Thanks, Elwyn. Peter
> On 5 Jan 2022, at 8:10 pm, Elwyn Soutter via CoTyroneList > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Peter, > > As Len says, McCitrock & McKittrick will be the same name, The idea of a > single or correct spelling for a surname or a place name in Ireland is very > much a recent phenomenon designed to meet the needs of modern officialdom. > Before that there was no consistency. Names were spelled phonetically and > each variation was down to the whim of the particular person recording the > information. You will often see the spelling change as the records go back. > This rarely indicates a deliberate decision to alter the name, nor even a > mistake. Not everyone was literate, but even when they were, exact and > consistent spelling simply wasn’t something they bothered about. In addition > to varying the actual spelling, O’ or Mac prefixes were optional and were > often omitted. > > In 1899, the Rev Smith reviewed the early records of Antrim 1st Presbyterian > church (covering the years 1674 to c 1736). He noted: “Even the same word is > not always spelled alike by the same hand. Indeed spelling with most of the > recording officials (and they must have been fairly numerous) was a matter of > the most sublime indifference. The name William, for instance, is spelled 3 > different ways in as many lines; while Donegore, a neighbouring parish, is > spelled 10 different ways; but these extend over a good number of years. Many > families names are spelled phonetically, while others are given in the most > round-about fashion.” > > So expect spelling to vary. That was the norm. > > > Elwyn > > > > > > On Wednesday, 5 January 2022, 05:55:05 GMT, Len Swindley via CoTyroneList > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thank you, Peter. > > There is absolutely no doubt they are one and the same; phonetic spelling was > the norm in those times. My observations seem to confirm that the > standardisation of the spelling of personal names and geographical locations > initially occurs in the 1901 census. > > Regards, > Len Swindley > From: Peter McKittrick via CoTyroneList > <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, 5 January 2022 2:51 PM > To: CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List <[email protected]> > Cc: Peter McKittrick <[email protected]> > Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] Re: New Content - Index to Griffiths > Valuation, Termonmaguirk Parish, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland > > Thanks to Len for this listing. It contains a reference to one of my > unconnected McKittrick “islands” based around John McKittrick of Aghnaglea > (Parish of Termonmaguirk). > > Another of Len’s listing: “Termonmaguirk Parish, Tithe Applotment Book 1825" > has John McCitrock (McKittrick) of Aughnalleagh and for the time being I am > assuming this is the same person, with alternative townland spellings. > > Thanks again. > > Peter McKittrick > Melbourne, Australia > > >> On 4 Jan 2022, at 8:55 pm, James McKane via CoTyroneList >> <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Index to Griffiths Valuation, Termonmaguirk Parish, Co. Tyrone, Northern >> Ireland <https://www.cotyroneireland.com/griffith/termonmaguirk.html> >> >> Thanks again to Len Swindley for his SECOND HUGE addition to CTI for 2022! >> >> What a guy!! >> >> Jim McKane >> Kitchener, Ontario >> ================================= >> Send a Message to the List - [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> List Archive - >> https://list.cotyroneireland.com/empathy/list/cotyronelist.list.cotyroneireland.com >> >> <https://list.cotyroneireland.com/empathy/list/cotyronelist.list.cotyroneireland.com> >> Join the list by sending an email to - >> [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> To receive the Digest version, send an email to - >> [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> Unsubscribe by sending an email to - >> [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> ================================= > > ================================= > Send a Message to the List - [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > List Archive - > https://list.cotyroneireland.com/empathy/list/cotyronelist.list.cotyroneireland.com > > <https://list.cotyroneireland.com/empathy/list/cotyronelist.list.cotyroneireland.com> > Join the list by sending an email to - > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > To receive the Digest version, send an email to - > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > Unsubscribe by sending an email to - > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > ================================= > ================================= > Send a Message to the List - [email protected] > List Archive - > https://list.cotyroneireland.com/empathy/list/cotyronelist.list.cotyroneireland.com > Join the list by sending an email to - > [email protected] > To receive the Digest version, send an email to - > [email protected] > Unsubscribe by sending an email to - > [email protected] > =================================
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