This is also a great analysis. An example of an Irish name this happens to
is Bradley, which was my grandmother's name. When you're in Ireland, they
pronounce it "Brolly" and no matter how many times you say "Bradley"
they
come back at you with "Brolly". So then you see the name spelled
"Brolly"
and it's the same name.
Leslie Cassidy
NYC
-----Original Message-----
From: Caiside(a)aol.com [mailto:Caiside@aol.com]
Sent: July 13, 1999 6:59 AM
To: CASSIDY-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: Re: [CASSIDY-L] CASSEDY!
In a message dated 7/12/99 10:52:11 PM, mobo(a)accessus.net wrote:
<<Same goes for CASSADY - I wish I could discover what lead to the different
spellings.
>
Different spellings are because the original name is Gaelic and English
"translations" of that vary. Pronunciation also varies slightly. Think of
how differently the same word can be pronounced in parts of the US. And the
further back you go, the more unreliable spelling is. Ever see how many
ways
Will Shakespeare signed his own name? People just weren't as hung up on a
"correct" way.
Then you get people who can't read and write (and many of the early
immigrants could not) , telling their name to some county clerk who barely
could , and he wrote what it sounded like to him.
Along the way at some point, a spelling "stuck" to a particular branch of
the
family and they all started (mostly) using the same spelling. But often
within the family you will find a record in another spelling, or Uncle Harry
who decided to spell it with an e or an a or a t or whatever.
The point is, don't discount a record solely because the name is spelled
differently than you spell it today.
Janet
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