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Bessie?

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Eagles 4

Eagles 4 Report 8 Oct 2004 10:57

Does anyone have any ideas what name Bessie could be short for? Thanks in advance SUE

Guinevere

Guinevere Report 8 Oct 2004 11:02

Hi, Elizabeth is the most likely or Eliza. As in "Good Queen Bess" Gwynne

Researching:
Lowestoft and North Suffolk, Monmouthshire, Breconshire, Somerset

♥♪ˇ Karen

♥♪ˇ Karen Report 8 Oct 2004 11:19

Yes, it would be Elizabeth. I had this argument with my mother. She insisted there was no Elizabeth in her family even though I had found one in the household. It turned out she did agree there was a Bessie though.

TonyOz

TonyOz Report 8 Oct 2004 11:36

Hi Sue. I had three Bessie's in my tree, from the same parents. Unfortunatley, two had died as infants, but my G,Grandmother was determined, so called the third one Elizabeth, but her siblings called her Bessie i am told. p.s The third one did survive. Cheers. Tony

Researching:
Hull,Williamson,Hales,Sadd,Langton,Bateman -"Essex"...Copley,"Sussex" - "Yorkshire" Richardson -"Yorkshire"...Barnes - "Wiltshire" ...Coglan - "Lancashire"... McCarthy & Walsh ( Ireland )"Limerick & Kilkenny"

Eagles 4

Eagles 4 Report 8 Oct 2004 14:22

Thanks everyone. I'll try Elizabeth or variations of.

Naomi in SW

Naomi in SW Report 8 Oct 2004 15:10

This might not help but my "Aunt" Bessie's real name was Emily Eleanor Summers

Maz (the Royal One) in the East End 9256

Maz (the Royal One) in the East End 9256 Report 8 Oct 2004 17:24

Could have actually been named Bessie or Bess or Betsey or Bessy or Beth or any of the other forms of Elizabeth!! Maz. XX

Barbara

Barbara Report 8 Oct 2004 22:47

Just to add some confusion - one of mine was Bertha but known as Bessie! Regards Barbara