I don't think I've ever come across an Alexandra at all in Moray/Banff - neither in my genealogy nor when I was at school. Slainte Mhath, Margaret in a steamy Brisbane, Qld ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Ridings" <tutu@atu.com.au> To: <MORAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 5:08 AM Subject: [MORAY] RE: Names > And that's just Alexander. > Wait until one starts of Alexandra......Alex, Sandra &c > > Happy Christmas and a fine Hogmany to everyone. > > Chris Ridings from very warm Ryde, NSW, Australia. > > -----Original Message----- > From: C Port [mailto:cport@bigpond.net.au] > Sent: Wednesday, 22 December 2004 6:24 > To: MORAY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Names > > Thanks to everyone on the list who helped me with Alexander variants. It > seems it was very common. > > Merry Christmas to all > > Tina > > ______________________________ > > > ==== MORAY Mailing List ==== > Don't forget that if you delete a message, you can always visit the archives of this list http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MORAY/. The archives are also worth looking at, whether you be a new or established lister. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >

Just to show that it all goes to show: Mary Alexandra Geddes (1847-1919) Alexandra Munro (b 1878 MacDuff) Grace Alexandra C..... (living) all cases father's name was Alexander. and Alexandrina Geddes (b 1880 Rathven) Alexandrina Raeburn (b 1869 Keith) All above local. Although descended from Banffies, not born local: An Alexandra, who was known as Sandra (obvious!). An Alexandrina, who was known as Queenie (obvious when you think of it!). One of mine was formally registered as Sandy Ross, but a few months afterwards altered to Alexander Ross thus: "In the first column of Entry No15 in the Register Book of Births for the year 1884 for 'Sandy' substitute 'Alexander'. The above alteration is made on the authority of a Certificate in the form of Schedule (D) under the hand of the Rev'd Ebenezer MacLean, Minister of the Free Church, Fordyce. At Fordyce, 20th June 1884 Jas. Grant, Registrar" - Register of Corrected Entries. Do I detect stern disapproval at such a flippant forename?! And less than a year later, in 1885, the second-cousin of Sandy Ross was named from the start as Alexander Ebenezer MacLean Geddes - clearly the minister was having none of this Sandy nonsense with his parents (my gt-gt-gdparents)! He was later nicknamed Siccer Sandy - h'mm not so sure whether that was to his face or behind his back, depending on which meaning of siccer (old meany, or super shoemaker) you take. I fear it was the former. Bah! Humbug, the old scrooge! (An injection of seasonal Christmas grumpiness for those in UK who saw Grumpy Old Women last night on the telly...) And finally an infamous Portsoy Merchant Alexander Robertson (abt 1720 - 1790) was known to one and all as Mr Sandy, especially by his creditors who were chasing around most of Scotland trying to get hold of him. Merry Christmas to all Listers Howard-don't-call-me-Howie Geddes

Hi, Loved your e-mail, Howard! To add to the Alexanderina, later Alexandra, story: my lady's nickname was 'Dolly'! Gay

There was an old Ontario expression "pulling a Sandy".Have not heard it for years but I believe it's modern equivalent would be "playing dumb".Probably arose from the actions of some canny Scots pretending that they "didna ken". Cheers Harry Montgomery in very snowy Toronto.