I have a Nancy born in Cheshire in the 1840s who I finally tracked down in the 1881 census under Ann. The only thing you might have to watch out for is whether John RICHARDSON's first wife died and he married another woman with the same Christian name. It's surprising how often this seemed to occur. I too have a little book, Names for Girls and Boys, (bought before the eldest of our 4 children was born in 1977) which says in part: "Anne This name appears in a variety of forms - Ann, Anna, Anne, Anita, Annetta, Annette, Annie, Hannah, all now Christian names in their own right, and the pet forms Nan, Nancy (and it's Welsh form Nansi) and Nanette." Nancy definitely seems to be a popular name in it's own right in Cheshire in the 1800s but I couldn't comment on other northern England counties. Helen, NSW, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Swallow" <ken.swallow@virgin.net> To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 5:46 AM Subject: [D-G LIST] Ann or Nancy > Can anybody offer advice on the derivation of the name Nancy? > > Across the "border" in Cumbria I have a record of an Ann Fleming, born > Brampton abt 1752, probably the same Ann Fleming becoming Ann Richardson > by marrying John Richardson in 1773, and then subsequently I have a Nancy > Fleming, husband John Richardson, producing a son in 1790. The geography > fits, the John Richardson bit fits. Could Ann have called herself Nancy > by 1790? Have any of you worthy seekers after knowledge come across a > similar possibility? > > I have a little book (Discovering First Names, Stan Jarvis) that describes > Nancy as "diminutive of Anne" - which is strange because I thought > "diminutive" meant "tiny" and Nancy is a bigger word than Anne! > > Ken (Liverpool) > > > ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== > @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ > To reach every member of the list : > Send Email to ....... DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com