Good morning, Never heard of the expression "home" name but like your explanation. My dad always called me "Petunia" (!) but to me that was my nickname and not a home name. James Burns Allan and "Jeanie" Allan came from Scotland through Ellis Island (that discovery was a complete surprise as the others came directly to Canada). James and "Jean" had given Montreal as their ultimate address - staying with friends rather than at his brother's house (wonder what that story was?). Was never able to find a marriage on Scotlandspeople. As for the birth of their children, have not been able to get to the Archives to check anything out. Darn old job keeps interfering with my genealogy research :- ) Thank you for your help, Petunia (oops I mean Heather ) in cold Montreal ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bev Symons" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 11:10 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-EDINBURGH] Jeanie - short for what name? > It may be that Jeanie was her "home" name and had no relation to her > christened name at all. With a strong culture of naming traditions, many > families named their children after the appropriate ancestor (think of all > the Margarets and James :-)) but actually had pet names for them at home. > My grandmother was always called Jeanie at home but her name was Olive. > Her sister was always called Daisy although her name was Myra. So... > marriage registration? children's birth registrations? > Best, > Bev > > HLeBblanc <[email protected]> wrote: > Good evening, > > Maybe a simple question but could Jeanie be a nickname for some other > first name? On a 1906 passenger list for the S.S. Astoria from Glasgow to > New York I can clearly identify my 2x great uncle, James B(urns) Allan but > can not understand the writing for his wife's name. They arrived in New > York, with Montreal as their ultimate destination. They had 4 children > (James B., John S., Elsie and Andrew T.) in Canada. I later found he and > the children in the 1930 United States Census with a new wife named > Matilda. > > Heather in cold Montreal > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.27/671 - Release Date: > 05/02/2007 4:48 PM > >