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From: "Alan Johnson" <>
Subject: Re: [ENG-MERSEY] Saul and Samuel SIDDORN
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 08:47:50 +0100
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I have been transcribing part of the 1861 census and have seen Samuel
shortened to Saml; William to Wm and Henry to Hy, so it's probable that
Samuel Siddorn was so shortened and the handwriting mis-read.

Alan Johnson

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Siddorn" <>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 11:20 PM
Subject: [ENG-MERSEY] Saul and Samuel SIDDORN


> Please don't laugh but are the names Saul and Samuel interchangeable? I
> have just come across the name Saul SIDDORN as part of my family history
> but have never previously seen the name Saul in any references to the
> SIDDORN name. There do however seem to be quite a few records relating to
> various Samuel SIDDORN's. Can Saul be a shortened form of Samuel?
> Thanks,
> Alan
>
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