Name changes.....

Chezza · Post by **Chezza** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:33 am

Hi

I am new to this list and if this topic has been covered before - sorry.
My gggrandmothers name has been listed as Janet and also Jessie - could anyone tell me please, would it be a common practice for a woman born Janet to be also known as Jessie? or have I got two completely different people. This has cropped up a few times during my research and is causing me no end of confusion.

Thanks

Chezza

JustJean · Post by **JustJean** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:55 am

Hi Chezza and welcome to TalkingScot!

You ask a very good question and yes I'm sure it's been covered before but when I just searched the previous posts I couldn't find it

Janet and Jessie are highly interchangeable.... you also might find Jane/Jean as other options too....or even a Jennat or other creative spelling. Although, in contrast, my family line produced a Jane always known as Jeanie and a sister Jessie so there really are no hard and fast rules

Best wishes
Jean (but not Janet or Jane or Jessie

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Chezza · Post by **Chezza** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 4:25 am

Hi Jean

Thanks very much for your quick reply. I think my searches have uncovered nearly all the variations you mentioned except for Jeanie:!: It doesn't help when the descendants name their children - in this case - Jane, Jessie and Janet. I have also seen Jessie spelled Jefsie, I think this has something to do with way the double "s" was written in early times.

Thanks again

Chezza

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 11:04 am

Chezza wrote:.....snipped ........
I have also seen Jessie spelled Jefsie, I think this has something to do with way the double "s" was written in early times.

Thanks again

Chezza

Correct !! That's the old form for a double ss, - which looks like "ƒs".

David