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From: Brian Fleming <>
Subject: [Lon] Re: LONDON-D Digest V00 #1268
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 21:19:05 +1000
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Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 23:27:07 +0100 (BST)
> From: Anthea Greenaway <>
> To:
>
> Hello list,
> I'm not sure if any one would have an answer for this.
> Why would children 5 and 6 out of a family of 9, have
> the name HOWARD as a seond name? eg Isabella Howard
> COPE and George Howard COPE? Their mother's maiden
> name was SEED and this was a poor family.
> Chronologically their birth dates fit right in with
> the rest of the children so it seems unlikely that
> they are not true siblings. If anyone can cast light
> upon this, i would be most grateful.
> Regards
> Anthea from a dark moonless Forest of Dean

God-parent, (possibly of the fairy variety, particuarly if the family
was poor)?

Brian Fleming
Sitting on the trapdoor in Melbourne

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