Category: Cutlock/Cullum
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Cutlock or Laddiman most exclusive in 1891?
I’m reminded that Cutlock isn’t the only rare name in the family tree, at least as judged by the Ancestry website surname look-up feature. This uses the 1891 census records (England and Wales), showing a distribution map at county level (of people, not families as it states). Cutlock – 10 people, all in Norfolk. The one who was born in London has married in. Laddiman – 9 people, all in Norfolk.* I have the impression that there are now more Laddimans than Cutlocks, given the prevalence » »
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Happy Birthday great gran Ann Harriet
My great grandmother was born on 10th December 1858 in Norwich – Red Lion Yard, St Clement Within. The ancestral bookcase contains a Bible with “10th December 1879 A.H. Cutlock” inscribed – no doubt a 21st birthday present but who from? She was brought up by her grandparents John and Charlotte (nee Plunkett), or at least was always with them at census time! I’d like to claim that I started family history research on AHC’s 150th anniversary on 10th December 2008, but as it happens I » »
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Cutlock and Cullum
Cutlock wasn’t a name I knew before starting family history research, although it subsequently appeared in Dad’s notes. The Ancestry website name search feature, which trawls the 1891 census records to find the number of people with a surname and their distribution, found just 10 ‘Cutlock’, all in Norfolk. (Just beaten in the 1891 rarity stakes in the family tree by Laddiman.) Common transcription errors: Cutlack, Catlock, Cuttock. And the one which got in the way of finding Cullum half-relations earlier, as per marriage record » »
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A personal family history site
Cutlock and Co – why? Well, Cutlock is a rare name, often wrongly transcribed in the records and belongs to my paternal great grandmother, Ann Harriet. So, relevant and distinctive. But why the website? We’ll have to wait and see how it evolves – I like seeing how content (and structure) develops on the web. Also See About page for more. » »