> Hello all > > I've just received the marriage certificate of my gt aunt Millicent RODGERS > (30) to Ralph SMITH (29) on 15th December 1913 in Chesterfield Register > Office. I have been searching for a while for Milly RODGERS birth, but > found only Amelia RODGERS, born in 1883 (same parents as Millicent). I was > then looking for Amelia's marriage, but never found it. As Milly is the > diminutive for both Amelia *and* Millicent, I can only deduce that Amelia > and Millicent are one and the same person! > > Milly's mother died when she/they were 12 years old, so if the family always > called her Milly (our family spelling of the name), and if she said that to > the registrar at the wedding - Eureka - here cometh Millicent! > > The change of names is fascinating to me, because my own mother was called > Millicent, supposedly after her Auntie Milly. Mum always hated her name, so > I now wonder if she would have preferred to be an Amelia? Sadly, she died > in January this year, so I can't ask her. > > The witnesses were Milly's brother in law, Frank Edward HOSKIN, and a 15 > year old girl called Charlotte HABBERJAM. I found her birth on free BMD in > the Sept. quarter of 1898 in Chesterfield. It is such an unusual name, I > wondered if anyone knew anything about her or her family. > > Thanks for your patience in reading this, and if anyone has any comments or > knows any more about the above, please let me know. > > Kind regards to all > > Aileen H >