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Thread #159779   Message #3788610
Posted By: Richie
04-May-16 - 02:26 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Bramble Briar/Bruton Town/MerchantDaughtr
Subject: RE: Origins: Bramble Briar/Bruton Town/Merch. Daught.
Hi,

I read somewhere that all the UK versions that have "farmer" stemmed from a mishearing of "father." Once it was changed to "farmer" it remained "farmer."

Agree?

Richie