Thank you Rosemary, Cynthia and Linda. Your suggestions did make me explore and think out of the box, but to no avail, so far. If any of you know or have Abrams in Devon or elsewhere, I would love to hear from you. Many thanks, LIsa >> Researching: NELSON - Plymouth. DAVIS - Brighton. JACOBSON - London/Aldgate and many other names in the East End of London. > Maybe it was a maiden name of a relative ? > Rosemary Hoffman > > -----Original Message----- > From: british-jewry-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:british-jewry-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Rosen > Sent: 31 May 2013 06:40 > To: british-jewry@rootsweb.com > Subject: [BRITISH-JEWRY] BMD registration > >> Dear All, >> >> I have a g.g.aunt who was born in Devon, see below: >> >> Surname First name(s) District Vol Page >> Births Sep 1884 (>99%) >> Nelson Florence Abrams Stoke D. 5b 320 >> >> Would anyone have a clue why she would be given a middle name such as >> "Abrams"? She was the last of 8 children. >> >> None of her sisters had this, nor her brothers. Her mother was Esther >> (nee >> Isaacs) and her father John Selig Nelson (formerly Katzenellen and >> back in Latvia Katzenellenbogen) >> >> Thanks. >> >> Lisa >> Researching: NELSON - Plymouth. DAVIS - Brighton. JACOBSON - >> London/Aldgate > > Our website is at > www.british-jewry.org.uk > We update regularly. Let us know if you have ideas to offer. > > British-Jewry-admin@rootsweb.com is the address to use for help. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRITISH-JEWRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > Our website is at > www.british-jewry.org.uk > We update regularly. Let us know if you have ideas to offer. > > British-Jewry-admin@rootsweb.com is the address to use for help. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRITISH-JEWRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message