Hi! May I get some assistance from some of our British DU'ers?

[Trailrider1951]

Geneology has become one of my interests, and I would like to have some help from those of you who know of these things. My mother, who died young, also had a mother who died young. The names involved include Bailey and Lester. What can you tell me about the history and geography of these names? I will tell you that the Lester name is a phonetic spelling of..............well, you know. I just cannot attempt a correct spelling of that word in my current inebriated state. Por favor?

[Bertha Venation]

1. Well, I'm not British

and I can't spell . . . well, you know. That name. But I'm all for the inebriated state.

Sorry I can't help.

[Trailrider1951]

2. I'm with ya Bertha!

[Bertha Venation]

4. Heh.

[LiberalEsto]

3. You mean Leicester?

(and I'm not even British - I'm Estonian-American)

[Trailrider1951]

5. That might be the one

Looks about right! Thanks!

[LiberalEsto]

6. More info

BAILEY Surname Meaning & Origin:
A crown official or officer of the king in county or town. Keeper of a royal building or house. A person of high rank. From the Old French for "bailiff" and/or the Scottish term "bailie," a municipal officer corresponding to an English alderman.
about.com/od/surname_meaning/p/bailey.htm

LESTER: habitational name from Leicester, named in Old English from the tribal name Ligore (itself adapted from a British river name) + Old English ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’ (Latin castra ‘legionary camp’).English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Lestre in Normandy.English and Scottish: variant of Lister.
http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=lester

[Trailrider1951]

7. That's excellent! Thank you so much!

have a pint on me?