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Spelling of Burford to Burfurd

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Re: Spelling of Burford to Burfurd

sparroww14  (View posts) Posted: 15 Dec 2011 7:39PM GMT
Classification: Query
When the UK sensus were made a large amount of those in the sensus could not read or write. Therefore the person writing those details wrote what sounded like the name , hence. Berford. Berefoud. Barford. etc etc. from a Gloucestershire Burford.
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jon1su11a4ds2... 27 Apr 2011 2:42AM GMT 
sparroww14 15 Dec 2011 7:39PM GMT 
   

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