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Bertha ?? Is it short for something ?
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Martin | Report | 6 Jun 2004 20:03 |
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Can anyone tell me if the womans name Bertha is short for another name...or an alias of something else ? Many Thanks Martrin |
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Jubal | Report | 6 Jun 2004 20:07 |
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Hello, I have a Bertha in my tree. Her real name was Roberta. Hope this helps. Julie |
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Geoff | Report | 6 Jun 2004 20:13 |
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It's also a name in its own right. |
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George | Report | 6 Jun 2004 20:14 |
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Bertha can be a name in its own right or short for Alberta or Roberta :~) |
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Wendy | Report | 6 Jun 2004 20:30 |
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My Auntie Bertha's real name is Alberta. Wendy |
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Crista | Report | 6 Jun 2004 20:30 |
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I had a Bertha who was an Elizabeth. Crista |
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**Dawn O** | Report | 6 Jun 2004 20:43 |
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Hi All, My G-Grandmother was called TABITHA and I could not find her anywhere on the 1901 Census. It was a cousin of my Dad's who mentioned she preferred the name Bertha and it stuck. Regards, Dawn. |
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Martin | Report | 6 Jun 2004 20:59 |
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Folks..thanks for all your responses |
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Unknown | Report | 7 Jun 2004 00:05 |
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Or maybe Ethelbertha. |
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