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Bretagne surname help
johnmgibb
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Posted: 7 Jun 2015 8:00PM GMT
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Birdwisa
My great grandfather married in Glasgow in 1882, this is the first evidence I have of him. He gave his name as Gustave ( sometimes Agustus) Julian Birdwisa, he could not read or write so his surname will be a phonetic recollection from a Scottish registrar. There are different oral traditions in the various parts of the family., he came from Bordeaux, he came from Brittany. On one Scottish census it states Normandy! Does anyone know of any Bretagne names that sound like Birdwisa?
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lucieservole
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Posted: 8 Jun 2015 12:34AM GMT
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Hi:
Have you seen what's available in Familysearch.org?
https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&...
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Lucie
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johnmgibb
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Posted: 8 Jun 2015 8:40AM GMT
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Edited: 8 Jun 2015 8:42AM GMT
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I have all that information. I'm trying to go further back in time to France, hence looking for help with his real name. Thanks very much for the reply.
You will notice that his daughter in the very first note you sent gives his name as Augustus.
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jeanmarcmerigot
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Posted: 8 Jun 2015 9:00PM GMT
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Hi
Just an idea: BOURDILLAT
But if you see
http://www.geneanet.org/genealogie/fr/bourdillat.html
This name is not very commun in Bretagne...
No more idea
Regards
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johnmgibb
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Posted: 8 Jun 2015 9:05PM GMT
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Thank you, I will have a look.
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