Re: Can Grimwood be pronounced Grim'd?
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In reply to:
Can Grimwood be pronounced Grim'd?
3/06/02
YES, Grimwood is pronounced Grimud in the Suffolk dialect so very probably your Grimerd's are really Grimwood's. In transcribing, Grimwood often becomes Greenwood, which is a more common name in it's own right. There are several occurances of this in the 1881 census ijncluding my own family.
I run the Grimwood/Grimwade ONS and will be happy to check my records if you contact me directly.
Maggie Driver