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Ann-Marie

Ann-Marie Report 9 May 2005 22:14

Daughter: Hepseybah , thought transcriber was having a bad day but viewed image and it does look like it says Hepseybah, does anyone know if this is a name? Anyone any ideas what else it may say? Ancestry 1861 Census RG9 2194 (John Dial 1819) Thanks AL

Crista

Crista Report 9 May 2005 22:15

Hephzibah is the more common spelling. Crista

The Bag

The Bag Report 9 May 2005 22:18

Perhaps they like the name and they couldn't spell it, or the ennumerator couldn't! Jess

Crista

Crista Report 9 May 2005 22:21

From IGI: HEPHZIBAH DIALL Christening: 11 JAN 1844 Astley, Warwick, England Parents: Father: JOHN DIALL Family Mother: ANNA From FreeBMD: Births Mar 1844 DIALL Hephzibah Nuneaton 16 463 Deaths Dec 1866 Diall Hephzibah 22 Nuneaton 6d 227 Diall Hepzibah 22 Nuneaton 6d 227 Crista

Ann-Marie

Ann-Marie Report 9 May 2005 22:26

Thanks for other spellings, I searched and found it and it's meaning. Hebrew for 'my love is with her.' Isn't that sweet. Thanks Crista for finding her birth :o) AL