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From: Dave Dreyer <>
Subject: Re: [BANAT-L] Surname Gosh
Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2003 22:25:48 -0800
References: <F5XqQypQP9TgtGfY1uD00029152@hotmail.com>


Karie;
Yes, but none of these Gosh entries are Germans from Hungary. If you are
looking at Banat records I would first try Josh. With North American records
it could be anything.
Dave Dreyer

Karie Moore wrote:

> Dave,
> Since you mention GOSH is a phonetic version of JOSH...are there any rules
> as to which version I should use when researching? Example: I just checked
> both spellings on Ellis and found listings for GOSH/GOSCHI etc. and
> different listings for JOSH. Please pardon my ignorance...I just have never
> run into this problem before :-)
> Karie
>
> >From: Dave Dreyer <>
>
> >Although the name reads Gosh on the death certificate, this will be just
> >a phonetic version of the Banat surname, Josh.
> >Dave Dreyer
> >
>
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