Hi, Missing LIncs,     I got an angry e-mail from a man a few months back because I had an American relative listed (his dad) with a first name of "Archibald".  He insisted that his father had always been "just Archie".  When I pointed out that the man's name in the census returns was "Archibald" and it was that way on his Social Security record. the fellow refused to believe me and insisted the name should be just "Archie."     We can be stubborn about names.  After all, it is our supposedly unique identifier.  I find it interesting to see people's reactions when they do an Internet search of their name and they find a whole bunch of people who share their name.  Or they find something posted about themselves that they wish hadn't been!  Ahh, technology.     So, let's concentrate on those unusual names in your family tree.  How did they get them, what do they mean and where are they from?  Ask away.  Got a Jabez?  My wife has several in her tree.  A Thomasina.  A Jezabel?  A "Just Archie"?         Lou (list admin.)

My 6x great grandmother Obedience Lowther Christened 22 July 1699 in Burton on Stather. Nice puritan moniker.  Used a couple of times in the family. Also Bilhah Jobson, c 1780 Married John Kermond 1799 at Old Clee. ________________________________ From: Louis Mills <louis_mills@att.net> To: "eng-lincsgen-L@Rootsweb.com" <eng-lincsgen-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 2, 2012 11:54 AM Subject: [LIN] Admin. note: March theme Hi, Missing LIncs,     I got an angry e-mail from a man a few months back because I had an American relative listed (his dad) with a first name of "Archibald".  He insisted that his father had always been "just Archie".  When I pointed out that the man's name in the census returns was "Archibald" and it was that way on his Social Security record. the fellow refused to believe me and insisted the name should be just "Archie."     We can be stubborn about names.  After all, it is our supposedly unique identifier.  I find it interesting to see people's reactions when they do an Internet search of their name and they find a whole bunch of people who share their name.  Or they find something posted about themselves that they wish hadn't been!  Ahh, technology.     So, let's concentrate on those unusual names in your family tree.  How did they get them, what do they mean and where are they from?  Ask away.  Got a Jabez?  My wife has several in her tree.  A Thomasina.  A Jezabel?  A "Just Archie"?         Lou (list admin.) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

While not from Lincs I am glad a PIKE family name wasn't given to me!! <vbg>   Epigoney Mike

Bilhah is, of course, a name from the Bible. That's always a good first place to check on some of these unusual forenames of the 18th & 19th centuries and a Bible concordance is a great help there. Bilhah comes from a Hebrew root word meaning 'timid'. Regards Judith Harper Nelson, NZ On 03/03/2012 11:25, Michelle Myers wrote: > My 6x great grandmother Obedience Lowther Christened 22 July 1699 in Burton on Stather. Nice puritan moniker. Used a couple of times in the family. Also Bilhah Jobson, c 1780 Married John Kermond 1799 at Old Clee. > > > >

My father was always known as Harry even though his forenames were Alfred Henry, perhaps because his father was also Alfred. When looking for his mother, I was sure I was looking for something a bit more fancy than Fanny Fletcher - I really though the Fanny was short for something, but no, that is her birth certificate name. While on the topic of Fanny, there are two records of a Fanny Fletcher marrying, registered in Caistor, in the late 1800s. Does anyone have easy access to the name of Fanny's father in these two cases? They are: Dec. 1894 Caistor 7a, p.1313 And June 1895, Caistor, 7a, p.1505 Any answers would be very much appreciated - to support or put to death a sneaking suspicion. Happy hunting!   Diana Robinson (nee Gardner) Now in Rochester, NY, USA Warmly, Diana  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Diana Gardner Robinson, PhD DGR Coaching Empower Yourself! Find Your Hidden Strengths with Empowerment Coach Diana ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2604 Elmwood Ave. #230 Rochester, NY 14618 Phone: 585.473.8396 Web: http://ChoiceCoach.com E-mail: Diana@DianaRobinson.com -----Original Message----- From: Louis Mills [mailto:louis_mills@att.net] Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 2:54 PM To: eng-lincsgen-L@Rootsweb.com Subject: [LIN] Admin. note: March theme Hi, Missing LIncs,     I got an angry e-mail from a man a few months back because I had an American relative listed (his dad) with a first name of "Archibald".  He insisted that his father had always been "just Archie".  When I pointed out that the man's name in the census returns was "Archibald" and it was that way on his Social Security record. the fellow refused to believe me and insisted the name should be just "Archie."     We can be stubborn about names.  After all, it is our supposedly unique identifier.  I find it interesting to see people's reactions when they do an Internet search of their name and they find a whole bunch of people who share their name.  Or they find something posted about themselves that they wish hadn't been!  Ahh, technology.     So, let's concentrate on those unusual names in your family tree.  How did they get them, what do they mean and where are they from?  Ask away.  Got a Jabez?  My wife has several in her tree.  A Thomasina.  A Jezabel?  A "Just Archie"?         Lou (list admin.)

Fanny Fletcher married Frederick Cash in Great Limber 18 Dec 1894. http://mi.lincolnshiremarriages.org.uk/ Fanny Fletcher married Arthur Needham, June quarter 1895. That Fanny says (1901 & 1911 census) that she was born in South Kelsey, but according to the Lincs marriage index she didn't marry in South Kelsey. Pam Proud to be a member of Lincolnshire Family History Society http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk/ On 03/03/2012 02:53, Diana Robinson wrote: > My father was always known as Harry even though his forenames were Alfred > Henry, perhaps because his father was also Alfred. When looking for his > mother, I was sure I was looking for something a bit more fancy than Fanny > Fletcher - I really though the Fanny was short for something, but no, that > is her birth certificate name. > > While on the topic of Fanny, there are two records of a Fanny Fletcher > marrying, registered in Caistor, in the late 1800s. Does anyone have easy > access to the name of Fanny's father in these two cases? > > They are: > Dec. 1894 Caistor 7a, p.1313 > And > June 1895, Caistor, 7a, p.1505 > > Any answers would be very much appreciated - to support or put to death a > sneaking suspicion. > > Happy hunting! > > Diana Robinson (nee Gardner) > Now in Rochester, NY, USA > > > > > > > Warmly, > > Diana > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > >

My grandfather's Christian name was Parr. This lead to great confusion at school for my mum. They would ask "What's your father's name?" "Parr" "No, what's his Christian name?" "Parr" "Er, what does your mother call him?" "Parr" Eventually it had to be explained. Mind you, mother had nearly as many problems, as her name was Madge "What's your name?" "Madge" "Is that short for Marjorie or Margaret?" "No, its just Madge" "What's the name on your birth certificate?" "Madge - I was christened Madge". John -- John Rouse

My 3rd cousin 5 times removed (!!) married Original Skepper 1st June 1813 at Fiskerton, their 12th child was called Original as was Original juniors 7th child. How many Originals can you have? Phil > Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 11:54:03 -0800 > From: louis_mills@att.net > To: eng-lincsgen-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [LIN] Admin. note: March theme > > Hi, Missing LIncs, > > I got an angry e-mail from a man a few months back because I had an American relative listed (his dad) with a first name of "Archibald". He insisted that his father had always been "just Archie". When I pointed out that the man's name in the census returns was "Archibald" and it was that way on his Social Security record. the fellow refused to believe me and insisted the name should be just "Archie." > > We can be stubborn about names. After all, it is our supposedly unique identifier. I find it interesting to see people's reactions when they do an Internet search of their name and they find a whole bunch of people who share their name. Or they find something posted about themselves that they wish hadn't been! Ahh, technology. > > So, let's concentrate on those unusual names in your family tree. How did they get them, what do they mean and where are they from? Ask away. Got a Jabez? My wife has several in her tree. A Thomasina. A Jezabel? A "Just Archie"? > > Lou (list admin.) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On the issue of name preferences, my grandfather Albert Ernest Wyatt Woolley appears under either forename in records. I don't know which moniker he actually used in adult life - he was scarcely mentioned in my childhood. Having two middle names is relatively uncommon (Wyatt was non-Lincs family name) but in his case was rather useful e.g. as his initials were easily confused with his brother so used all three for his WWI records. Phil Crouch