Hi all:
We have to remember in researching all records that different spellings occurred. It happened in all languages and places. I have seen French records where the persons name was spelled differently 3 times in the same document. When it was signed by the person for whom the document was made, wrote and spelled his name completely different that the other three spellings. But then again, that is what make researching our ancestors challenging and fun. Regards, Anjeannette Staley From: Roger Cousens via CoTyroneList <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2022 4:23 PM To: CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List <[email protected]> Cc: Roger Cousens <[email protected]> Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] Re: Donoughmore Presbyterian Church, Liscooley, near Castlefin, Donaghmore Parish, Co. Donegal, Ireland Marriages 1820-99 Hi Rob! You also need to bear in mind that even in the mid-1800s a lot of people, particularly those who were poor, were still illiterate and would merely give their mark. It was up to the vicar, census officer, solicitor or other official to interpret how their name was spelt. I am sure that this is the reason why branches of the same "Moffatt" family, in my case, have ended up with different spellings. Is there a right and a wrong spelling if it was usually passed down orally? However, it is interesting that someone as literate as Shakespeare would be inconsistent.. Best wishes Roger From: Rob Doragh via CoTyroneList <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, 24 March 2022 6:31 AM To: CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Cc: Rob Doragh <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: [EXT] [CoTyroneMailingList] Donoughmore Presbyterian Church, Liscooley, near Castlefin, Donaghmore Parish, Co. Donegal, Ireland Marriages 1820-99 External email: Please exercise caution _____ Hi Jim, I have an entry from www.irishgenealogy.ie <http://www.irishgenealogy.ie> where the father and bride have different spellings of their name and one where the bride's name on the main entry is different from hers in the solemnization section. I guess that people weren't bothered that much about spelling. My great-grandfather was one of 8 children, the birth of 5 was registered as DORAGH and 3 as DORRAGH while the spellings on their baptism could be different again. I've just finished a novel by Bernard Cornwell set in Shakespeare's time and in the notes he mentioned that we have 6 documents with Shakespeare's signature and none of them are spelt Shakespeare. Rob Doragh Liverpool UK From: James McKane via CoTyroneList <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: 23 March 2022 12:09 Subject: Donoughmore Presbyterian Church, Liscooley, near Castlefin, Donaghmore Parish, Co. Donegal, Ireland Marriages 1820-99 Should the father's surname be spelled the same as the son?? 3 Apr 11 1849 Alexander Algoe full age bachelor farmer Calhame parish of Donoughmore. Father: Alex Algeo farmer & Margaret Kilpatrick full age spinster Calhame, Parish of Raphoe. Father: James Kilpatrick farmer Witnesses: Andrew Wallace & William Gardner Jim McKane Kitchener, Ontario
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