Just to point out that Hide isn't really a mis-spelling of Hyde, it's a
phonetic spelling.
When it is possible that neither the bobbin maker or lacemaker would have
reached 21st century requirements for literacy (and let's face it, that level
isn't very high) then Hide is perfectly
Family history research has also led us to hunt out many versions of the
same sound but different spellings, if you have someone who cannot read or
write they have no idea how its spelled and also taking accents into account
it must be quite hard. Our name gets written with an i, or an a
The international phonetic alphabet was not standardised until 1956
throughout the world. Before that time it depended on who was
speaking, where they came from and where they learned the alphabet!!
The British Royal Navy had one, a different one for the Army in the
first world war,
Jacquie wrote: If the person registering the event couldn't read, they
weren't in a position to say. I have this all the time as my surname is
Tinch - quite unusual. It gets written as Linch, Pinch or Finch. NO, T
for Tango.
And, in researching our family tree (Jacquie's and mine) our
On 1/14/11 3:23 AM, laceandb...@aol.com laceandb...@aol.com wrote:
I have this all the time as my surname is
Tinch - quite unusual. It gets written as Linch, Pinch or Finch. NO, T
for
Tango.
My surname isn't unusual like yours, but almost ALWAYS misspelled and I have
to correct.
But why would it be just a surname? This is not normal on old bobbins -
christian or full names yes but not a surname alone.
Unless it is someone famous - I have one inscribed Gladston (sic) after the
19th century English Prime Minister. A quick search in one of my bobbin
databases (of 640
Firstly... thank you.
Miss-spellings I really feel for. Even with a spellchecker I make hideous
spelling mistakes! So HIDE=HYDE? OK lets move on.
I am beginning to get hooked on this ancestry thing. A few good folks have
sent me some good stuff on names. I love it... thank you
I love the
