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I have spent a wee bit of time (hours) looking for an Anastasia Ryan born about 1870 in Scotland not realizing I had her record since 2018. Take a look.
Anastasia = Hannah-Stacey!!!
I guess the poor registrar had never run across that forename before and just winged it.
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I spent ages looking for the birth of Ann Selina. Finally found her recorded as Enselina.
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:o :o :o :o You can only shake your head :)
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My favorite misunderstanding is Old Cleeve, Somerset recorded as Oak Leaf, Somerset.
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:D :D :D :D
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I recently spent ages looking for the birthplace of someone who in multiple censuses claimed that it was "Eelgates".
When I followed her back to a census as a child with her parents, I found the place on a map. In Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, there is a part labelled "Hill Gates". ;D
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That must have been a good day when you figured that out ;D ;D ;D
It's a conspiracy against us poor researchers ::) ::)
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Anastasia Ryan born about 1870 in Scotland
Anastasia = Hannah-Stacey!!!
I guess the poor registrar had never run across that forename before and just winged it.
Who registered her birth & did they sign or was it their 'Mark X'?
I've come across similar & coincidently it involved the name 'Hannah'!
Annie
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I have spent a wee bit of time (hours) looking for an Anastasia Ryan born about 1870 in Scotland not realizing I had her record since 2018. Take a look.
Anastasia = Hannah-Stacey!!!
I guess the poor registrar had never run across that forename before and just winged it.
That's one of the best I've seen. At least this Registrar had neat handwriting, I suppose :)
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Who registered her birth & did they sign or was it their 'Mark X'?
I've come across similar & coincidently it involved the name 'Hannah'!
Annie
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Her mum Ellen Ryan registered her birth and it was her mum's mark.
Poor Anastasia...her name is spelled so many ways in the census records that it's a wonder anyone can find her :)
mab
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I have spent a wee bit of time (hours) looking for an Anastasia Ryan born about 1870 in Scotland not realizing I had her record since 2018. Take a look.
Anastasia = Hannah-Stacey!!!
I guess the poor registrar had never run across that forename before and just winged it.
That's one of the best I've seen. At least this Registrar had neat handwriting, I suppose :)
Yes the writing is very clear .......thank goodness :) :)
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I think mab’s example is fairly logical, especially in Scotland with so many forenames being interchangeable. Anna/Hannah is a common one. Stacey itself is a variation of Anastasia.
I have an Irish ancestor called Anastasia Ryan. Anastasia is a reasonably common Irish name.
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I think mab’s example is fairly logical, especially in Scotland with so many forenames being interchangeable. Anna/Hannah is a common one. Stacey itself is a variation of Anastasia.
I have an Irish ancestor called Anastasia Ryan. Anastasia is a reasonably common Irish name.
Anastacia is a fairly common name in some parts of Ireland. I have to say that the poor register in Glasgow did his best specially when the mum probably had a very thick Irish accent :) :) :) :)