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From: "Robert Ford" <>
Subject: Re: [CON] Fw: question of names
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 18:18:36 -0000
References: <JNEJJHEIIPCOPKNODFGJGEKPDLAA.rickparsons@blueyonder.co.uk>


We had a "Richbell" in our family, definitely female
Gail
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From: "Rick Parsons" <>
To: <>
Sent: 27 March 2003 17:55
Subject: RE: [CON] Fw: question of names


> Please don't dismiss Phillip, Richuard and (I have heard recently) Michell
> as female names. They occur quite often in old registers. Whether this is
> unique to Cornwall I don't know. They are definitely names in their own
> right so Phillip is NOT short for Phillipa, that was a later variation. I
> have seen Richow, we all know Richmell and there are probably other
> variations.
>
> The Michell that Bill Curnow pointed out to me on the 1841 census was
> "Corrected" by the enumerators supervisor to be male in two places. This
was
> not helped by the enumerator writing it as Michael, but it was definitely
> female.
>
> There are probably other examples.
>
> Cheers,
> Rick Parsons
>
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