One thing I tried (though it might sound a bit morbid at first glance ^^) is go and visit an old graveyard. This way I found out that Ada was a hugely popular name in Leicester between 1830 and 1870 :-) But contemporary books or a census will work as well, of course.
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Date: 2009-10-18 06:57 pm (UTC)