Proper spelling for Drumfea/Drumphea

chughes · 26-06-2011 10:15am #1

I've been doing some work on tracing my family history and on my father's side, we are connected with Myshall, Garryhill, and Drumfea.

I have come across the different spellings, Drumfea and Drumphea.

Can anyone tell me which is correct or are both in use ?

If both are in use, which is the more common one to use ?

Thanks

byhookorbycrook · 26-06-2011 6:04pm

Drumphea is the one I see most in use.

stick-dan · 26-06-2011 6:19pm

its drumphea

Laura_lolly87 · 27-06-2011 9:32pm

Drumphea is correct, I only seen the other spelling recently. Drumfea is definately not used by 'natives'

stick-dan · 27-06-2011 10:11pm

I'm a native, well used to be, its as i said above

for defo

Laura_lolly87 · 27-06-2011 10:13pm

And you couldn't get far enough away from us lol

stick-dan · 27-06-2011 10:15pm

I'd have gone further if i could have. sad reflection of a locality that is too stuck in the past

Laura_lolly87 · 27-06-2011 10:17pm

Ah it is what it is and you make the best of it. I liked it a lot better when i was younger

stick-dan · 27-06-2011 10:18pm

ah yeah me too in fairness.

redtelephone · 27-06-2011 10:25pm

Just for the record, all of the maps, including the older ones from the 1830s use Drumfea, so anybody doing family research would need to use both names to be sure of getting maximum results.

stick-dan · 27-06-2011 10:34pm

if you actually contact anyone to do with the myshall parish magazine then you'll be thrown into a wealth of information about family trees, etc.

chughes · 28-06-2011 8:17am

Thanks for the replies Laura, Stick, and Red.

Redtelephone is correct, I saw the Drumfea spelling on the 1901 census.

Stick-Dan, could you PM me a name that I could contact about my family history ?

Thanks again, guys.

Loveless · 08-07-2011 11:56am

Yes Drumphea is what appears on road signs in the area, but old maps do call the area 'Drumfea'.

http://www.myshalldrumphea.com/placenames-and-maps.htm

slimjimmc · 09-07-2011 1:24pm

I suppose grmmatically, drumfea would be a more accurate spelling. In the English language "ph" is used mainly for words which have Latin/Greek origins. Since the name is of neither origin, it seems appropriate to spell it with an "f". Of course how it should be spelt and how it is commonly spelt can be two different things.

Proper spelling for Drumfea/Drumphea

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