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Help[Opinions] Another South African oddity
Hannah Wilhelmina Tootsie, ln Pen****, born 1906.
And this was her official name, on all the legal documents. Not a nickname in sight!
And this was her official name, on all the legal documents. Not a nickname in sight!
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But Hannah and Wilhelmina go with it so well! :)
There was a Tootsie Mabel born here in 1886 in Biggleswade. And a couple of later ones, too.
There was a Tootsie Mabel born here in 1886 in Biggleswade. And a couple of later ones, too.
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What is Biggleswade? It has a fantastic name.
Hannah Wilhelmina is lovely, I cant really fault Tootsie hidden in the second middle name spot.
Hannah Wilhelmina is lovely, I cant really fault Tootsie hidden in the second middle name spot.
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It's a small market town in Bedfordshire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biggleswade
Tootsie of Biggleswade does have a certain ring to it. :) It would be very fun to find in your family tree.
Tootsie of Biggleswade does have a certain ring to it. :) It would be very fun to find in your family tree.
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It is pretty unusual to see Tootsie as a given name! When I researched my family history, I came across several women named Mary Polly and Sarah Sally. There was nothing to indicate that Polly was a nn for Mary or Sally for Sarah (no quotes, no parentheses, etc.) although I'm pretty sure they were. I'm wondering the same about Hannah "Tootsie" although you say there were legal documents listing Tootsie as one of the names. Very unusual ...
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