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Jaunay - the name, facts and figures 1800-1990
Added to this confusion is the wide range of spelling forms found in English records which may be considered variants if the form persists through several generations. It has to be understood that not only is the standardising of spelling a relatively recent development, but that many errors occurred in transcribing names or recording them phonetically from the spoken word, especially when the speaker may have been illiterate! Thus the following forms have been located:
de Jaunay [this form has persisted in a family branch]
Jainne
Jane, Jané, Jannay, Janne, January
Jauné, Jaunnay, Jaunny, Jaurnay
Joanay, Joane
Journay, Journnay.
As my research continues I may recognise some of these forms as variants. However, the variants Jaunay/Jaunet are clearly identified as possibly having a differing source from the other forms and at this stage I am only collecting these forms along with any others I know to have evolved into these forms. At this stage this means Jaunay, Jeaunay, Jeaunais and Jaunet which are located in ancient records from the central west of France.
Such a range of spellings makes the task of tracing family lines more difficult as the researcher travels back in time. However, by 1750 my own ancestors had at least standardised their version of the spelling to the current form. Thus the entry in the Parish Register of Cranbrook:
John Journay (physician) of Ashford married Mrs Mary Holden of Cranbrook on 5 Oct 1714 at Cranbrook, Kent
may result from a misspelling of Jaunay or one of its recognised variants or may not even relate to our family. While:
Francis Jannay (hotel keeper) of 25 Leicester Square London died on January 15th, 1838 from an abscess on the bladder,
is a known misspelling or an error in transcription because the entry relates to François Marie Jaunay. An examination of the various London poor rate books for the period 1800 - 1839 shows François as Jaunny, Jaunnay, and Jounnay
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