Never heard of this name before

[mrs.tenacious]

An ancestor of mine was christened Amy Jane when born in Kent in 1865. On the 1871 & 1881 censuses she is shown as Amy.

When she marries in 1891, she is shown as 'Annans Jane', and on the 1911 census her husband has written her name as 'Annans'.

I've never heard of it before (is it some sort of nickname?) - has anyone else come across it?

[777777]

An ancestor of mine was christened Amy Jane when born in Kent in 1865. On the 1871 & 1881 censuses she is shown as Amy.

When she marries in 1891, she is shown as 'Annans Jane', and on the 1911 census her husband has written her name as 'Annans'.

I've never heard of it before (is it some sort of nickname?) - has anyone else come across it?

Maybe she is related to Kofi Annan? 

[Spidermonkey]

I teach an Annan (boy)  - I believe the name is Welsh 

[mrs.tenacious]

Maybe she is related to Kofi Annan? 

 

[Jaxyfone]

Are there any links with the West Indies? I'm thinking of Anansi, the spider character in West Indian children's stories.

Seems like modern parents aren't the only ones to give their unfortunate offspring some awkward names. I have an Alvila in my tree.

[ShaunJ]

Is this Mrs Beech? Looking at the census entries (particularly the most recent available) I am convinced that the name is Annaus, not Annans.

[giggsycat]

Deaths Dec 1953   
BEECH    Annaus J    84    Tonbridge    5b   813

[JenB]

Is this Mrs Beech? Looking at the census entries (particularly the most recent available) I am convinced that the name is Annaus, not Annans.

I agree that she is Annaus in 1911.
This person is also Annaus in 1901.
Annans Jane (which appears on the GRO Index) is quite possibly a mistranscription of Annaus.

[mrs.tenacious]

Is this Mrs Beech? Looking at the census entries (particularly the most recent available) I am convinced that the name is Annaus, not Annans.

You're quite right, it is. On the 1911 census Ancestry have transcribed it as 'Annaus' (I find it difficult to say which is correct by the handwriting by her husband when looking at the actual image), and JenB is also correct in that the GRO index image for the marriage (typewritten) definitely shows 'Annans', but this could be a mistranscription.

Thanks for the death record info giggsycat - that is obviously her, which leads me to the conclusion that it should be 'Annaus' - but 'Annans' or 'Annaus', either is very unusual not something I've come across before.

No luck when I Google it, either!