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Lady Cutie

Lady Cutie Report 16 Aug 2007 09:48

Hi, iv'e just found a rellie by the name of Dorothy Green Bell . it's the name Green that is puzzling me why would anyone give a child a name like that, could it be maybe the mothers maiden name i wonder if any of you can throw any light on this for me . i have to go now but i will look in later to see if there are any suggestions thanking you in advance Hazel.

Janice

Janice Report 16 Aug 2007 09:50

Bore da, Hazel, It's most likely to be mother or grandmother's maiden name - or the surname of the father if she was illegitimate lol! Janice

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 16 Aug 2007 10:39

Possibly conceived - or born - prior to marriage. What was the MMN? Sorry, you don't seem to have that info, if I read your request correctly, I think you need to find that piece of info, as it may well be the answer. Reg

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 16 Aug 2007 10:45

1861 is this the one? Name: Dorothy Green Bell Age: 2 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859 Relation: Daughter Father's Name: William Mother's Name: Jane Gender: Female Where born: St John Lee; Acomb, Northumberland, England Civil Parish: Acomb County/Island: Northumberland Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: View Image Registration district: Hexham Sub-registration district: Chollerton ED, institution, or vessel: 1 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 155 Household Members: Name Age Dorothy Green Bell 2 Jane Bell 28 Mary Ann Bell 5 Matthew Bell 10 William Bell 36

Lady Cutie

Lady Cutie Report 16 Aug 2007 10:46

Bora da Janice, thank you, i thought it might be something like that but wasn't sure . Hazel

Lady Cutie

Lady Cutie Report 16 Aug 2007 10:48

Hi Reggie , i have found her on the 1861 census but was just wondering why she would have had a name like Green thanks Hazel

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 16 Aug 2007 10:50

The only sure way to answer the question is to research the family, checking all marriages etc until you find out. There could be any number of reasons........ My stepmother had the second forename Evans..........not a family name by any stretch of the imagination. It had been given to her by her parents because some old family friend promised to put them in her Will if they named their only daughter after her................. Reg

Lady Cutie

Lady Cutie Report 16 Aug 2007 10:50

Hi Glitter, yes that is the one i already have that , but was just wondering why she had the name Green lol . thanks Hazel

Lady Cutie

Lady Cutie Report 16 Aug 2007 10:57

Hi Reggie , the name Dorothy Green Bell i have got originaly from the family bible , then found her and her family on the census it was just the name Green that was intriguing Hazel

Lisa J in California

Lisa J in California Report 16 Aug 2007 11:02

In my case, I have one family who named their girls Emily Vaus Mumford and Ethel Stuart Mumford. Vaus was a surname passed down three generations and Stuart was the child's mother's maiden name. We believe the mother had three sisters - no brothers - so perhaps this was a way of keeping the Stuart surname going.