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Re: [Bann Valley] Re: Hello
Spelling in most places was not standardized until 1922 in many places.
People wrote down what they heard.
Diane Bland
On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 8:20 PM Peter Moyes - Houseworx <
peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have found 13 spelling variations in the surname of one person, I was
> told there were many more. This particular instance did not occur in
> Ireland. I assume she was illiterate, but the ability to read various
> handwritten records, the state of handwriting, faded records etc could
> all
> contribute to the confusion. Indexes, in whatever form do not always
> accurately reflect the actual record.
>
> Peter Moyes
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Linde Lunney [mailto:L.Lunney@xxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, 4 September 2018 10:42 p.m.
> To: BannValley@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Bann Valley] Re: Hello
>
> McFetridge seems particularly likely to be variably spelled. I am currently
> looking at the earlier history of the family because I'm interested in an
> Archibald MacPhedris who was a ship's captain and merchant in Portsmouth
> New
> Hampshire, involved in the story of the 1718 emigration from the Bann
> valley. His very impressive house is still on show in Portsmouth. His
> family
> seem to be from Ballymoney. The names is spelled MacPheadris MacPhetris ,
> anyhow you want, and there are lots of others too
>
> Linde
>
>
> Dr Linde Lunney
> Dictionary of Irish Biography
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> ________________________________
> From: Richard Torrens (Genealogy) <Genealogy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday 4 September 2018 11:08
> To: BannValley@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Bann Valley] Re: Hello
>
> In article <8AD4C0EA-633F-40D3-B971-D91C6E22D615@xxxxxxxxx>,
> Sheelagh <rsheelagh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hello again Linda,
>
> > Is it McFetrich or McFetridge? Both spellings seem intertwined!
>
> > Sheelagh
>
> Spelling is immaterial! Most common people could not write and when names
> were written down, the scribe would write what sounded correct.
>
> see
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> it affects Torrens.
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