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Would you believe this??....UPDATE
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The Ego | Report | 22 Sep 2005 09:14 |
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Having discovered the surname EDGEHILL in my family,I thought that it seemed a normal enough name,plenty of places called it,plenty of businesses with the name......take a look at these stats Ive found........bizarre.UPDATE....name is EDGHILL without an E !!!!!! |
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The Ego | Report | 22 Sep 2005 09:21 |
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GR DATABASE (out of 41 million names)= 64 entries. ELECTORAL ROLE (England & Wales-20million??)=50 entries. 1871 London Census= 9 entries 1841 Census(16 counties covered)= big fat zero. ANCESTRY DATABASE(millions)=handfull. ENTRIES ON TRYING TO FIND BOARDS ETC=zilcho. A member reckons most English Edgehill have gone back to or stayed in barbados.!! |
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Merry | Report | 22 Sep 2005 11:31 |
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Maybe they all stood too near the edge of the hill and fell off?? Merry |
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The Ego | Report | 22 Sep 2005 11:49 |
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But Merry.......... Did they jump ? Or were they pushed ?!! |
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Merry | Report | 22 Sep 2005 11:58 |
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Ooh-err......Something for you to investigate?!!! There are a lot more people on Ancestry called Push, Pushard (lol), Pushman and even Pushover, then there are Edgehills...... I rest my case! Merry |
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Thelma | Report | 22 Sep 2005 12:03 |
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It does depend on where you look EDGEHILL England and Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index: 1984-2000 63 England and Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index: 1984-2000 53 |
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The Ego | Report | 22 Sep 2005 12:03 |
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There are 64 Edgehills but 738 JUMPS !!! So there,case solved! |
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The Ego | Report | 22 Sep 2005 12:13 |
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Hows this.........?? GR DATABASE:41 million names STRAY(surname)=389 STRANGER(surname)=239 MISSING(surname)=131 all more than my poor Edgehill..............:-( |
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Kate | Report | 22 Sep 2005 12:17 |
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Try alternative spelling Edghill. There are (relatively) lots of those! Kate. |
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Kate | Report | 22 Sep 2005 12:22 |
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What's more, try Edghill with birthplace Barbados on GR!! Quite a few! Kate. |
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The Ego | Report | 22 Sep 2005 13:10 |
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thanks Kate.......I had noticed that Edgell was more evident on ancestry ,wondered if that had been a variant. Whats a missing e between rellies! Wonder if there is a sort of Barbadian prejudice between those with or without the E !! Suppose its a bit like Dunn/Dunne,Osborne/Osbourn/,Clark/Clarke. The list for Edghills is about 20 or so in Barbaos,but the top of the page states 2 matches,because only 2 entries specify barbados under the Where Born column. |
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J | Report | 22 Sep 2005 15:35 |
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Maybe they mostly got wiped out in the battle of Edgehill in the civil war - October 1642. Julie |
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The Ego | Report | 22 Sep 2005 15:43 |
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My rough synopsis is that they went to barbados looking for greener pastures,came across civil unrest,some stayed ,some buggered off,and once independence came,they shuffled back there for the good life-reckon there must be a pleasure gene that persists in this bloodline.!! |
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The Ego | Report | 22 Sep 2005 19:26 |
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After all that its Edghill not Edgehill which has more entries. UPDATE>>>>>> Theres a member who has loads of Edghills all oldies in Barbados..........and I checked the Surname MERRITT in Barbados-the same member has 2 out of the 3 entries!!! Mary Elizabeth Edghills father was called ... JOHN MERRITT EDGHILL JUNIOR (hence the enquiry). If there isnt a link with this member my name is Vlad the Impaler!!! |
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moe | Report | 22 Sep 2005 19:42 |
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ALTER, If you really want an 'E' i am quite sure the nearest club on a saturday night would have a couple of young people, quite willing to sell you one,If you go around shouting loud enough don't be greedy though i hear they can be lethal, i'd advise you to stick to your tipple,and leave those EEEEs alone!!!MOE! |
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