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Help[Opinions] A middle name for Ellen
I've been poking around some records in my local archives, and discovering some really cool things about my ancestors. It's so exciting! They were not fancy people, but I am just excited to learn their names, when they were born and got married, stuff like that.
I was able to discover the names of all my great-grandmother's siblings. However, according to these records, my great-grandma was the ONLY child among them not to be given a middle name! I don't understand why. Maybe they thought she was going to die? It is a bit of a mystery.
So I thought: she needs an honorary middle name, bestowed upon her by me, her descendant. I'm sure she'd like that. So I thought I'd share what I know, and ask you all for your input to help me brainstorm a fake middle name for my dead great grandma. Just for fun.
Her sibling set was:
Winifred Joyce
Lottie Marion (this was also her mom's name)
Ellen
Edwin Ernest
Florence Annie
William Edward
Ellen was born in 1903, and was a very calm, quiet, kind lady, as far as family stories tell. She endured much tragedy in the style of a Gothic midwest tale. She was a spinster and married late in life, for her era. She became a teacher after her husband killed himself in an asylum, because their youngest son died at age 5. As a widow, Ellen turned down the proposals of two men who were in love with her (in a strange twist of fate, one of those suitors turned out to be the grandfather of her granddaughter's husband). According to family lore, she was killed by a parrot.
What middle name would you give Grandma Ellen that fits with her siblings and her life??
:)
I was able to discover the names of all my great-grandmother's siblings. However, according to these records, my great-grandma was the ONLY child among them not to be given a middle name! I don't understand why. Maybe they thought she was going to die? It is a bit of a mystery.
So I thought: she needs an honorary middle name, bestowed upon her by me, her descendant. I'm sure she'd like that. So I thought I'd share what I know, and ask you all for your input to help me brainstorm a fake middle name for my dead great grandma. Just for fun.
Her sibling set was:
Winifred Joyce
Lottie Marion (this was also her mom's name)
Ellen
Edwin Ernest
Florence Annie
William Edward
Ellen was born in 1903, and was a very calm, quiet, kind lady, as far as family stories tell. She endured much tragedy in the style of a Gothic midwest tale. She was a spinster and married late in life, for her era. She became a teacher after her husband killed himself in an asylum, because their youngest son died at age 5. As a widow, Ellen turned down the proposals of two men who were in love with her (in a strange twist of fate, one of those suitors turned out to be the grandfather of her granddaughter's husband). According to family lore, she was killed by a parrot.
What middle name would you give Grandma Ellen that fits with her siblings and her life??
:)
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Ellen Margaret speaks to me.
Ellen Margaret would suit her well. Margaret has always struck me as a name that carries a lot of responsibility and good sense with it.
Aw, Ellen Rosie is so sweet!
Ellen sounds like a wonderful person!
Ellen Ruby
Ellen Sophia
Ellen Regina
Ellen Beatrice
Ellen Phoebe
Ellen Daisy
Ellen Sara
Ellen Irene
Ellen Ruby
Ellen Sophia
Ellen Regina
Ellen Beatrice
Ellen Phoebe
Ellen Daisy
Ellen Sara
Ellen Irene
She was apparently lovely! She was my mom's favourite grandma and a great inspiration for her. Both myself and my mom greatly resemble Ellen, too! So I feel a sort of closeness to her.
Ellen Ruby is of course one of my favourites, I love Ruby endlessly. Ellen Daisy also appeals to me, it's so 1903. But Ellen Irene is really speaking to me. It's got the same quiet, practical elegance as Ellen, and I really like that it means "peace", which poor Ellen truly deserves.
Ellen Ruby is of course one of my favourites, I love Ruby endlessly. Ellen Daisy also appeals to me, it's so 1903. But Ellen Irene is really speaking to me. It's got the same quiet, practical elegance as Ellen, and I really like that it means "peace", which poor Ellen truly deserves.
Ellen Harriet would work so well. Ellen Amanda is adorable though! I love that one.