Could it be that the lady was given the name Elizabeth at birth but had Cicely as a middle name. Maybe her parents added the name Cicely some time after the birth of Elizabeth had been registered, so the name cicely does not appear on the birth certificate or on her baptism. Perhaps there was already an Elizabeth in the family and so the child got called by her middle name of Cicely and that habit was carried on throughout her life. What was your Cicely's mother name, might that have been Elizabeth? Two Elizabeths in the house would have caused confusion and could be a reason for the younger one being called by a middle, or pet, name that name might then have stuck for the rest of her life. Many people use their middle name as their usual name, my father was one of them. Even his mother, who had chosen his first name for him in memory of a past family member, never used it but always used his middle name. No one outside of our immediate family knew of my father's first name. When he died, if any other member of our wider family had had to register his death, other than myself or my sisters, they would have used his middle name for him and the death certificate would have been incorrect. Could something like this have been the case with your cicely? Could it be that you, and other family members, never knew she had a different first name? Have you found the ladies birth certificate or baptism at all? Have you found her in any census? What evidence do you have that she was called Cicely? If the marriage you have found was after the start of Civil Registration, July 1837, then what does the certificate give for the father of the bride Elizabeth? Does that match with what you know of your Cicely's father? Or have you not got the copy of the marriage? If you give the rest of us a few details about your Cicely such as census references etc., where you have found her, and when that marriage of Elizabeth took place and where we might be able to help further in some way. Regards Jenny DeAngelis Spain. <<> Hello could anyone tell me if a Cicely I have in my family tree could > possibly, hopefully pass for an Elizabeth? > I have a record of the right year and place for a marriage as Elizabeth, > but I know the wifes name was Cicely. > Can't find any records for a Cicely at the time. Is this a possible > chance please?>>