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Wid what is it short for?

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:) still smiling :) Report 6 Feb 2008 12:44

hi everyone.

my grandmother say she thinks her father had a brother named wid. all siblings were born in same district so have been trawling to see if something jumps out at me but so far no luck.

does anyone have any ideas on what Wid could be?
thanks.

Battenburg

Battenburg Report 6 Feb 2008 12:52



Could it have been a shortened form of a surname.

Some people are given a surname as a first name

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:) still smiling :) Report 6 Feb 2008 12:58

well his mmn was williams.

i looked at william,wilfred walter. none that fit the area and time just thought i may be thinking to inside of the box.

thanks. will keep checking.

Kerry

Kerry Report 6 Feb 2008 13:38

Hi...My mum remembers a house keeper who bought my dad up and her name was Wid..Wonder if it was a nik name or real name..Have often wondered.
Kerry

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unsub Report 6 Feb 2008 13:42

What area were they all from?
I had an Uncle Wyndham (from S Wales) and he was sometimes referred to as Wyd.

x

♥Athena

♥Athena Report 6 Feb 2008 14:10

I just did an experiment on Ancestry birth indexes. In the search facilty I typed in Wid* for the forename and nothing else.

What an array of names begining with Wid I found! Never heard of most of them before - here's a sample:

Widnum
Widdison
Widdup
Widmore

Loads more on there if you want to have a check.

Regards, Athena

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:) still smiling :) Report 6 Feb 2008 14:39

oh thanks everyone. they were all born in Reigate, Surrey area. between 1895 and 1910ish.

i'll try that athena. thank you to all.:)

Selena in South East London

Selena in South East London Report 6 Feb 2008 14:59

What was Wid.'s surname? or did I miss that?

Selena

Kerry

Kerry Report 6 Feb 2008 15:01

Hi Selena
My Wid was a Jones who was from Hertfordshire and thats all i know sorry...
K

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:) still smiling :) Report 6 Feb 2008 15:01

sorry. surname Rogers.

siblings incl George A
Harold
Charles T
Kate Edith.

and "Wid"

Selena in South East London

Selena in South East London Report 6 Feb 2008 15:09

Could it be short for Wilfred? Is your Wid. on the 1901 census?

There is a Wilfred born Chertsey 1897 on Freebmd

Still having a look.

Selena

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:) still smiling :) Report 6 Feb 2008 15:17

no. he's not on 1901. just George A and Charles T with parents Thomas and Emily.

(although Charles may be down as Thomas.)

they were the eldest two.

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:) still smiling :) Report 6 Feb 2008 15:18

thank you selena.

:)

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:) still smiling :) Report 6 Feb 2008 15:23

thinking outside the box is what i need lol. yup thats a possible. unless ofcourse my grandma has got confused and it was a woman. winifred?

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:) still smiling :) Report 6 Feb 2008 15:31

i literally just saw that. lol
thanks island. i might give that one a go. and it's smack bam in the middle of quite a big gap.

harold 1902

Kate 1908

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:) still smiling :) Report 6 Feb 2008 15:37

me too!

well i have parents names so can use that as a checking point for cert. thanks for your help everyone. really appreciate it.

:)