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Title: Hannah for Susannah
Post by: nelwild on Sunday 14 November 10 13:32 GMT (UK)
Hello,

please does anyone know if Hannah is often used in place of Susannah.

I have a lady whose birth is registered in 1850 as Susannah,and shes on the 1851/61 as such.I can find no trace of her after that,and no death registered.

There is however a death in same district for a Hannah Margaret 1872 aged 22.

I can find no birth record in any district for a Hannah Margaret,so im wondering if Hannah might be Susannah.

I have got a Johannah in my tree who married under Hannah.

thanks,

Nel.
Title: Re: Hannah for Susannah
Post by: Shropshire Lass on Sunday 14 November 10 14:47 GMT (UK)
I'm interested in any replies because I've got a Hannah/Susannah mystery too.
Title: Re: Hannah for Susannah
Post by: Sheens on Sunday 14 November 10 15:40 GMT (UK)
Hi,

I had an Aunt Hannah, but just discovered that her registered name was 'Susannah'. So it could be the same person.

Regards
Sheens
Title: Re: Hannah for Susannah
Post by: nelwild on Sunday 14 November 10 16:18 GMT (UK)
Many thanks for this.

i need to eliminate this lady from a first name census search.It might be necessary to send for the death cert to see if it reveals any clues,such as informents etc,

Nel.
Title: Re: Hannah for Susannah
Post by: Plummiegirl on Monday 15 November 10 11:05 GMT (UK)
Do not know about the names being interchangeable, but if during any census an enumerator puts down a name incorrectly that can often be the cause of some of these confusions.  Also bad handwriting and transcribers mis-reading, I know that they are told to type what they see and not what they know the correct spelling/name should be.

Then there is the baptism/birth registration conundrum.  I have in my family a child given one name when baptised 2 days after birth, but by the time he was registered a few days later was known by a different first name and baptismal name was used as middle name.

I also have an Ellen in my family, she was shown as Ellen on all census returns and even married as Ellen, when I finally found her birth certificate she was actually named Eleanor.  And I only found this out from her death cert.

So names can be changed for all sorts of reasons, and our ancestors just seemed to do this to annoy us ;)
Title: Re: Hannah for Susannah
Post by: Suffolk Mawther on Monday 15 November 10 12:24 GMT (UK)
Lots of Susannah's in my husband's tree.
So used to saying the name and liked it that we named our daughter Susannah too.

In all our researches over the years our Susannah's have only ever been recorded as Susan or Susie.

I have not found any references to Hannah - yet  ;)

Pat ...
Title: Re: Hannah for Susannah
Post by: AdamsHodgetts on Tuesday 31 May 22 09:00 BST (UK)
I have been looking for a baptism for Hannah Cartwright and have come across her as being Susannah Taylor as the deceased wife named in the will. As her mother was Susannah so after reading your post, I'm now thinking that Hannah was most likely to be christened as Susannah but named Hannah during her life...
Title: Re: Hannah for Susannah
Post by: carol8353 on Tuesday 31 May 22 09:37 BST (UK)
My husband's Irish grandma was offically Hanora,but during her life can be found in records as Nora,Honor, Honour,Hannah,Anna and Ann.

So I guess all names have their twists  :D

Carol