Daily AncestorEffie
Effie is an old pet form of Euphemia, so look for the same person under Euphemia as well.
Effie is a pet form of Euphemia. Charlotte Yonge describes Effie and Phemie as the Scottish forms of the name, and it was also used as a full given name in the 1800s.
Many records were made with the name a person went by, so look for Effie as well as Euphemia in indexes. Check other details before treating them as one woman.
As seen in a record1880 census; her 1870 baptism calls her Euphemia
Effie Sackett, Daughter, 10, At school
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Daily Ancestor. "Effie." Dictionary of Old Record Words. https://dailyancestor.com/dictionary/nicknames/effie. Last checked 2026-10-15.