Just to point out that Hide isn't really a mis-spelling of Hyde, it's a phonetic spelling.
When it is possible that neither the bobbin maker or lacemaker would have reached 21st century requirements for literacy (and let's face it, that level isn't very high) then Hide is perfectly acceptable. Even in the Parish records, where would assume the parish clerk would most likely be fairly well educated, the spellings change according to what the name was heard as. If the person registering the event couldn't read, they weren't in a position to say. I have this all the time as my surname is Tinch - quite unusual. It gets written as Linch, Pinch or Finch. NO, Teeee for Tango. Jacquie in Licolnshire - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
