)One of the side branches I'm considering investigating, in my wife's family, has a child "Ina" (according to oral/aural sources), but I have a hunch this is an abbreviation of one of many possibilities. Possibilities from a list of distant ancestors and/or descendants include Alexandrina, Alexina, Christina, Jeremina, Justina, Laurina, Mina, Murdina, Robina, Thomasina, Williamina and probably a few I missed; I don't see any connections in immediate family or close relatives. (On a side note, some of these "-ina"s are pronounced "eena" and some are "eye-na".)
"Ina" was born (possibly as early as 1902 and as late as 1912 or later -- date of birth is unknown) to parents who were married in October 1902 in Aberdeen. Are there any guesses as to the likely "real" or birth-name of this child that might help in my investigations? I could search for "*ina" with the full surname on ScotlandsPeople, but I suspect this might return about a gazillion (plus or minus a few zillion) names; I might narrow it down if I include the names of parents. Perhaps I'll try this the next time I collect enough possible searches for SP.gov.uk
What strategy would you use? (Thanks in advance for offers to search for me, but I would prefer to do this one myself; I'll gladly accept hints, though.)
On a side note, some of the "-ina"s in the list I provided above are pronounced "-eena" and some are "-eye-na". How does one pronounce the name "Ina" ? (Hi again, Ina in California
)- JayPee
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