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Could Nellie be Another Name for Anything Please

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MarilynB

MarilynB Report 2 Feb 2011 20:31

Didnt realise I would get so many replies and help, found a tree on Ancestry with my Sarah Starkeys father Joseph on, she doesnt have Sarah but does have a George as son of Joseph (brother of Sarah??). George is Ellen Jane`s grandfather. Just need to check this out at record office.

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 2 Feb 2011 19:54

My great aunt Nel (one 'l') was actually Alice!
She became Nel when she started courting her husband, Leonard.
They were like two peas in a pod, so became Len and Nel!

MarilynB

MarilynB Report 2 Feb 2011 12:54

Thank you but I think I will go with the Ellen Jane until I can prove that it is or isnt that name when I go to Record Office. I wouldnt have even thought of that name. Thanks for all replies.

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 2 Feb 2011 10:20

Take your pick:-

Alene
Elaine
Eileen
Eleanor
Elenora
Ellen
Ellie
Helen
Helena
Ilene
Laney
Lenora
Loretta
Nell
Noreen

plus many other foreign variations, etc

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 1 Feb 2011 20:30

my maternal grandmother was Nelly and that is how she is named on her birth certificate

MarilynB

MarilynB Report 1 Feb 2011 19:28

Looks like it is Ellen then, I am so grateful for your help.

Barbara

Barbara Report 1 Feb 2011 19:01

Next door, when I was a child was Nellie, and she was Ellen

I also know a Helen who was actually baptised Ellen

Perchino

Perchino Report 1 Feb 2011 18:12

Hi,
I had two Aunt Nellie's. It can also be a shortened version of Helen, Gaelic equivalent is Aileen, but I have seen it on birth certificates as Nellie.

MarilynB

MarilynB Report 1 Feb 2011 18:08

Just tried tracing it back and just maybe Ellen`s grandfather is the brother of my Sarah Starkey. Got to find out more next time I go to Record Office. Not got all Sarah`s siblings yet. I am hoping this may solve the mystery. Once again thanks for your help

Marilyn

MarilynB

MarilynB Report 1 Feb 2011 17:45

Thanks for finding those for me, although my Starkeys are around 1820 Stockton Heath and Appleton are also connected in my tree. Appleton where a Thomas Pike was born who married a Sarah Starkey in 1837 in Great Budworth. I will somehow have to trace back. The person that Nellie is living with is a Dutton from Bunbury, but if we come forward from then somewhere there is a connection in my dads line with all three surnames. Told you it was complicated lol. Thanks again

Marilyn

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 1 Feb 2011 17:07

Our aunt Nell/Nellie was an Ellen too

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 1 Feb 2011 17:03

I think she must be Ellen, nobody else fits.

1891 England Census

Name: Ellen Jane Starkey
Age: 8
Estimated birth year: abt 1883
Relation: Daughter
Father's name: Joseph Starkey
Mother's name: Elizabeth Starkey
Gender: Female
Where born: Appleton, Cheshire, England

Civil Parish: Appleton With Hall
Ecclesiastical parish: Stockton Heath
Town: Appleton
County/Island: Cheshire

Registration district: Runcorn
Sub-registration district: Budworth

Joseph Starkey 37
Elizabeth Starkey 29
Alice Ann Starkey 10
Ellen Jane Starkey 8
Georgina Starkey 6
Eva Starkey 8/12
Charles Young 29


brummiejan

brummiejan Report 1 Feb 2011 16:59

??

1901 England Census

Name: Ellen J Starkey
Age: 18
Estimated birth year: abt 1883
Relation: Daughter
Father's name: Joseph Starkey
Mother's name: Elizabeth Starkey
Gender: Female
Where born: Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England

Civil Parish: Stockton Heath
Ecclesiastical parish: Stockton Heath St Thomas
Town: Stockton Heath
County/Island: Cheshire


Registration district: Runcorn
Sub-registration district: Budworth

Joseph Starkey 48
Elizabeth Starkey 40
Alice A Starkey 19
Ellen J Starkey 18
Georgina Starkey 16
George Starkey 9

Andrew

Andrew Report 1 Feb 2011 16:58

Possible

Births Dec 1882 (>99%)
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Starkey Ellen Jane Runcorn 8a 210

1901 England Census
about Ellen J Starkey
Name: Ellen J Starkey
Age: 18
Estimated birth year: abt 1883
Relation: Daughter
Father's name: Joseph Starkey
Mother's name: Elizabeth Starkey
Gender: Female
Where born: Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England

Civil Parish: Stockton Heath
Ecclesiastical parish: Stockton Heath St Thomas
Town: Stockton Heath
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Runcorn
Sub-registration district: Budworth
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 208
Household Members: Name Age
Joseph Starkey 48
Elizabeth Starkey 40
Alice A Starkey 19
Ellen J Starkey 18
Georgina Starkey 16
George Starkey 9





Andy

MarilynB

MarilynB Report 1 Feb 2011 16:57

She was single in the 1911 census aged 29 with a 4 month old child, but living with someone in another branch of my tree, its a bit complicated but I am trying to find the connection. I am trying to find her parents.

Marilyn

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 1 Feb 2011 16:54

You're right, just one of those names! Could be Eleanor, or just a nickname. Do you have any other info about her- marriage, parents etc?
Jan

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 1 Feb 2011 16:53

Going by my Mums tales of her Auntie Nellie for years, found her birth as Helena Mary Ann :-) am sure there are more...

Chris :)

MarilynB

MarilynB Report 1 Feb 2011 16:45

I have a Nellie Starkey on the 1911 census aged 29, single and born in Stockton Heath, Cheshire. I cannot find her on any census before 1911 and she should possibly be on 1891 and 1901. Just wondered if anyone knew if it could be listed under another name. There are quite a few Nellie Starkeys but none from Stockton Heath.

Any help appreciated, thanks for your help

Marilyn