Bidilia Ricketts?

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Searching for a potential ancestor, a potential match is Bidilia, married to George Ricketts, living in Cam, Gloucestershire in the early 1800s. However, the only records I can find are the baptisms of their children. Bidilia is not exactly a common name (I've certainly never come across it before) but I can't find a single reference to her other than 5 or so christenings.

Here's a link to one of them on Ancestry: https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=5066&h=300658043&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=5066

Can anyone shed any further light on her? Is Bidilia a familiar version of a more common name? Could it be another name that simply looks like Bidilia?

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George Ricketts

 in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

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Name:	George Ricketts
Gender:	Male
Spouse:	Elizabeth Ricketts
Child:	Mary Ann Ricketts

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Here is a son of George and Bidilia.

Henry Ricketts

 in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

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Name:	Henry Ricketts
Estimated birth year:	abt 1815
Registration Year:	1890
Registration Quarter:	Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at Death:	75
Registration district:	Worcester
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Inferred County:	Worcestershire
Volume:	6c
Page:	194

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George Ricketts

 in the Dorset, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921

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Name:	George Ricketts
Gender:	Male
Marriage Date:	25 Apr 1815
Marriage Place:	Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, England
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Spouse:	Harriet Cove

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Betty, thank you very much for those. Is there anything concrete to link them together?

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I haven't done any more looking. Best bet is to look 'em up and see if they're connected.

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Quite - after years of research circumstantial evidence is the best I can produce. Right name born at the right time might not be the same person.

Answer 1

According to https://rootsireland.ie/tyrone/firstnames.php, Bidilia is one of many variations of Bridget.

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Thank you, that makes sense. I know a Biddy (Bridget) but Bidilia is a new one on me, even after 10 years of living in Ireland.