Problem Surnames?

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sparkstopper
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Problem Surnames?

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Which 'surname' have our researchers found to be the
most difficult to check? Smith, Jones must be a nightmare,
but my maternal grandmother was a 'NICKLESS', have found
her father recorded on two marriages as 'NICHOLAS' and
'NICHLISS' and earlier census as NICHOLLS & NICKELLS.....
Not found a 'Knickerless' yet. :oops:
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sparkstopper wrote:Which 'surname' have our researchers found to be the
most difficult to check? Smith, Jones must be a nightmare,
but my maternal grandmother was a 'NICKLESS', have found
her father recorded on two marriages as 'NICHOLAS' and
'NICHLISS' and earlier census as NICHOLLS & NICKELLS.....
Not found a 'Knickerless' yet. :oops:

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Antie Em
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Post by Antie Em »

Done the Smith and Jones, Jones wasn't too bad - mostly from Tipton

Done the Williams and Hughes in Wales - nightmare
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Post by MarkCDodd »

Cutler and Homer around Halesowen/Smethwick/West Brom/Oldbury.

Still smacking my head against the wall with those two lines.

Hadley is almost as bad.
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Post by dudleytaylor »

i have found Morgan is a difficult name especially when it has Evan in front of it :roll: Dt
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