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Re: What is Minnie short for??
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 01 June 10 13:06 BST (UK) »
Yes just for Dundee, I have narrowed it down to 1886-87 but still have 28 - which is 2pages.

Can't find her in the 1901 census...
Dundee:
Byrne, Cooney, Clark, Wilson, Milne, McCormack, Wynn, Taylor, Morrison, Traynor, Stewart, Kilmartin, Hays, Cheape, Hosie, Carr, Stormont.

Ireland: Devanah, Byrne, Traynor, Carr, Canon.

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Re: What is Minnie short for??
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 01 June 10 13:08 BST (UK) »
Take the punt and try 1887 on its own - I appreciate you're trying to get down to 25 and just one page of results.
Swan; Cramond; Low; Smith; Cargill; Shepherd; Swankie; Hosie; Reith

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Re: What is Minnie short for??
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 01 June 10 13:11 BST (UK) »
I have a Minnie, short for Minerva.
Wiltshire:  Banks, Taylor
Somerset:  Duddridge, Richards, Barnard, Pillinger
Gloucestershire:  Barnard, Marsh, Crossman
Bristol:  Banks, Duddridge, Barnard
Down:  Ennis, McGee
Wicklow:  Chapman, Pepper
Wigtownshire:  Logan, Conning
Wisconsin:  Ennis, Chapman, Logan, Ware
Maine:  Ware, Mitchell, Tarr, Davis

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Re: What is Minnie short for??
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 01 June 10 13:13 BST (UK) »
The Minnie in my family was Mary. Caused me months of trying to find Minerva's or Wilhelmina's! No idea where it comes from, but it was quite common.

If her Grandmother was Mary then that would be the place to start I think.

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Seenan's - Glasgow
Delargy's - Glasgow (Possilpark);
Lennons - Motherwell, Hamilton, Glasgow (Gorbals & D/Toun) & Pennsylvanua;
Gallachers - Bellshill & High Church.
Borland & Summers - Glasgow & North
Baxters & Walls - Glasgow & Dungannon
Munro - Avoch
Patrick Delargy - Australia
McPhersons - Fort William & Abernethy
Hamilton - Caithness & Inverness
Thomson - Caithness


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Re: What is Minnie short for??
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 01 June 10 13:13 BST (UK) »
1887-88 gets you 25 matches - 1 page, 1 credit.
Swan; Cramond; Low; Smith; Cargill; Shepherd; Swankie; Hosie; Reith

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Re: What is Minnie short for??
« Reply #14 on: Tuesday 01 June 10 13:17 BST (UK) »
Right 1887-88 gets me two Mary Janes

Will have a look at 1886 - just in case....
Dundee:
Byrne, Cooney, Clark, Wilson, Milne, McCormack, Wynn, Taylor, Morrison, Traynor, Stewart, Kilmartin, Hays, Cheape, Hosie, Carr, Stormont.

Ireland: Devanah, Byrne, Traynor, Carr, Canon.

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Re: What is Minnie short for??
« Reply #15 on: Tuesday 01 June 10 13:20 BST (UK) »
Ah yes, the old story of family research - you end up spending the money anyway! ;D
Swan; Cramond; Low; Smith; Cargill; Shepherd; Swankie; Hosie; Reith

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Re: What is Minnie short for??
« Reply #16 on: Tuesday 01 June 10 13:21 BST (UK) »
Indeed!! It's ridiculous, and I'm still no further forward. :D
Dundee:
Byrne, Cooney, Clark, Wilson, Milne, McCormack, Wynn, Taylor, Morrison, Traynor, Stewart, Kilmartin, Hays, Cheape, Hosie, Carr, Stormont.

Ireland: Devanah, Byrne, Traynor, Carr, Canon.

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Re: What is Minnie short for??
« Reply #17 on: Tuesday 01 June 10 13:27 BST (UK) »
Can't find her in the 1901 census...

But you found the rest of the family?

If so, but no Minnie, then it saddens me to say - have you searched the deaths - say 1891 - 1901 ?  age, 4 - 14; birth 1887 +/- 2
Swan; Cramond; Low; Smith; Cargill; Shepherd; Swankie; Hosie; Reith