Hello friends, Just to brainstorm - I am looking for an Esther Pickering, she must have married into a Pickering family, whose I don't know. Just wanted any ideas on alternate names / shortened names for Esther - like Peggy for Margaret. Can anyone think of another name for Esther? Was Esther a popular name for some one born possible in Yorkshire around 1860 - 1890? Kind regards Deirdra Pickering PS - I may be able to do simple look ups on the indices of the Irish BMD records.