Daily AncestorFlossie
Flossie is an old nickname for Florence, found in American records of the 1700s and 1800s.
Flossie is a pet form of Florence. Flossie appears as a pet form of Florence on the Connecticut State Library's list of 18th and 19th century nicknames.
The same woman can be Florence in one record and Flossie in the next, for example a birth under one name and a marriage under the other. Match age, place and relatives before you join the two.
As seen in a record1880 census; her 1861 marriage license gives Florence
Flossie Hesketh, Wife, 39, Keeping house
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Daily Ancestor. "Flossie." Dictionary of Old Record Words. https://dailyancestor.com/dictionary/nicknames/flossie. Last checked 2026-10-15.