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Appendix 2

Yorkshire Changes noted by George Redmonds

Vowel Changes Thomas Ayke alias Oke 1610 Hornsea
Consonant Changes Robert Porrage alias Poddage 1573 Doncaster
Unpronounced Consonants John Squire vulgariter John Swyre 1618 Skipton
Final “t” William Petty alias Petit 1658 Bolton
Final “d” Francis Bramald otherwise Bramall 1764 Bramall
Metathesis John Stirley alias Strelley 1595 Roas
“L” -as final letter William Angell alias Angeer 1597 Terrington
“L” -vocalised James Wignall otherwise Wigney 1749 Norland
“L” -vocalised internally Edmund Holgate alias Howgate 1708 Hebden
“L” interchangeable with “N” Richard Cattall alias Catton 1739 York
Aspiration Omitted initial “H” Abraham Heeley or Ely 1690 Kirkburton
Aspiration Included initial “H” William Eyre alias Hare 1726
Aspiration as “Qu” or “Qw” George Whippe or Quippe 1596 Leverton
Aspiration as consonants G, Kand Hard C David and Sarah Hawcraft/Cawcroft 1755-59 Earley
Voiced consonants Thomas Bickers alias Vicars 1547 Filey
Voiced Consonants “B” interchangeable with “P” William Bolton alias Powton 1558 Byland
Initial alternatives determined by cleric Daniel Awty alias Otty 1685 Dewsbury
Initial “Wr” Susannah Rigley otherwise Wrigley 1734 Wakefield
Prosthetic consonants Y and E William Yernschay/Ernshaye 1545-5 Holme
Prosthetic consonants S and K,P or T William Specke alias Pecke 1786-88 East Hatfield
John Strafford/Trafford Aughton
Metanalysis “Incorrect” analysis in separating forename and surname; involves especially John and Thomas Thomas Anderson alias Saunderson
John Nellis alias Ellis
1524
1622
Allerton
Buttercrambe
Suffix confusion Myles Hurtley alias Hirtcliffe
John Claybourn/Claybor/Claybrough
Miles Thisselwhat/Thisselworth
1622 Halith
Kippax
York
Abbreviation Loss of final syllable William Priest alias Priestley 1605 Harewood
Abbreviation Loss of first syllable Abraham Harbytle, son of Henry Bytle 1631 Kippax
Contraction e.g. by omitting a medial syllable Nicholas Cordyngley or Cordley
Jane Erat or Everard
1589

1612
Birstall
Snaith
Filial names but may result from confusion between similar and yet distinct surnames, and not abbreviation e.g. Stephenson (common in Yorkshire) and Stephens (rare in Yorkshire) Roger Casson, son of Simon Casse
Benjamin Parkinson/Parkins
1645
1788
York
Wombwell
Assimilation to a local placename William Tingle/Tingley 1648-54 Birstall

Surname confusion William Donwell/Dunnill/Dannell/Daniel 1641-56 Heckmondwike

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