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Re: What is Minnie short for??
« Reply #36 on: Saturday 16 October 10 13:42 BST (UK) »
My OH has aunt Minnie, short for Marion!  ???

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Re: What is Minnie short for??
« Reply #37 on: Sunday 17 October 10 20:23 BST (UK) »
My wife's cousin's relative was named Minnie, just that Minnie.
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Re: What is Minnie short for??
« Reply #38 on: Monday 18 October 10 00:07 BST (UK) »
My mother in law born 1901 was called Minnie as was her own mother born 1871. My husband actually has 7 Minnie's in his tree, all given the name on their birth certificates and I have 2 Minnie ancestors, given names not nicknames.  All of them were born between 1876 and 1903.  I wonder where the name came from to be so popular then?

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Re: What is Minnie short for??
« Reply #39 on: Monday 18 October 10 00:26 BST (UK) »
I've got a Minnie in my tree - original name was the German name Wilhelmina

My husband also has a Minnie - original name was Williamina
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Re: What is Minnie short for??
« Reply #40 on: Monday 18 October 10 00:33 BST (UK) »
I will take a guess on this and say Minifred. Another option is to compare all the family names, including cousins from both sides of the family.  Depending on the timeframe, most families simply recycled names amongst themselves.

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Re: What is Minnie short for??
« Reply #41 on: Monday 05 September 11 16:38 BST (UK) »
DID MINNIE EVER PUT A CHILD UP FOR FOSTERING ????? CALLED JACK ?????  :) :) :) :)

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Re: What is Minnie short for??
« Reply #42 on: Monday 05 September 11 16:41 BST (UK) »
BECAUSE I LIKE YOU HAVE GOT A BREAK IN MY FAMILY RECORDS ND THE DATE OF BIRTH , THE NAME AND THE PLACE WHERE YOURE MINNIE LIVED MATCHES UP !!!! I AM SOOOOO EXITED AND HOPE IM RIGHT IN THINKING MAYBE OUR FAMILYS ARE JOINED IN SOME WAY !!!!

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Re: What is Minnie short for??
« Reply #43 on: Monday 05 September 11 17:46 BST (UK) »
abcdefg: Please only use capital letters to emopahsise a word etc. The use of whole capitals is called shouting and is frowned upon by the managers of the site.Please see welcome section.
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Re: What is Minnie short for??
« Reply #44 on: Monday 05 September 11 18:15 BST (UK) »
My great aunt, also Minnie Taylor, was christened as Jemima! My aunt Jenny's real name is also Jemima though.Sounds as though your Minnie could've been registered under any name!Was her mother, Betsy married at the time of her birth? She may be registered under a different surname.
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