Margaret (Tip) Siddells

I believe Margaret Siddells, born Martin, my maternal grand mother, is the same person shown in other Geni Genealogies as "Margarette 'Tip' Martin". My grandmother's birth name is shown as 'Margaretta' on her birth record, New Zealand BDM birth record 1895/18452. On her marriage record to Albert James Siddells, her name is shown as 'Margaret Martin', marriage record 1917/2068. Her death record is 1961/35257, on which her name is recorded as 'Margaret Siddells'. She is interred at Te Awamutu, New Zealand.

It should be noted that Margaret Martin (Siddells) maternal grandmother was also named 'Margaretta', born 9 Sept 1837 at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK and deceased 11 Aug 1917 at Te Kopuru, New Zealand. The elder Margaretta named her second daughter 'Margaret', which would be the younger Margaretta's aunt.

In creating my genealogical record, I used the name 'Margaret' since my grandmother went by this name as an adult. I apologize for any confusion. I accepted a "merge record request" and Geni, in its computer wisdom, started listing Margaret Martin and Margarette Martin as half sisters.

27 April 2015--the records have been merged, correcting the half sister issue. I am leaving this commentary up in case anyone is interested in the NZ BDM records.