Surnames That Reveal Pirate Ancestry

The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 8-17-2007 | Nick Britten

[dixiechick2000]

Thank you, blam.

Very interesting story.
I musta miss “Sparrow”, though. ;o)

[Caipirabob]

Sparrow?

Well yes, sort of...

; )

[donmeaker]

Yes, most pirates are in the east. They have cosy deals with the government of Singapore which allows them to unload cargos (which are hard to track) and then release the ships (which are easy to track) in return for money.

It should be noted that merchant ships are required to have the crew’s payment onboard, in cash! That was a “reform” to the prior practice which had a lot of able seamen stiffed at their destination.

[x]

Scaaarrrlet Aaaarrr’Haaaarrrraaa was definitely paaarrrrt pirate.

[blam]

"It should be noted that merchant ships are required to have the crew’s payment onboard, in cash! That was a “reform” to the prior practice which had a lot of able seamen stiffed at their destination."

Yup. And, by congressional order, all wages paid must be in US dollars, greenbacks only. That was useful during the Vietnam war when the black market exchange rate for currency was often twice the official rate.

[SunkenCiv]

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[bootless]

How about the Dread Pirate Roberts?

[bootless]

That’s a good one. I’m:

Dread Pirate Bonney

Like the famous Dread Pirate Roberts, you have a keen head for how to make a profit. You can be a little bit unpredictable, but a pirate’s life is far from full of certainties, so that fits in pretty well. Arr!

[Ciexyz]

My Dad always claimed that one of our Welsh ancestors was hanged as a pirate. I always considered it as a bedtime story. But then the other side of my family claimed an ancestor who drowned in a beer vat so guess anything is possible. A lot of Welsh lads went to sea.

[mountainbunny]

Yaarrrrrr! I fly Jack Rackham’s flag outside my home sometimes.
I’ve never known anyone with that name, though.

[armymarinemom]

I can’t say that I have found Pirates in our family background. Anarchist yes but no pirates.

[Maigrey]

Hehehe Dread Pirate Flint

Thak goodness it's not as bad as Dread Pirate Roberts. Cary Elwes was such a weenie (but hot, tho)

[Grizzled Bear]

Black Tom Vane...not really what I was hoping for.

[Rb ver. 2.0]

Mad Morty Flint!

[Joe 6-pack]

"Stargell?"

The greatest Pirate of all times was Roberto Clemente...

[Plutarch]

Avast, everything is as Norman Rockwell said it was, starting with pirates (and royalty) in American "Family Tree".

[rabidralph]

Oh, yeah, I forgot about him. I had a Slurpee cup with his picture on it when I was little. Poor, guy.

[Lijahsbubbe]

There is nothing remotely attractive or appealing about piracy.

[SunkenCiv]

“No! No! That’s the beer vat! The sea is this way!” ;’)