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[Delphinus]

Hi all,
As you can see my name log on is Delphinus (its a star, that means dolphin).
I live in Devon 12 miles east of Plymouth, with Dartmoor just down the road, and the sea under 10 miles away so I have the best of both worlds.
I have been researching my father's line for about 2 years. I am looking for
Ball, Blackwell, Corkill, Marshall, Newsham, Pryor, Penaluna, Reading and Wonnacott.
The area's they have come from are Cornwall, Devon, Warwickshire, Isle of Man, Cumberland and Westmoreland.

Regards
Delphinus |wave|

[Geoffers]

Welcome to the British- Genealogy forums. Have a good browse around over a cuppa or two. Post any queries you have, there are lots of people willing to help.

If you get stuck, ask

[Alan Welsford]

Hi all,
As you can see my name log on is Delphinus (its a star, that means dolphin).

Hello Delphinus & welcome.

Surely Delphinus is a small constellation, not an individual star ?

(Or is it both ?)

Best wishes,

Alan

[Bo Peep]

|wave|Hello Delphinus and welcome to the Brit-Gen forum. I am delighted you have joined us and wish you every success with your research.

Please take a look around the forum and when you are ready, post your queries on the relevant boards.

[MarkJ]

Hello Delphinus & welcome.

Surely Delphinus is a small constellation, not an individual star ?

(Or is it both ?)

Best wishes,

Alan

A quite small constellation near Sagitta, Aquila and Aquarius I believe.
The stars in the constellation have similar names - Alpha Dephini and Beta Delphini etc

Mark

[Delphinus]

Hi
I did not know that, when my husband and I were looking for a log on name for my internet access he looked up some of the stars and found what he told me was a star named Delphinus and that it meant Dolphin which is my favourite animal/mammal.
So its his fault that I thought it was a star.

Many thanks
Delphinus |blush|

[Alan Welsford]

Hi
I did not know that, when my husband and I were looking for a log on name for my internet access he looked up some of the stars and found what he told me was a star named Delphinus and that it meant Dolphin which is my favourite animal/mammal.
So its his fault that I thought it was a star.

Many thanks
Delphinus |blush|
Not a problem,

I only know because my other half is dead mad on astronomy, (she teaches it in a school in fact).

It's different from a lot of the named constellations, because unlike many it does actually have a shape something like what it has been named :)

You do need a fairly clear sky to see it, but if you are in Devon maybe you suffer less light pollution at night than we do.

Alan

[Sandyhall]

Hi
Have you looked on this site "isleofman.com" for your Isle of Mann names. I found it very helpful.
Sandy

[MarkJ]

Hi
I did not know that, when my husband and I were looking for a log on name for my internet access he looked up some of the stars and found what he told me was a star named Delphinus and that it meant Dolphin which is my favourite animal/mammal.
So its his fault that I thought it was a star.

Many thanks
Delphinus |blush|

Like Alan says - don't worry :) If it helps, quite apart from Delphinus being the Dolphin constellation (and, as Alan said, it does look like a leaping dolphin unlike many of the other constellations which look like nothing at all in my view!), delphinus is the Latin for Dolphin I believe!

Mark

[Nick Mayne]

Hi,

Can you supply me with any info: on your Wonnacott line. My g.g.grandmother was a Wonnacott from the Devon/Cornwall border.
Cheers
Nick.

[ash33au]

Welcome to the forums Delphinus. This is a great place to find out how to research your tree. Have fun :)

[jane.harrison.9]

|wave||wave| Hi Delphinus and welcome to the Brit-Gen forum.
good luck with your research. Jane. :)