There are five generations of "John Ambrose Jr." in my family. My grandfather used only the name "Ambrose Wilson" all his life, including on his gravestone. The one exception, and how I discovered his real name, was on the 1900 or 1910 census for Bay County, Michigan. Been too long since I looked at it and I don't remember for sure which year it was. Family names and abode were correct, so I know it is him. Another "current" example: my great-granddaughter is named KayDence. No one cares for the name so she is called Kady. (Pronounced ka-tie) I suspect that KayDence will be used for legal purposes only and she will be called Kady for the rest of her life. She's not quite age 2, so that's a long time . . . Can you imagine her descendants searching for records on her?!?!?!? <g> Dee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce Stevens" <joycestevens@twmi.rr.com> To: <ontario@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 4:58 PM Subject: [ONTARIO] use of middle > Often middle names seem to appear as used in lieu of the first > Name. Was this common, possibly to avoid the use of junior? What about > this practice in female lines? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On > Behalf Of Stella Stanger > Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 5:46 PM > To: Susan Fowler; ontario@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Missing Fowler family > > > Hi Susan, Anna M. FOWLER was 13 years old in the 1871 Census. By > the time of the 1881 Census she would have been 23 years old > - Perhaps married - or working and living elsewhere. > > Francis E FOWLER was 11 years old in 1871 Census. 21 in 1881. > He may also not be living at home - working elsewhere. after 1881. > Have you searched under Frank? > Are there family letters -marriages for other children - that might > mention Anna and Francis.? > Obituaries for the parents ? > Do you know what the middle name of Francis is. He may have chosen > to use that name as an adult. > > > > > > At 08:40 AM 21/01/2012, Susan Fowler wrote: >>I have found my family in the 1871 census and then the 1881 census. >>However 2 have gone missing. This is the 1871 "Anna M" is missing off the > 1881 >>and then "Francis E" is on the 1881 with the family but can't find >>any trace of him after that. I have heard stories that he returned >>to England. Could some kind person please check the boarder >>crossing's, marriage, and ship's lists. Thanks very much!!! >>Susan >> >>Census of Canada, 1871 >>Results >>Search | Search Help >>Search Term(s): "Fowler" and "Ontario" and "Toronto" and "east" and >>"st" and "davids" and "ward" >>Results: (1-7 of 7) >> >>________________________________ >> >> >>Name >>Age >>Province >>District Name >>Sub-District Name >>1. Fowler, Anna M 13 Ontario Toronto East St Davids Ward >>2. Fowler, Eliza 38 Ontario Toronto East St Davids Ward >>3. Fowler, Florence 2 Ontario Toronto East St Davids Ward >>4. Fowler, Francis 41 Ontario Toronto East St Davids Ward >>5. Fowler, Francis E 11 Ontario Toronto East St Davids Ward >>6. Fowler, Walter 4 Ontario Toronto East St Davids Ward >>7. Fowler, William 7 Ontario Toronto East St Davids Ward >> >>________________________________ >> >>Results: (1-7 of 7) >> >> >> >> >> >>________________________________ >> >> >> >>*********** >>Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: >>http://www.geneabloggers.com/ten-people-genealogists-follow-twitter/ >> >>Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >>*********** >>Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: >>http://www.geneabloggers.com/ten-people-genealogists-follow-twitter/ >> >>Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > *********** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: > http://www.geneabloggers.com/ten-people-genealogists-follow-twitter/ > > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > *********** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: > http://www.geneabloggers.com/ten-people-genealogists-follow-twitter/ > > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks for your reply. I am curious as to where Dence comes from, possibly a family name? I've always like the name Katie. -----Original Message----- From: ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dee's Genealogy Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 6:26 PM To: ontario@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] use of middle There are five generations of "John Ambrose Jr." in my family. My grandfather used only the name "Ambrose Wilson" all his life, including on his gravestone. The one exception, and how I discovered his real name, was on the 1900 or 1910 census for Bay County, Michigan. Been too long since I looked at it and I don't remember for sure which year it was. Family names and abode were correct, so I know it is him. Another "current" example: my great-granddaughter is named KayDence. No one cares for the name so she is called Kady. (Pronounced ka-tie) I suspect that KayDence will be used for legal purposes only and she will be called Kady for the rest of her life. She's not quite age 2, so that's a long time . . . Can you imagine her descendants searching for records on her?!?!?!? <g> Dee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce Stevens" <joycestevens@twmi.rr.com> To: <ontario@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 4:58 PM Subject: [ONTARIO] use of middle > Often middle names seem to appear as used in lieu of the first > Name. Was this common, possibly to avoid the use of junior? What about > this practice in female lines? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ontario-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On > Behalf Of Stella Stanger > Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 5:46 PM > To: Susan Fowler; ontario@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Missing Fowler family > > > Hi Susan, Anna M. FOWLER was 13 years old in the 1871 Census. By > the time of the 1881 Census she would have been 23 years old > - Perhaps married - or working and living elsewhere. > > Francis E FOWLER was 11 years old in 1871 Census. 21 in 1881. > He may also not be living at home - working elsewhere. after 1881. > Have you searched under Frank? > Are there family letters -marriages for other children - that might > mention Anna and Francis.? > Obituaries for the parents ? > Do you know what the middle name of Francis is. He may have chosen > to use that name as an adult. > > > > > > At 08:40 AM 21/01/2012, Susan Fowler wrote: >>I have found my family in the 1871 census and then the 1881 census. >>However 2 have gone missing. This is the 1871 "Anna M" is missing off the > 1881 >>and then "Francis E" is on the 1881 with the family but can't find >>any trace of him after that. I have heard stories that he returned >>to England. Could some kind person please check the boarder >>crossing's, marriage, and ship's lists. Thanks very much!!! >>Susan >> >>Census of Canada, 1871 >>Results >>Search | Search Help >>Search Term(s): "Fowler" and "Ontario" and "Toronto" and "east" and >>"st" and "davids" and "ward" >>Results: (1-7 of 7) >> >>________________________________ >> >> >>Name >>Age >>Province >>District Name >>Sub-District Name >>1. Fowler, Anna M 13 Ontario Toronto East St Davids Ward >>2. Fowler, Eliza 38 Ontario Toronto East St Davids Ward >>3. Fowler, Florence 2 Ontario Toronto East St Davids Ward >>4. Fowler, Francis 41 Ontario Toronto East St Davids Ward >>5. Fowler, Francis E 11 Ontario Toronto East St Davids Ward >>6. Fowler, Walter 4 Ontario Toronto East St Davids Ward >>7. Fowler, William 7 Ontario Toronto East St Davids Ward >> >>________________________________ >> >>Results: (1-7 of 7) >> >> >> >> >> >>________________________________ >> >> >> >>*********** >>Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: >>http://www.geneabloggers.com/ten-people-genealogists-follow-twitter/ >> >>Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >>*********** >>Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: >>http://www.geneabloggers.com/ten-people-genealogists-follow-twitter/ >> >>Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > *********** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: > http://www.geneabloggers.com/ten-people-genealogists-follow-twitter/ > > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > *********** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: > http://www.geneabloggers.com/ten-people-genealogists-follow-twitter/ > > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message *********** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://www.geneabloggers.com/ten-people-genealogists-follow-twitter/ Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ONTARIO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message