Raymond Devereux wrote: > Hello could anyone tell me if a Cicely I have in my family tree could > possibly, hopefully pass for an Elizabeth? Cicely (or Cecily/Cecilia) isn't an alternative for Elizabeth. However, anyone can call themselves what they like so long as it isn't for fraudulent purposes/reasons. Pet names don't have to be diminutives of the actual name. Maybe she was called "sis" (as in sister) and it graduated to Cicely, or maybe she was really Cicely. Perhaps it was her middle name. Despite what many people like to believe, not all couples did actually marry back then. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk http://www.savethegurkhas.co.uk/