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Post by stoney43 on Jan 25, 2016 8:18:22 GMT -5
hello all .
hope someone can clear up this name for me
came up in family history.-" son 15 'Tenny Wake Boy' coal mine. " thought I knew all the slang and odd names, but as we all know you never stop learning.
thanks for looking
Dave.
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Post by dazbt on Jan 25, 2016 8:55:36 GMT -5
hello all . hope someone can clear up this name for me came up in family history.-" son 15 'Tenny Wake Boy' coal mine. " thought I knew all the slang and odd names, but as we all know you never stop learning. thanks for looking Dave. Is this a UK based history related query? |
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Post by stoney43 on Jan 25, 2016 9:15:29 GMT -5
yes local to Normanton and Castleford in 'Gods Green Acres' Yorkshire.
sorry should have known that this site covers a large part of the world
Dave
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Post by dazbt on Jan 25, 2016 9:25:16 GMT -5
yes local to Normanton and Castleford in 'Gods Green Acres' Yorkshire. sorry should have known that this site covers a large part of the world Dave It was just a long shot but there was a Wake Colliery in West Virginia, obviously not related to that. Is it from a handwritten document and is it clearly written, i.e. no chance it could be something other than what it first appears to be? |
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Post by stoney43 on Jan 26, 2016 13:09:22 GMT -5
yes hand writen but clear 1891 census barnsley age 15
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Post by dazbt on Jan 26, 2016 14:59:01 GMT -5
yes hand writen but clear 1891 census barnsley age 15 Can't think of anything that it could be, had it been really badly written originally,or, poorly transcribed I might have had a guess at Ginny Work, (Jinny Work,Genny or Jenny) but I've never heard "Tammy Wake" used in the Barnsley area, sorry I can't help, good luck, it'll be interesting to know what it does mean though. |
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Post by stoney43 on Jan 27, 2016 3:31:03 GMT -5
thanks for giving it some thought dazbt will post answer on here if I find out
Dave
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