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Age on 1891 Census??
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Lynne | Report | 12 May 2004 18:13 |
I have an ancestor who was not on the 1881 census but appears on 1891 census, aged 11; her name is recorded as Lilly Masterson. I have searched all the fiches on 1837online from March 1880 to Dec 1881 and cannot find her. There are a couple of Elizabeths and her mother was called Elizabeth. Does anyone know if Lilly was used as a nickname for Eliabeth? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks Lynne |
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Emma | Report | 12 May 2004 18:21 |
Lynne, According to all the "name" sites it's a name in its own right, however it could be short for Lilian/Lillian. Emma. |
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Unknown | Report | 12 May 2004 18:37 |
Apparently the Queen was called "Lillebet" in her childhood, so your Lily could be the same. Or possibly, Elspeth, Eleanor, Liane, Lilias, Lillith... |
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Brenda | Report | 12 May 2004 18:52 |
could she have possibly been born in 1879 |
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Lynne | Report | 12 May 2004 19:25 |
Thanks Emma I knew Lillian was a possible but there are none recorded. Helen, I'll try the names you suggest. Brenda, Elizabeth had been previously married and had a son in 1869. Her first husband died in 1875 and she married James Masterson in September 1880. As Lilly does not appear on the 1881 census I didn't think she had already been born but I suppose there is always the possibility that she was in hospital. That still doesn't help with the name though as I have checked and none of the suggested names fit except possibly Elizabeth. Any suggestions from anyone as to how I can find out if she was in hospital? Thanks again Lynne |
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Elisabeth | Report | 12 May 2004 19:52 |
Is it possible she was born before the second marriage, in 1880, and was registered under the previous name? |
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Lynne | Report | 12 May 2004 22:44 |
Elisabeth M, If she was in the household at the time of the 1881 census then she would have been listed even if she was registered under the previous name. I can only assume she was either not yet born or in hospital but as I cannot find a birth record I'm totally stuck on this one. Anyone else got any suggestions. Thanks anyway Elisabeth. Lynne |
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Geraldine | Report | 12 May 2004 23:10 |
Don't take the census ages as being exact. I had a lot of census returns for various rellies and couldn't work out which returns I still needed. I did a chart for each family showing their ages on the census from 1871 to 1901. The ages given each time varied enormously - with the ladies being the biggest offenders. They've all knocked at least 5 years off their age at some point. |