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Patricia

Patricia Report 4 Nov 2009 12:50

On a marriage certificate received, the residence is shown as G'Ilford in the County of Essex. Can anyone tell me what G'Ilford is short for? As I live in Australia I am not familiar with the London areas.

McAnne's Gahan-Crazy

McAnne's Gahan-Crazy Report 4 Nov 2009 12:53

Well there is a town in Essex called ILford so i imagine it's that .... ? ?

Annx

Annx Report 4 Nov 2009 13:33

Wickepedia shows this so it may be short for Great Ilford which is now Ilford.

'Ilford was historically known as Great Ilford to differentiate it from nearby Little Ilford, in the London Borough of Newham. The name is first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Ilefort and means ford over the Hyle; an old name for the River Roding that means "trickling stream". Little Ilford shares the origin.'

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Staffordshire, Warwickshire

Patricia

Patricia Report 6 Nov 2009 10:57

Thank you both for this information - most of my ancestors were from Barking/Poplar area but this was a new name to me.

I have come to a stand-still in my search for ancestors and appreciate the help I have been given. The further back I go the harder it gets! Still - will keep looking.

Cheers
Pat