Given Names: "Annie, Mattie, Nellie"

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Given Names: "Annie, Mattie, Nellie"

Legg inn av LRESA500 » 29 okt 2004 06:27:51

These 3 ladies are sisters of my great grandmother who was named Madeline.
I initially got the names from the census, thinking that they were nicknames.
However, for all 3 of the sisters their birth, marriage and death records give
the names "Annie, Mattie and Nellie." Is it safe to assume these are their
"real" names? Thanks

Hugh Watkins

Re: Given Names: "Annie, Mattie, Nellie"

Legg inn av Hugh Watkins » 29 okt 2004 08:04:22

"LRESA500" <lresa500@aol.com> wrote in message
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These 3 ladies are sisters of my great grandmother who was named Madeline.
I initially got the names from the census, thinking that they were
nicknames.
However, for all 3 of the sisters their birth, marriage and death records
give
the names "Annie, Mattie and Nellie." Is it safe to assume these are their
"real" names? Thanks

yes these are their recorded names
and that is all - unless you find a baptism or two

Hugh W

Cor de Hoon

Re: Given Names: "Annie, Mattie, Nellie"

Legg inn av Cor de Hoon » 29 okt 2004 23:34:56

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"LRESA500" <lresa500@aol.com> wrote in message
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These 3 ladies are sisters of my great grandmother who was named
Madeline.
I initially got the names from the census, thinking that they were
nicknames.
However, for all 3 of the sisters their birth, marriage and death records
give
the names "Annie, Mattie and Nellie." Is it safe to assume these are
their
"real" names? Thanks

yes these are their recorded names
and that is all - unless you find a baptism or two

Hugh W
yes, these are real Dutch surnames
gertje

Giny

Re: Given Names: "Annie, Mattie, Nellie"

Legg inn av Giny » 31 okt 2004 00:26:04

"LRESA500" <lresa500@aol.com> wrote in message
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These 3 ladies are sisters of my great grandmother who was named
Madeline.
I initially got the names from the census, thinking that they were
nicknames.
However, for all 3 of the sisters their birth, marriage and death records
give
the names "Annie, Mattie and Nellie." Is it safe to assume these are
their
"real" names? Thanks

yes these are their recorded names
and that is all - unless you find a baptism or two

Hugh W
yes, these are real Dutch surnames
gertje


I do not agree with you.
They are Dutch First names!
And often Nettie is not an official name but a call-name (roepnaam in
Dutch).
An old-aunt of mine appears in the 1920 US census as "Nettie Speelman".
Her official name is however Jeanette Speelman-van Woudenberg.
Her call-name ( I hope that is correct English.....) is Nettie but her
offical name is Jeanette.
I think their English was not good enough to understand that they had to
give the official name!

Nellie could be Petronella, Annie from Johanna or something like that.

Giny

Robert Heiling

Re: Given Names: "Annie, Mattie, Nellie"

Legg inn av Robert Heiling » 31 okt 2004 01:08:55

Giny wrote:

"LRESA500" <lresa500@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20041029002751.03318.00002820@mb-m17.aol.com...
These 3 ladies are sisters of my great grandmother who was named
Madeline.
I initially got the names from the census, thinking that they were
nicknames.
However, for all 3 of the sisters their birth, marriage and death records
give
the names "Annie, Mattie and Nellie." Is it safe to assume these are
their
"real" names? Thanks

yes these are their recorded names
and that is all - unless you find a baptism or two

Hugh W
yes, these are real Dutch surnames
gertje

I do not agree with you.
They are Dutch First names!

Yes, certainly!

And often Nettie is not an official name but a call-name (roepnaam in
Dutch).
An old-aunt of mine appears in the 1920 US census as "Nettie Speelman".
Her official name is however Jeanette Speelman-van Woudenberg.
Her call-name ( I hope that is correct English.....)

In English it's a "nickname", but everybody knows what you mean when you say
"call-name".

is Nettie but her
offical name is Jeanette.
I think their English was not good enough to understand that they had to
give the official name!

I see many nicknames given in the censuses.

Nellie could be Petronella, Annie from Johanna or something like that.

My grandmother was Anna Heiling, but she was known as Annie and Annie is what
was used on the census! :-)

Bob



Giny

Phyllis

Re: Given Names: "Annie, Mattie, Nellie"

Legg inn av Phyllis » 07 nov 2004 19:50:49

My great grandmother was born Frances, but the census records and
marriage license all listed her as Frankie (somewhat of a shock to me
since I knew her when she was old and didn't look like a tomboy to me).

Robert Heiling wrote:
Giny wrote:


"LRESA500" <lresa500@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20041029002751.03318.00002820@mb-m17.aol.com...
These 3 ladies are sisters of my great grandmother who was named
Madeline.
I initially got the names from the census, thinking that they were
nicknames.
However, for all 3 of the sisters their birth, marriage and death records
give
the names "Annie, Mattie and Nellie." Is it safe to assume these are
their
"real" names? Thanks

yes these are their recorded names
and that is all - unless you find a baptism or two

Hugh W
yes, these are real Dutch surnames
gertje

I do not agree with you.
They are Dutch First names!


Yes, certainly!


And often Nettie is not an official name but a call-name (roepnaam in
Dutch).
An old-aunt of mine appears in the 1920 US census as "Nettie Speelman".
Her official name is however Jeanette Speelman-van Woudenberg.
Her call-name ( I hope that is correct English.....)


In English it's a "nickname", but everybody knows what you mean when you say
"call-name".


is Nettie but her
offical name is Jeanette.
I think their English was not good enough to understand that they had to
give the official name!


I see many nicknames given in the censuses.


Nellie could be Petronella, Annie from Johanna or something like that.


My grandmother was Anna Heiling, but she was known as Annie and Annie is what
was used on the census! :-)

Bob




Giny


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