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Surname Origins
Just done a quick survey of the first 3 of my sons tree , (16 surnames)) 2 are patr0nymics, 1 is a nickname, 3 are occupational and 10 are place names, (only 1 being a towm place name, the rest are natural place names, anyone ever looked at their names this way?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.That's interesting Dotty.As to the argument, I think there were a few!Thomas and his wife Elizabeth married in 1888,by 1891 she was living with her parents and first child,Thomas was living with his parents. In 1901 she was still living with her parents plus 4 more children and he was living with his widowed sister!
There would appear to be some Killemede's on this site but you have to buy credits (I have no idea what the site is like)
http://ifhf.rootsireland.ie/
http://ifhf.rootsireland.ie/