Christian Names .......

mallog · Post by **mallog** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:05 pm

My husband's English lot had Augustus running through the family which was useful

JayPee · Post by **JayPee** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:57 am

Russell wrote:Having just been looking for relatives on North Uist and in Stornoway nothing could surprise me any more with the Scottish names.

'Ina' on a census could apply to Alexanderina, Hectorina, Andrewina etc.
'Laxy' was actually Alexanderina.

As the saying goes -'Anything goes'

Russell

I had some "Ina"s from Stornoway and from Aberdeen. For an earlier discussion of "Ina", have a look at this thread:
http://talkingscot.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=389
(BTW ... for those of you who have been on the edge of their seats for so long: I found my Ina from Aberdeen that started that thread ... she was "Robina"

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- JayPee

wini · Post by **wini** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:45 am

I bet some of those chidren cursed their parents for the names they gave them.

I went to school with a very large plump girl who had the unfortunate name of Bubbles.

Russell when did schooling become compulsory in Scotland?
We keep talking about the much vaunted Scottish Education System
yet three quarters of the way through the 19th Century children are still working in mills.

wini

Post by **Liz Turner** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 3:37 pm

mallog wrote:My husband's English lot had Augustus running through the family which was useful

My uncle's family have a long line of Archibald Augustus as the forenames of the boys! My cousin swore he wouldn't repeat that, but then his son was born and - you've guessed it - he's another one!

CathieL · Post by **CathieL** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 4:04 pm

My great grandmother had a number of children with everyday names except for the last one, a girl born in 1897 named Minnie. I was sure that must be short for something but when I finally found the birth cert. it was Minnie. Where would a name like that come from?
Cathie

apanderson · Post by **apanderson** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 4:12 pm

Hi Cathie,

I have a few Minnies in my tree who were all christened Marion but I know Minnie can be a pet name for lots of other names.

Maybe you great granny just liked the name - and why not - I think it's rather nice.

Anne.

P.S. Some of the Marions got called Mamie also!

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:12 pm

apanderson wrote:Hi Cathie,

I have a few Minnies in my tree who were all christened Marion but I know Minnie can be a pet name for lots of other names.

Maybe you great granny just liked the name - and why not - I think it's rather nice.

Anne.

P.S. Some of the Marions got called Mamie also!

In Ayrshire A Marion was often called Mirrin.

David

Post by **Pandabean** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:16 pm

I found a rather strange one in my line - Pringle Clark.

JimM · Post by **JimM** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:27 pm

CathieL wrote: it was Minnie. Where would a name like that come from?
Cathie

Hi Cathie
Not an uncommon name...
Minnie was in the top ten girls names in America for 1892
http://genealogy.about.com/library/blbabynames1890s.htm

and then from
http://www.abcbabygifts.co.uk/baby-naming-ideas.html
"For example, in Victorian times, Biblical names such as Mary, Sarah and Ruth were very popular for baby girls. There were also many baby names that are now considered very old-fashioned like Martha, Alice, Bertha and Minnie".

Jim

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Post by **joette** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 6:11 pm

My fav has to be Ramsay Wardlaw McFarlane-with a christian name so unusual with such a common surname it has been easy to track him & his descendants from Midlothian to Australia.If only his parents would be so easy to find-Janet Veitch & Duncan McFarlane but they disappear after the 1851 census.They are allegedly alive when Ramsay marries Helen Robb in 1860'ish but I can find no death for them but maybe they snuck off to the Antipodes too.