Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Early Examples of Middle Naming in England
›
I'm trying to get my head around when middle names were introduced to England. By a middle name, I mean a second given name chosen by th...
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Royal Namers: Traditionalists, Trendsetters and Trailblazers
›
So the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have had a baby boy and named it George Alexander Louis. The name that was expected and, indeed, if you...
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Research Sunday: Age Distribution among the Names of the 1881 Women of St Ives
›
It's a somewhat convoluted title, but it touches upon two areas that I have been thinking about since my last post on workhouse names. F...
Monday, April 22, 2013
Ellen Factsheet
›
Meaning Greek via Medieval English - possibly 'torch' England and Wales statistics Anglo-Saxon record: no entries 13th century...
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Research Sunday: Names in Workhouses of the 1881 census
›
Following my post on Names and Status in the 1881 census , I've been thinking about how else status can easily be seen in the 1881 ce...
›
Home
View web version