Hello Listers, I have a forebear whose name was Hannah, born in 1800. All references to her were in that name. Her daughter's name was Anna, born in 1822. All references to her were in that name. Regards, Anne-in-Old-South-Wales ======================================== Message Received: Jul 13 2008, 06:24 PM From: "Bob Hills" To: "rootsweb IOW" Cc: Subject: Re: [IoW] Changing of christian names Michele, I have always considered Hannah and Ann/e as synonymous much the same as Bob for Robert, the only difference is that Ann/e is often a baptism name (unlike Bob). Therefore it is quite common to see the 2 names interchanged in a parish register for a Hannah, less likely for someone baptised Ann/e. As to Census their 'known' name is usually the one recorded but rarely a real nickname e.g. junior. Bob ************************************** You can contact the Isle of Wight List Administrator by emailing: [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message