Alternatives for Polly?

[glees123]

Hi,

Can anybody please suggest any alternatives for the name Polly?

Thank you
Glees

 

[juliejtp]

Mary Ann is a nickname for Polly.

 

[p.risboy]

Hi Glees, how far back are you going for alternatives for Polly.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polly

Not much here really.

Pauline is also shortened to Polly.

Pollyanne.?

Steve.

 

[juliejtp]

Didnt know that Steve.

 

[p.risboy]

Didnt know that Steve.

I don't believe you, o wise and knowledgeable one.

Steve.

 

[juliejtp]

Your such a charmer.

 

[glees123]

Hi, Thank you

Th realative regarding the name was born c1861. She is named on the 1881 census as Polly Wright and is the sister of Harriett Wright my ggg. Grandmother.

Having looked through some documents online not much seems to be coming up so I was wondering maybe if she had an alternative forename. Thank you for the suggestions and the link.

Glees

 

[p.risboy]

Hi, Thank you

Th realative regarding the name was born c1861. She is named on the 1881 census as Polly Wright and is the sister of Harriett Wright my ggg. Grandmother.

Having looked through some documents online not much seems to be coming up so I was wondering maybe if she had an alternative forename. Thank you for the suggestions and the link.

Glees

What name did she have in the 1871 census.

My Gt.Gt.Granny was called Fanny, it took me a while to work her name out, until she popped up as Frances in another search.

Steve.

 

[p.risboy]

Your such a charmer.

Robert Redford, eat your heart out.:2fun: :2fun:
Steve.

 

[glees123]

I cannot be sure but after looking i think that her name is likely to be Mary Ann. There are definately no Polly wright's of her birth date in 1871 census according to the 1881 census she was born in London. I will keep looking though. Thank you again.

 

[benny1982]

Hi

If you type Polly into the IGI search engine, it will come up with Mary and Mary Ann as well.

Ben

 

[joyceawood17]

Glees,

Actually it is nick name for many different names including Pollyanna, Paula, Paulette, Pauline, and Paulina there is probably more that I don't know about of course. :biggrin: Joyce

 

[glees123]

Ok thank you

 

[benny1982]

Hi

If you had an ancestor called Polly then she must have been a dab hand at putting the kettle on. :2fun: :2fun:

Ben

 

[p.risboy]

Hi

If you had an ancestor called Polly then she must have been a dab hand at putting the kettle on. :2fun: :2fun:

Ben

I think this thread has just run out of steam.:biggrin: :biggrin:

Steve.

 

[glees123]

If you had an ancestor called Polly then she must have been a dab hand at putting the kettle on. :2fun: :2fun:

Yeah i guess she may have been :2fun: She was a domestic servant in the census :biggrin:

 

[benny1982]

Hi

She probably did put the kettle on then.

Ben

 

[JMR]

Hi there,

Mary, where the Mother was also a Mary, Mary Ann and also Mary Hannah were all Polly's in my families.

Cheers,
Jill

 

[benny1982]

Hi there,

Mary, where the Mother was also a Mary, Mary Ann and also Mary Hannah were all Polly's in my families.

Cheers,
Jill

That means that if they were known as Polly, the rest of the family was never short of someone near the kettle.

Ben

 

[JMR]

That means that if they were known as Polly, the rest of the family was never short of someone near the kettle.

Ben

That's truer than you could possibly know Ben! :2fun:

My relatives were all good breeders (we had lots of Aunt Polly's) and when ever I visited anywhere the kettle was always on the boil. It's my most vivid memory of living in England - every problem was solved with a cup of tea!

The dog just died: "well love, I'll make you a nice cup of tea". The bottom's fallen out of the world economy: " it'll all be alright, it'll all be better after you've had your nice cup of tea". And funnily enough it always was. I miss it so much! Over here you'd be prescribed sedatives! >

Jill