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Chrsitian Name interpretation please

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Margaret

Margaret Report 7 Feb 2005 15:58

Bree -- it's a form of Bridget

Unknown

Unknown Report 7 Feb 2005 15:55

Briony ?

Kathleen

Kathleen Report 7 Feb 2005 15:53

Sorry I have not made myself quite clear. The name Bri Smith appears on the Census' as the name of the wife but one childs actual birth certificate show the mother's name to Mary and the others to be Emma. Can't find any info on eithr Mary, Emma or Bri. (Have tried Bridget and Bridie)

Judy

Judy Report 6 Feb 2005 00:18

Hi Kath Bridie could be a possibility.Favourite Irish name. Goodluck JudyNZ

Christine in Herts

Christine in Herts Report 5 Feb 2005 23:29

Are you saying that two differently-name children both get referred to as "Bri" on the 1891 & 1901 censuses? Or is it sequential - one on 1891 & the other on 1901? How old were they? Could it be some sort of name to do with "Baby", for instance? Christine

Peter

Peter Report 5 Feb 2005 17:43

It could just be an abreveated pet name. My own dughter Terri has 2, "Tell," the one I uses and "Tez", the one the wife uses, apart from sevral others. Her friends uses, "Dorry" . Nothing to do with the name Dorothy, but the fish in the film, Finding Nemo. (They say she has a short memory span)

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}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ Report 5 Feb 2005 17:22

Hi Kath It could stand for Bridget I suppose although I've never come across it before. Do you have the info so we could have a look Jeanette x

Kathleen

Kathleen Report 5 Feb 2005 17:18

Anyone have an idea what the christian name of 'Bri' might stand for. Childrens birth certs show either Mary or Emma but 1881 and 1901 census shows Bri.