Cecily, hmmmmm in my research I found two of these little sweet hearts. One was known as Maud for no apparent reason and the other Jane, her middle name.... in my opinion Cecelia Elizabeth has a nice ring to it - can you chase info that cannot be altered, ie ages? judy in aus > Charani <charani.b@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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/ > ************************************** > Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** > superfluous old messages in replies. > > List Admin can be contacted at: Middlesex_County_UK-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MIDDLESEX_COUNTY_UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message