Genealogy Chat

I have just discovered an aunt of mine born c1890, Bromley, St. leonards, Kent. Parents unknown (as yet). Discovered her name is NIN............any idea what it could be as in:- Polly=Mary, Henry=Harry, Nellie=Ellen.........I have searched a personal name book to no avail.........any one come up agaist this one before??
Judi x

Hi, family member has given me the information...I didn't know she exosted till today!!!

could just be a nickname with no significance to her actual name . did she marry cos her name would be as birth on that cert

I suppose Nin could be Nina, but I haven't come across it.

I just wanted to point out, to save you having problems tracing your aunt, that Bromley is in Kent, but Bromley, St.Leonards is in Middlesex.

Any Russian connections?

Ninotchka.

Alistair

thanks so much for replying.....

think it will be Bromley in Kent as the rest of that branch are from that area........such an unusual name tho!!

lol no, no Russian connection.....good thinking tho!! appreciated

No, I dont think she married......but I do know she had a son called John who today we would say, had a learning disability.

Judith, I had a Auntie Nin, her real name was Irene.

Gwyn

thanks for that Gwyn......think I need to do some lateral thinking!!!!

If this person was your aunt.........she must have been the sister of either your father or your mother........do you know the names of their parents? That info would enable you to find the familyon census records..............

I know someone whose wife's name was Lily but she was known as Nin.

Hi, she was my great aunt, sorry in my haste I forgot to put that.........had brother Frederick William, sisters, Stella, Fanny (Frances?), Nell (Nellie, Helen) and Nin.....surname Prince.....all from the same area Bromley, kent.

1901???????

Name: Stella Prince
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1896
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: William
Mother's Name: Eliza J
Gender: Female
Where born: Bromley, London, England

Civil Parish: Bromley
Ecclesiastical parish: St Leonard Bromley
Town: London
County/Island: London
Country: England


Registration district: Poplar
Sub registration district: Bromley
ED, institution, or vessel: 41
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 237
Household Members: Name Age
William Douglas 23
John Marley 38
Eliza E Prince 16
Eliza J Prince 45
Emily Prince 8
Fanny Prince 14
Sidney Prince 7
Stella Prince 5
William Prince 47
William S Prince 12

OMG!!!!!

Thank so so very much........this certainly looks like them (with a bit of confusion along the way!!)
Sooooo grateful.
Judi
x

1891............

Name: Eliza J Prince
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: William
Gender: Female
Where born: Barnstaple, Devon, England

Civil Parish: Bromley
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
Town: Tower Hamlet
County/Island: London
Country: England

Registration district: Poplar
Sub registration district: Bromley
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
William Coates 22 Boarder
Eliza J Prince 35
Fanny M Prince 4
William Prince 37 b. Bromley, London
William O Prince 2

My mums name was Winifred and my young cousin could not pronounce it, so he called her Aunt Nin.

I looked at FreeBMD and that Stella Prince is the only one at that sort of time.

I found a lot of Prince births in Poplar district. Some names you mentioned of other siblings.

Seems to confirm that was where they were living.

Sue

thanks everyone....for all your help...much appreciated J x

thanks for all the suggestions everyone, all your help was brill....NIN turned out to be EMILY!!!!
j x