Historical Name of the Day

Martian Mc Lerran in the North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998.

Martian McLerran, North Carolina. 🛸

1790 United States Federal Census. A list of names including Submit Wages and Shade Chesnut. Also pictured: William Rhodes, Jesse McClendon, Charles Gaven, Moses Jones Jr, Hancock Hatcher, Sally Godwin, Mary Godwin, John Gainey, Catharine Williams, Dugal McPhail, Johanna Williams, Thomas Gibbs, Isaac S, Rachael Dudley, Joan See and Archibald Carraway.

A weekend twofer! Submit Wages and Shade Chesnut. 1790, North Carolina.

North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998. Name: Anguish Love. Death: 1875 North Carolina, USA

Anguish Love. 1875, North Carolina.

Wigfall Pressley in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Detail. Name: Wigfall Pressley. Age: 4. Birth Date: about 1876. Birthplace: South Carolina. Home in 1880: Mingo, Williamsburg, South Carolina, USA

Wigfall Pressley. 1880, Mingo, South Carolina.

U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Name: Dank Pigg

Dank Pigg. 1892, Missouri.

U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Court, governmental & criminal records. Name: Dank Lard [Dank Lord].

Dank Lard [Dank Lord], c. 1900, Louisiana

Name: Emblem Beever, Residence Age: 5, Event Type: Settlement Papers, Birth Date: abt 1815, Residence Date: 15 Mar 1820, Residence Poor Law Union: Shoreditch, Residence: St Leonard, Shoreditch, Greater London, England

Emblem Beever, 1820, Shoreditch, England.

YEP.

Name: Anguish Lake. Record Type: Will. Will Date: 1793. Will Place: Norfolk, England.

Anguish Lake. 1793, Norfolk, England

Name: Chattie Graves. Death: 30 Sep 1928 Scott (County, Kentucky)

Chattie Graves. 1928, Scott, Kentucky.

A census record from Necton, Norfolk, England, 1841. Bright Trollop, Male, aged 30, blacksmith.

Bright Trollop, Norfolk, England, 1841.

North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800-2000. Name: Icy Isley

Icy Isley, c. 1913.

Name: Freelove Avery. Spouse Name: Increase Miller. Marriage Date: 1782. Marriage Place: Salem, Washington, New York. Marriage ID: 2220326839

A weekend twofer. Freelove Avery and spouse, Increase Miller. Salem, New York, 1782.

Seaborn Yawn. 1890.

Name: Affable Yardley. Marriage: 22 Jan 1753 Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

A very Pratchett and @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com selection today. Affable Yardley. 1753.

Thigh, The

First name: The
Last name: Thigh
The Dawes Rolls, c. 1899

Icy Goldstar in the 1920 United States Federal Census

Icy Goldstar. c. 1920

Name: Satire R Fallass. Spouse: Wilber H Moon. Marriage: 1842-1867 Kent, Michigan, United States

Satire Fallass and husband, Wilber Moon. c. 1842

Name: Dank M Knight. Residence: 1878-1882 Troup, Georgia, USA

Dank Knight, c. 1878.

Name: Prancy Walker. Gender: Female. Spouse and child are blacked out.

Prancy Walker. c. 1870

Birth Date: 1916. Birth County and Parent1 Name redacted. Parent2 Name: Fartney Bobbin

Fartney Bobbin. 1916.