tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post2458647072568281668..comments2024-03-27T08:47:53.648-07:00Comments on Nutfield Genealogy: My Top Ten Brickwall Problem AncestorsHeather Wilkinson Rojohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-17891070432529654882013-01-02T19:53:39.460-08:002013-01-02T19:53:39.460-08:00Heather, please work through the probate records f...Heather, please work through the probate records first...in each county. They will help eliminate people as parents in addition to possibly providing the geneagasm moment you will surely enjoy on several of them. Land records may also work...Randy Seaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-83473639740839373272012-12-20T13:01:43.579-08:002012-12-20T13:01:43.579-08:00Your Number 3 named Nancy. I was doing some resea...Your Number 3 named Nancy. I was doing some research on the surname HANKS and one of the things I found was so many women were named Nancy that they were given nicknames.<br /><br />http://www.moonzstuff.com/articles/nicknames.html<br /><br />Strange Nicknames. Not all nicknames are obvious. For example, Polly, Patsy, Peggy, and Nancy are actually nicknames for Mary, Martha, Margaret, and Ann, respectively. Many other nicknames seem peculiar to us because the underlying names are virtually extinct. When was the last time you met a woman named Biddy (Obedience), Delphy (Philadelphia) or Senia (Asenath)? Or a man named Quillar (Aquilla), Lum (Columbus), Sell (Sylvanus) or Shade (Shadrach)? Finally, some of our most common nicknames were virtually unknown in previous eras. Cynthia was often shortened to "Sintha" but rarely to "Cindy." If you see "Sinda," think "Lucinda" or "Rosinda." <br /><br />You might consider it was a nickname.<br /><br />Hope this helps.<br /><br />Carolyn Leverich Atkinson<br />catkinson54@msn.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-64119681624445842472012-12-15T07:38:04.221-08:002012-12-15T07:38:04.221-08:00Great idea! Good luck on this. Keep us up to date ...Great idea! Good luck on this. Keep us up to date on your success.Tracing Ancestors, an a3Genealogy Partnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15479631946579184004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-65320344515243825432012-12-13T11:05:57.444-08:002012-12-13T11:05:57.444-08:00Wow, even your brick walls are sophisticated and l...Wow, even your brick walls are sophisticated and layered with genealogical information. I don't know any of these names (I'm from the South), but I'll be looking forward to finding out whether your tactics are working. Hope you get many responses.Mariann Reganhttp://mariannregan.authorsxpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-9399628023793958322012-12-13T09:56:30.218-08:002012-12-13T09:56:30.218-08:00One of my 4th great grandmothers was Lucy Hovey an...One of my 4th great grandmothers was Lucy Hovey and Ipswich is ringing a bell. Let me check tonight.Pam Seavey Schaffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00048827716173570983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-42702615125463084822012-12-13T09:48:14.615-08:002012-12-13T09:48:14.615-08:00Oh those 1700s ancestors - sometimes they're t...Oh those 1700s ancestors - sometimes they're the best hidden ones. I tend to use Soundex code to figure out more weird variations and found two people that way. Thanks for posting such great details about not only your 10, but others' links as well. You've inspired me - I will be starting January off with my challenges too. Hope you find a wonderful hole in those brick walls, Diane. Celia Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04096301290962083820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-72170263587944951092012-12-13T06:16:46.065-08:002012-12-13T06:16:46.065-08:00Good luck Heather. You put in quite a bit of infor...Good luck Heather. You put in quite a bit of information, so perhaps you'll get a connection. I checked several of your names in my data base, but there wasn't anything close, darn. Thanks for the mention.Barbara Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07440544740334032378noreply@blogger.com