Appendix 2 Yorkshire Changes noted by George Redmonds Vowel Changes Thomas Ayke alias Oke 1610 Hornsea Consonant Changes Robert Porrage alias Poddage 1573 Doncaster Unpronounced Consonants John Squire vulgariter John Swyre 1618 Skipton Final “t” William Petty alias Petit 1658 Bolton Final “d” Francis Bramald otherwise Bramall 1764 Bramall Metathesis John Stirley alias Strelley 1595 Roas “L” -as final letter William Angell alias Angeer 1597 Terrington “L” -vocalised James Wignall otherwise Wigney 1749 Norland “L” -vocalised internally Edmund Holgate alias Howgate 1708 Hebden “L” interchangeable with “N” Richard Cattall alias Catton 1739 York Aspiration Omitted initial “H” Abraham Heeley or Ely 1690 Kirkburton Aspiration Included initial “H” William Eyre alias Hare 1726 Aspiration as “Qu” or “Qw” George Whippe or Quippe 1596 Leverton Aspiration as consonants G, Kand Hard C David and Sarah Hawcraft/Cawcroft 1755-59 Earley Voiced consonants Thomas Bickers alias Vicars 1547 Filey Voiced Consonants “B” interchangeable with “P” William Bolton alias Powton 1558 Byland Initial alternatives determined by cleric Daniel Awty alias Otty 1685 Dewsbury Initial “Wr” Susannah Rigley otherwise Wrigley 1734 Wakefield Prosthetic consonants Y and E William Yernschay/Ernshaye 1545-5 Holme Prosthetic consonants S and K,P or T William Specke alias Pecke 1786-88 East Hatfield John Strafford/Trafford Aughton Metanalysis “Incorrect” analysis in separating forename and surname; involves especially John and Thomas Thomas Anderson alias SaundersonJohn Nellis alias Ellis 15241622 AllertonButtercrambe Suffix confusion Myles Hurtley alias HirtcliffeJohn Claybourn/Claybor/ClaybroughMiles Thisselwhat/Thisselworth 1622 HalithKippaxYork Abbreviation Loss of final syllable William Priest alias Priestley 1605 Harewood Abbreviation Loss of first syllable Abraham Harbytle, son of Henry Bytle 1631 Kippax Contraction e.g. by omitting a medial syllable Nicholas Cordyngley or CordleyJane Erat or Everard 1589 1612 BirstallSnaith Filial names but may result from confusion between similar and yet distinct surnames, and not abbreviation e.g. Stephenson (common in Yorkshire) and Stephens (rare in Yorkshire) Roger Casson, son of Simon CasseBenjamin Parkinson/Parkins 16451788 YorkWombwell Assimilation to a local placename William Tingle/Tingley 1648-54 Birstall Surname confusion William Donwell/Dunnill/Dannell/Daniel 1641-56 Heckmondwike