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Name query
Do you think Nellie and Lily could be one and the same person?
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Hi, Nellie is a family name for me with "Nellie" being the actual name on the birth certs.
Most commonly Nellie is used for - Helen, Ellen, Eleanor.
However, it is one of these pet names that I think I wouldn't be surprised to see used for any female name.
Sorry if that isn't much help.herky
Researching - Trimmer (Farringdon), Noble & Taylor (Ross and Cromarty), Norris (Glasgow), McGilvray (Glasgow and Australia), Leck & Efford (Glasgow), Ferrett (Hampshire), Jenkins & Williams (Aberystwyth), Morton (Motherwell and Tipton), Barrowman (Glasgow), Lilley (Bromsgrove and Glasgow), Cresswell (England and Lanarkshire). Simpson, Morrow and Norris in Ireland. Thomas Price b c 1844 Scotland. -
Agree with Herky, there's no telling how families use names. My brother calls me Cissie - nothing like my real name but it was his childish attempt at Sister, which stuck! I can imagine a small child trying to say Nellie, and uttering Lilly.
Sorry, not much help!
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By the way I didn't mean it was my name but a name in my family further back.
Funny how when you re-read something it sounds different from what you meant to say.:o
Originally posted by herky View Postherky
Researching - Trimmer (Farringdon), Noble & Taylor (Ross and Cromarty), Norris (Glasgow), McGilvray (Glasgow and Australia), Leck & Efford (Glasgow), Ferrett (Hampshire), Jenkins & Williams (Aberystwyth), Morton (Motherwell and Tipton), Barrowman (Glasgow), Lilley (Bromsgrove and Glasgow), Cresswell (England and Lanarkshire). Simpson, Morrow and Norris in Ireland. Thomas Price b c 1844 Scotland.Comment
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Thanks for your replies. It must be transcription error!Comment
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