Please don't laugh but are the names Saul and Samuel interchangeable? I have just come across the name Saul SIDDORN as part of my family history but have never previously seen the name Saul in any references to the SIDDORN name. There do however seem to be quite a few records relating to various Samuel SIDDORN's. Can Saul be a shortened form of Samuel? Thanks, Alan

I have been transcribing part of the 1861 census and have seen Samuel shortened to Saml; William to Wm and Henry to Hy, so it's probable that Samuel Siddorn was so shortened and the handwriting mis-read. Alan Johnson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Siddorn" <alan@siddorn.fsbusiness.co.uk> To: <ENG-MERSEYSIDE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 11:20 PM Subject: [ENG-MERSEY] Saul and Samuel SIDDORN > Please don't laugh but are the names Saul and Samuel interchangeable? I > have just come across the name Saul SIDDORN as part of my family history > but have never previously seen the name Saul in any references to the > SIDDORN name. There do however seem to be quite a few records relating to > various Samuel SIDDORN's. Can Saul be a shortened form of Samuel? > Thanks, > Alan > > > ==== ENG-MERSEYSIDE Mailing List ==== > You can search or browse the archives of this list and also change > membership - move from digest to normal mail mode, or vice versa and sub > and unsub at this link > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/ENG/ENG-MERSEYSIDE.html > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >