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Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 0 Send Message	Shirley	Report	15 Apr 2005 14:32
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 0 Send Message	hi i wondered if anyone has heard of this name or if there are anymore spellings. this lady in my tree was born hadassah widdicombe on the marriage cert it was adysiah then on the 1881 hsiah dean. do you think any of these is the true spelling? she was born in devon then moved to london. maybe it was a accent thing?????? thank for any advice shirley
Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 2 586 Send Message	Richard in Perth	Report	15 Apr 2005 14:37
	Hadassah is a Hebrew name. It means myrtle tree. Here's your Hadassah's birth: Births Sep 1853 -----------------------------------------------------------------------WIDDICOMBE Hadassah Kingsbridge 5b 163
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 0 Send Message	Shirley	Report	15 Apr 2005 14:45
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 0 Send Message	thankyou how did you find that out so quick. it is not in any name books i have. thanks again shirley