Researching the origins and genealogy of the surname worldwide
On 28th October 1858 Ellen Wells of Tattershall, Lincolnshire married James Andrew Raithby Hoodless of North Somercotes, Lincolnshire. James was the cousin of Gerrit L Hoodless, their father’s were brothers. The newly wed couple lived the ag-lab rural life in North Somercotes, on the Lincolnshire coast, a little south of the Humber estuary. On the…
Gerrit’s name was spelled multiple ways throughout his life. Gerritt, Gerrit, Garrett, Gerrett. His initial “L” I have never seen documented but there are some who anecdotally state the “L” was for Lansing, but without an official record to back it up. His name and initials “G L” were passed to a son and a…