Is the name Ciss or Cissie a real name

[familydar]

My Mum had a half sister known as Cissie but she was registered and bap as far as I'm aware as Elizabeth

Jane :-)

[Treetotal]

One of my Aunts was know as Cissie but her name was Frances.
Carol

[frostyknight]

My great uncle's wife was called Cissie, her actual name was Bridget.

[DavidG02]

Ciss is often a pet name for a girl in a family of boys = "sister"

Cheers. It must also be an Irish thing as my grandmother was also called Ciss. I recall a souvenir glass with Ciss on it at her house.

She came from a family 4 boys and herself.

[dathai]

This brother and sister in right area might be of interest  Jane and Thomas
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Wexford/Ferns/Ferns_Town/1789118/

Jane's daughter Bridget born 1885
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1885/02622/1967730.pdf

Jane's marriage 1893
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1893/10618/5868675.pdf


both appear to have been born illigit Jane 1865 and Thomas 1869 to Anty Roche

possible marriage for Thomas to Lucy Boland 1918
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1918/09722/5527766.pdf

Thomas Roche's pension application 1943 says date of birth 15th July 1869 date of marriage 5th Aug 1918 address Pearse Cottage ,Ferns
still married no children alive
died 1952
263
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1952/04485/4177439.pdf

http://mspcsearch.militaryarchives.ie/search.aspx

so wondering could Jane's daughter Bridget be a candidate for Cissie

[Raybistre]

In my family on Cheshire/Flintshire borders a couple of instances of Cissie. In each case Cissie was Elizabeth.
Ray

[geraldine96]

Thankyou Rootschatters, the Cissie or Ciss question has drawn a lot of interest and has been very helpful. I'll try some of the names out and see what I get back from my searches.

the family summarised by Rootschatter 'dathai' this morning, sat. 6th Oct. is my Roche family. Thomas Roche 1869 - 1952 from Ferns was an active member of the Ferns battalion of Irish Volunteers in the 1916 'Rising'. Bridget Roche born 1885 is my grandmother. About 3 weeks ago I spoke to a 93 year old resident in Ferns who knew Thomas well, and she gave me some names of Thomas' family - one of these names was 'Cissie'; it wasn't clear if 'Cissie ' was a niece or a sibling. On the same day I visited the Atheneum museum in Enniscorthy to see a commemorative exhibition for the 1916 'Rising'. While there I met Helen Ashdown's mother and she showed me Helen's book called 'The Last Surrender'- The 1916 Rising. In the back were all the names of people featured in her book. Along with Thomas Roche there was Cissie Roche and john Roche. Unfortunately I had to return to England and left Enniscorthy that afternoon. i have looked on the internet to see if the book can be purchased/loaned in England but have drawn a blank. Helen's mother said it's publication was brief and it's no longer available to buy. I think the book can only be found  in the Enniscorthy environs. i live in England and doubt that any kind of Inter - library loan can be arranged between the republic of Ireland and England. Like Rootschatter 'Dathai', I wonder if 'Cissie' is my grandmother Bridget too, I'd really like to find out - Helen Ashdown's book may help. If my appeal through Rootschat doesn't work, I'll have to think of something else. Can anyone reading this message who lives in the Enniscorthy area read the pages in the book relevant to Cissie Roche (if they can track the book down, possibly the Enniscorthy library). I'll leave it with you, Rootschatters and see what comes up, but thanks for all your very prompt replies - it keeps the search 'alive'. Geraldine96   

[Treetotal]

Geraldine....you may want to consider asking a moderator to change the title of your post to request a library look up for the book.
Carol

[Mart 'n' Al]

No apologies for being slightly off-topic, but I went to an all-boys school and there a couple of sissies in my class.

Martin