** Well, I have been researching for longer than that, and I have never encountered a Jessie whose alternative name was Jane or Jean. That is not to say that some clerk might have in error written down the wrong name! The OPRs have many errors caused by session clerks or ministers being forgetful. Gordon. On 14/08/2010 08:00, Yvonne wrote: > It has always been Janet = Jane = Jean = Jessie

I'm not going to get into any "I've been researching longer than you" contest. I will just say that among our Stewart families in the parishes of Balquhidder, Comrie, Callander, Kilmadock and Kincardine by Doune, I have seen several examples of Janets using Jean or Jane as an alternative. I have also seen Jessie as a nickname for Janet in about equal ration to Jean/Jane. However, I have NOT seen any example of Jean/Jane AND Jessie BOTH being used as a substitute for Janet with the same person. I've seen one or the other, but not both. Ryk Brown Stewarts of Balquhidder Research Group ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon Johnson" <gordon@kinhelp.co.uk> To: <perthshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 10:19 AM Subject: Re: [PERTHSHIRE] Janet or Jane > ** Well, I have been researching for longer than that, and I have > never encountered a Jessie whose alternative name was Jane or Jean. > That is not to say that some clerk might have in error written down the > wrong name! The OPRs have many errors caused by session clerks or > ministers being forgetful. > Gordon. > > > On 14/08/2010 08:00, Yvonne wrote: >> It has always been Janet = Jane = Jean = Jessie > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PERTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message