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In naming his sons, 6.Benjamin F. Massey
veered away from the routine and traditional Christian names. 212.Mildred Massey, the daughter of 42.Frank Raliegh Massey, relates
this bit of family legend:
"...
Grandfather
was
a
great
reader,
and that every time a new baby was born
he was christened for what ever he had been reading, i.e.:
Benjamin for his father;
Ulpian, a Roman philosopher
(he was reading Gibbons: Rome);
Franklin for his father and
Raliegh from Wells: English History;
Scott Withers from reading
Darragh: Scotch History."
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B.F. Massey's daughters although
they were Christened with traditional names, changed these names to
some degree, when it suited them to do so:
43.Nina Massey. Born 12
Apr.1840, she was christened Elizabeth Henrietta Massey. Her son
Lou Hough, writes:
" ... before she was
ten, she had changed her name to Elizabeth Eleanor Massey."
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In the 1850 Census she is listed
as Eliz. Eleanor Massey. During her adult lifetime, she was known
as Nina Massey Hough.
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7.Lyda Massey. Born 7
Oct.1854, she was christened Eliza Adelaide Massey. At some
unrecorded date, she commenced to use the name Lyda Adelaide
Massey. This became Lyda A. Massey; and during her adult lifetime
she was known as Lyda Massey Holmes.
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47.Molly
Massey. Born 12 Dec.1856, she was christened Maria Lousia
Massey. In the 1860 Census, she is listed as Maria Massey.
Later on, she started calling herself Molly Massey, and was known as
Mollie Massey McCullough throughout her adult life.
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Nina Massey Hough's daughters
followed her example and amended their given names: Eleanor Holmes
Hough became Eleanor Lee Hough; eventually Nell Hough; Alice
Ramsey Hough, became Alice Lee Hough, and eventually Alice Hough.
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