Spelling Variations
Throughout this work I have standardised the spelling of surnames simply for clarity and I have used this standard spelling for all ancestors of the same group.
But - there are numerous ways our ancestors, if they could write, and others, have spelt their names - there were no spelling rules or conventions and very few people ever saw their names written down. So there isn't a "right" or "wrong" way until comparatively recently.
These are some of the ways I have found - there are bound to be others.
| SURNAME | Family Group | Spelling Variations |
|---|---|---|
| ADLINGTON | PROBERT | ADDLINGTON, ADLINTON |
| ALLEY | HICKMAN | ALLY,ALIE (see also LEVERETT) |
| ALLISON | MENNELL | ALISON, ALLANSON, ALLASON, ALLASSON, ALLENSON, ALLENSONE, ALLESON, ALLINGSON, ALLINSON, ALLISON, ALLISONE, ALLISSON, ALLONSON, ALLYSON, ALONSON |
| ALLWOOD | BUSH | ALWOOD, ALLWOODE, OLLWOOD [HOLWOOD?] |
| ANDERSON | FLEMING | ANDERSONE, ANDERSONNE, ANDERSOUN/E, ANDISON, ANDYSON |
| AUCKLAND | BOSTOCK | AUCLAND, AWKELAND, AUKLAND, AWKLAND/E, AWLAND OAKLAND, OKELAND, OKLAND |
| BAKER | BUSH | |
| BARKER | BUSH | |
| BAZELEY | HICKMAN |
BAIS: BAISELEY, BAISLEY BASE: BASELEY, BASELIE, BASELY BASL: BASLEY, BASLIE, BASLLEY, BASLYE, BASLY BAY: BAYSLEY BAZ: BAZELAY, BAZELEY, BAZELIE, [BAZELL], BAZELY, BAZLEY [BAZY] BEAS: BEASLEY, BEASLEY, BEASLY BEAZ: BEAZELY, BEAZLEY, BEAZLY BEES: BEESELEY, BEESELY, BEESLEY, BEESLIE, BEESLY BEEZ: BEEZLEY, BEEZLY BEIS: BEISLEY, BEISLY BESE: BESELEY, BESLEY, BESSLEY BEZ: BEZELEY, BEZELY, BEZLEY BISE: BISELIE, BISELLE, BISELEY BISL: BISLEY, BISLIE, BISLY BIZL: BIZLEY |
| BECK | HICKMAN | BECKE, BECHE, BEK |
| BEDDING | ROGERS | BEADING, BEDDEN, BEDDIN, BEDWIN?, BEDWING |
| BEETHAM | MENNELL | BEATON, BEETHAM, BEETHOM, BEETHOME, BEETHON, BEETON, BETANN, BETHAM, ?BOTHAM |
| BELL | GRAY | |
| BERRY | PROBERT | BERRIE |
| BINNIE | FLEMING | BINNI, BINNY, BINNING BYNING, BYNNE, BYNNIE |
| BOSTOCK | BOSTOCK | |
| BRIMS | BRIMS | BRIM BRIMMS, BRYMES [BREYMES] |
| BROWN | GRAY | BROUN, BRUN, BRUNE |
| BURRIN | ROGERS | BUREN, BURIN, BURON, BURRAIN, BURRAM, BURRAN, BURREN, BURRENS, BURRIM, BURRIN, BURRING |
| BUSH | BUSH | BUSHE |
| CHAPPEL | BUSH | |
| CLARK | BUSH | CLARKE |
| COLEMAN | HICKMAN | COALEMAN, COALLMAN, COALMAN COLEMAN, COLEMAN, COLLEMAN, COLMAN, [COMAN?] |
| CRIPPS | HICKMAN | |
| DEARLOVE | ROGERS | DEERLOVE, DEARELOVE |
| DOVE | PROBERT | |
| EDDLESTONE | EDDLESTONE | EDELSTONE, EDLESTON, EDDLESTON, IDDLESTONE |
| EDGINGTON | HICKMAN | EDEGINGTON, EDGENTON, EDGEINGTON EDINGTON, EDGINTON EGGINTON EGGINGTON, EGGINTON, EGINGTON, EGINTON |
| ELLIS | PROBERT | ELLICE |
| EVANS | PROBERT | |
| FIDLER? | PROBERT | |
| FLEMING | FLEMING | FLEMYNG, FLEEMING, FLEMMING, FFLEMING, FFLEMYING, FLEMYN, FLEYMEN, FLEMYNE |
| FOLLIATT | HICKMAN | FOLIAT, FOLLET/T |
| GRAMMER | BUSH | GRAMER, GRAMAR, GRAMMAR |
| GRAY | GRAY | |
| GREEN | ROGERS | GREAN, GRENE, GREENE |
| GLOVER | MENNELL | GLOVAR |
| HARDWICK | PROBERT | HARDWICKE, HARDICK, HARDWAIKE |
| HAWLEY | PROBERT | HAULEY, HAWELEY, HAWLEIGH, HAWLY |
| HICKMAN | HICKMAN | HICMAN, HICHMAN, HICHEMAN, HICMAN, HICKEMAN, HICKMEN HIKMAN HYTCHMAN |
| HOULDSWORTH | PROBERT | HOLDSWORTH, HOLESWORTH, HOULSWORTH |
| JONES | PROBERT | |
| KEARY | ROGERS | CAERY, KEREY, KERRERY, KERREY, KERRY |
| KEITH | BRIMS | KEETH, KEATHE, KETH, KETHER, KEYTH, KEYTHE, KIETH |
| KERWOOD | HICKMAN | |
| KING | ROGERS | KINGE, KYNG, KYNGE [KINGS, KYNGES] |
| KIRKWOOD | BRIMS | KIRKWOD, KIRKWODE |
| LAMMIN | PROBERT | LEMON |
| LAWSON | GRAY | LAWSONNE, LAWSOUN, LAWSONE, LAWESON, LAWESOUNE LAUSON, LAUSOUN |
| LEVY | MYERS | LEVI, LEVEY [LEAVY] |
| LOCK | HICKMAN | LOCKE, LOCKS, LOXLOCH, LOCHE |
| LOUDON | FLEMING | LOUDAIN, LOUDEN, LOUDONE, LOUDOUN, LOUDUN LOWDEN, LOWDAIN |
| LOUTTIT | GRAY | LEUTITT/, LEWTIT LOUETIT LOUTET/T, LOUTTET, LOUTIT/T, LOUTTIT/T, LOWTIT LUTETIT, LUTTIT, LUTTIET |
| LOWE | BOSTOCK | |
| MACNEIL | GRAY | MCNEIL/L, MCNEAL, MCNEEL |
| MALTBY | HICKMAN | |
| MARPLES | PROBERT | MARPEL/S, MARPLE, MARPULSE |
| MERRETT | ROGERS | MERIT/T, MERRAT/T, MERRIT/T, MERROT/T, MERYT |
| MARRIOTT | BUSH | MARIAT/T, MARRIAT/T, MARYAT/T, MARRYAT/T MARIET/T, MARRIET/T, MARYET/T, MARRYET/T MARIOT/T, MARRIOT/T, MARYOT/T, MARRYOT/T possibles: MARAT, MARET, MARIT, MAROT |
| MARSHALL | WYETH | |
| MCDONALD | SUTHERLAND | |
| MCKINLAY | GRAY | MCKINLEY MCINLAY MACKINLEY, MACKINLAY |
| MCLEOD | GRAY | MACLEOD, MACLEOID, MACLEOD |
| MCNEIL | GRAY | MCNEEL, MACNEEL, MACNEIL |
| MENNELL | MENNELL | MENNAL/L, MENNIL/L, MEYNEL/L MEINELL |
| MILLINGTON | BUSH | MILINGTON, MILLINGTONE MILINTON, MILLINTON MILLINGHTON MYLINGTON, MYLLINGTON |
| MOFFAT | GRAY | MOFAFTT, MOFFET/T, MOFFIT/T |
| MOODY | PROBERT | |
| MUNRO | BRIMS | MUNROE, MONRO, MUNROE |
| MYERS | MYERS | MYER, MIERS, MEYERS |
| NEILSON | FLEMING | NEELSONE/E, NEILSOUN, NEILSOUNE, NELESON, NELSOUN/E, NELSOUN NIELSON, NIELSOUN/E, NILSON |
| NIX | ROGERS | NICK, NICKES, NICKS, NIXE |
| NOTON | PROBERT | |
| OWEN | OWEN | OWENS, OWIN |
| OWENS | PROBERT | |
| PAULING | ROGERS | PAULIN, PULLIN |
| PEARSON | MENNELL | PEIRSON |
| PECK | BUSH | PECHE, PECKE |
| PEVERELL | HICKMAN | PEVEREL, PEVERIL/L, PEVREL/L, PEVRIL/L PEFERILL, PETHERELL |
| PHELPS | ROGERS | FELP/E, FELPS, PHELP/E, PHELPES, PHELPH |
| PINNELL | ROGERS | PENEL/L, PINEL/L, PINIL, PINNEL/L, PINNIEL, PINNIL/L, PYNEL/L, PYNNEL/L |
| PINKNEY | MENNELL | PINKNY |
| POLLEY | ROGERS | POLEY, POLEYE, POLLEE, POLLIE, POLLY, POLLYE, POLYE, POOLEY |
| PORTEOUS | GRAY | PORTEOUSE |
| POUNDER | MENNELL | POUNDERS, POWNDER |
| PROBERT | PROBERT | PROBBITS, PROBERTS, PROBETTS, PROBITTS, PROPERT, PROVERB/S |
| ROBERTSON | BRIMS | ROBERTSONE, ROBERTSOUN/E, ROBERTSONN/E, ROBARTSON ROBERSON, ROBERSONN/E, ROBERSOUN/E |
| ROGERS | ROGERS | |
| ROSS | SUTHERLAND | ROS, ROSSE |
| SANDER | MENNELL | SANDERS, SAUNDER, SAUNDERS |
| SANDERSON | GRAY | |
| SCOTT | GRAY | SCOT, SCOTTE, SCOITT |
| SHARP | ROGERS | SHARPE |
| SHIPPEN | MENNELL | SHIPEN, SHIPIN, SHIPINGE, SHIPON, SHIPPAN, SHIPPEN, SHIPPENS, SHIPPIN, SHIPPING, SHIPPINGE, SHIPPON, SHIPPYN |
| SIMPSON | PROBERT | SIMSON, SYMPSON |
| SKINNER | BUSH | |
| SMITH | BUSH MENNELL ROGERS |
SMEETH, SMEITH, SMETH/E, SMITHE, SMYTH/E |
| STAFFORD | BUSH | |
| STEWART | FLEMING | STEUART, STUART, STEWARD, STEUART |
| STRAW | BUSH | |
| SUMMERFIELD | BUSH | SOMERFELD, SOMERFIELD, SOMMERFIELD (SOMMERVILLE) SUMERFIELD |
| SUTHERLAND | SUTHERLAND | SOTHERLAND, SUTHERLINE, SUTHERLANDE, SUTHIRLAND, SUTHIRLANDE |
| RICKMAN | BUSH | |
| ROGERS | ROGERS | ROGARS, ROGGERS |
| TAGG | PROBERT | TAG, TAGGE |
| THORNTON | GRAY | THOURNTON |
| TORRANCE | BRIMS | TORRENCE, TORRENS |
| TOWE | BUSH | TOE, TOW TOWL, TOWLE |
| TRAIL | SUTHERLAND | TRAILL, TRAYL, TRAILE |
| TURNER | PROBERT | |
| WADHAM | BUSH | |
| WAIT | GRAY | WATE WAITE WAITT WAITTE also WEIGHT? |
| WALKER | BRIMS | WALKAR, WALCAR |
| WATKINSON | PROBERT | |
| WEBSTER | PROBERT | |
| WELLER | HICKMAN | WELLAR, WHELER |
| WHITE | BOSTOCK | |
| WHITE | WYETH | |
| WIGGINS | HICKMAN | WEGEN, WEGGEN, WHIGGINS WICKING/S, WICKYNS WIGAN/S, WIGEN/W, WIGENS WIGGAN/S, WIGGEN/S, WIGGIN/S, WIGGINE/S, WIGGING/E/S, WIGGON/S WIGIN/E/S, WIGING/E/S, WIGINS |
| WILDMAN | BUSH | |
| WILLIAMS | PROBERT | |
| WYETH | WYETH | WHYTHE, WYTHE, WHITE! |
| YOUNG | BRIMS ROGERS |
YONG/E, YONGES, YONGS, YONGUE, YOUNGS, YOUNGUE YHONG/E, YHUNG/E |
