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I have a Queenie

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JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 15 Jan 2008 22:00

Can't find the danged thread now, but there was definitely one hereabouts in the last couple of months where we found that the Queenie was in fact born Victoria. ... They had immigrated to Canada, as I recall. This is where we still celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday by taking a day off, of course. ;)

So while it's a name in its own right, it's certainly worth looking for a birth under the reigning Queen's name if there's no Queenie to be found.

Researching:
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Jackie W

Jackie W Report 15 Jan 2008 21:31

I have a Queenie but her real name was Evelyn I don't know why she was called this
Jackie

Denise

Denise Report 15 Jan 2008 19:26

Grannie
My husbands Grandma was known as Queenie and it turned out to be a nickname because she bossed all the family around - her real name was Rose, which I discovered from her marriage certificate!

Elisabeth

Elisabeth Report 15 Jan 2008 13:45

Annie,

I have two Queenies in my tree. Both were their registered names. (Both were post Queen Victoria!)

Elisabeth

KeithInFujairah

KeithInFujairah Report 15 Jan 2008 12:42

Grannie, what was her surname and when was she born? She may not have been registered if before 1875 when registration became compulsory. As has been mentioned, there are a fair number of Queenie birth registrations.

ann

ann Report 15 Jan 2008 12:24

Could not find a birth for her so must be Victoria,Thanks everyone. Annie

Researching:
Hedges in Headington and Headington Quarry Oxford

Thelma

Thelma Report 15 Jan 2008 12:18

It can be a name in its own right but quite often refers to the queen who was on the throne at the time.
Victoria
Mary
Elizabeth
etc

Julie

Julie Report 15 Jan 2008 12:18

Annie

On the BMD's site there are a few Queeney or Queene...Have you looked for a birth for your Queenie

Julie

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 15 Jan 2008 12:16

I think it's a name in it's own right.

Maybe a Victoria ( or other Queen's name )would have it as a nickname though ?

Gwyn

ann

ann Report 15 Jan 2008 12:12

in my tree.Is this another name for a name or is it a nick name.Anyone else with a Queenie? Annie

Researching:
Hedges in Headington and Headington Quarry Oxford