Surname/'Listen' to the Accent (Announce)

by m p griffiths , Saturday, February 13, 2010, 09:14 (5429 days ago) @ kermie62

When helping my husband's friend with his family tree from the West County - with the surname HOLLAND/ALLEN - as the 'H' is quiet/silent (unless you were 'Posh') with the West Country accent, (our teachers at School, always tried to make us sound our 'H's) - as is the 'D' at the end of a word. Some of the family stayed as HOLLAND, but some his family became ALLEN.

Visiting the FOD to see where my family came from, the local historian took us around, and showed us where folks had moved in from outside the County and called their large house 'Awre House'- He told us - Awre is pronounced - 'R' - so the house is actual fact was called ' 'R' ... 'ouse' (Our House)

A great site

www.bbc.co.uk/voices

Under the Heading- 'Where I live' .... click under Gloucestershire.

Keith Morgan, the Coleford Barber is especially interesting and Charles Harvey ex Miner.

You may have to download Realtime Player free from the BBC on this site - for the sound.