Helen,
Pharaoh (or Pharoah) is a latin boy's name. Might it not have been marginally more common in the 19thC? I would think it would more likely be a person's name on the bobbin in this case rather than something more cryptic.
Of all the hundreds of Family Trees I've investigated in the UK, I've never seen this as a Forename in the UK
In checking the 1851 census I find about 50 in the whole of the UK David in Ballarat - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
