerrard.All Lancashire, England.Surnames researched = Budd,Collins [Ireland], Dicker, Gerrard, Harrison, Longshaw, Lonsdale, Norton, Pendlebury, Richardson, Ruck, Shrigley,Sitkauskas and…See More
"Also, I think Constance's maiden name might come from Jurkunas...Jurkunaite in the maiden form, but i've seen some Jurkuniute versions too."
"Joan,
You might want to post this in the England/Scotland/Ireland Discussion Forum. Do you have a date for their marriage? What info are you looking for? I see on Ancestry, Constance's death in 1951, Manchester. Were they married at St.…"
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Sitkauskas and Jurkuniurte
I have Antoni Sitkauskas married to Constantia Jurkuniurte in Manchester.They eventually settled in Haydock.Joan See More
Joan joined Richie C.'s groupGenealogy of Lithuania
A kind of 'digital library' and 'strategy center' for those tracing ancestries in and from present-day Lithuania. I've created Discussion forums based on geographies, as this is the only part of GW where you can reply to each other! Here's a quick jump to all the discussion forums, otherwise, scroll through all the resources until you get to them.See More
"Hi Joan,
I created a group on this site for Lithuanian Genealogy that you might like to join:
http://www.genealogywise.com/group/genealogyoflithuania"
Gena Philibert Ortega left a comment for Joan"Welcome to GenealogyWise!
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As you begin to explore and get to know GenealogyWise we would like…"
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- At 3:45am on April 23, 2010, Ron Ferguson said…
- Hi Joan,
My Rogers family were in Mold in 1803 when my 2nd great-grandfather, Edward Rogers, was born. I am a little puzzled when you say that it was only your great grandfather, though. Edward was the son of Edward Rogers and Jane Bellis.
I think that I would have to go the the Records Office in Wrexham for further checks on this family.
- At 7:28pm on February 11, 2010,
Richie C. said…
- Hi Joan,
I created a group on this site for Lithuanian Genealogy that you might like to join:
http://www.genealogywise.com/group/genealogyoflithuania
- At 11:09am on February 3, 2010, Gena Philibert Ortega said…
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