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Check the names in the book.................if it's a record of friends' birthdays, one would imagine the recipient would include the donor.
Also, try to determine when it was printed

Hi.Have finally got back the book belonging to my Paternal G'Parents.It is called My Friends Birthdays which in effect is an autograph book of family and friends.Most of the entries were added in the 1890's.My grandmother was Annie Robinson,1874-1930 and her future husband was my grandfather Thomas Robert Liddle,1868.
The question I asked was regarding the name on the inside cover that reads;
Thissie Robinson,Thornley Road,Near Tow Law, RSO, Durham. I found later that
RSO apparently meant Railway Station that the post was delivered as I think it is a rural area.

Sorry to be so long winded but still don't know what Thissie is a
corruption of.
Terry L.

There's this family living at Thornley Road End in 1861 (I know that's too early) - any relation to your grandmother?.

Elizabeth Robinson
in the 1861 England Census
Name Elizabeth Robinson
Gender Female
Age 6
Relation Granddaughter
Estimated Birth Year 1855
Mother's Name Ann Robinson
Where born Tow Law, Durham, England
Civil parish Wolsingham
Ecclesiastical parish Thornley
Town Tow Law
County/Island Durham
Country England
Registration district Weardale
Sub-registration district Wolsingham
ED, institution, or vessel 7
Neighbors
Household schedule number 26
Piece 3727
Folio 88
Page number 5
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Elizabeth Smith 74 Head
William Smith 44 Son
Ann Robinson 28 Daughter
John Robt Robinson 10 Grandson
Elizabeth Robinson 6 Granddaughter
David Welford 29 Boarder
William Palmer 23 Boarder

Your grandparents' marriage:

Annie Robinson
in the England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973
Name Annie Robinson
Gender Female
Marriage Date 8 Jul 1894
Marriage Place Thornley (Near Tow-Law), Durham, England
Spouse Thomas Robert Liddle
FHL Film Number 1514657
Reference ID CN502

Probably your grandmother in 1891 - at Thornley Road End:

Annie Robinson
in the 1891 England Census
Name Annie Robinson
Gender Female
Age 16
Relationship Granddaughter
Birth Year 1875
Birth Place Tow Law, Durham, England
Civil parish Wolsingham
Residence Place Tow Law, Wolsingham, Durham, England
Registration district Weardale
Sub registration district Wolsingham
ED, Institution or Vessel 8
Neighbors
Piece 4085
Folio 79
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
John Teasdale 68 Head
Ann Teasdale 38 Daughter [Robinson on image ]
Sarah Robinson 18 Granddaughter
Annie Robinson 16 Granddaughter
Catherine Robinson 14 Granddaughter
John Robinson 12 Grandson
Thomas Robinson 9 Grandson
Mark Robinson 6 Grandson
Joseph Robinson 3 Grandson

1881 - not at Thornley Road End:

Ann Robinson
in the 1881 England Census
Name Ann Robinson
Age 6
Estimated Birth Year abt 1875
Relationship to Head Daughter
Father John Robinson
Mother Ann Robinson
Gender Female
Where born Tow Law, Durham, England
Civil parish Wolsingham
County/Island Durham
Country England
Street Address Dans Castle
Occupation Scholar
Registration district Weardale
ED, institution, or vessel 11
Neighbors
Piece 4940
Folio 67
Page number 33
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
John Robinson 29 Head
Ann Robinson 28 Wife
Ann Robinson 6 Daughter
Catherine Robinson 4 Daughter
John Robinson 2 Son

Hi.With regards to entry by ArgllGran re;1891 Census.From what I can gather the Family must have had a split up and Ann Teasdale moved back home with her family to live with her father. I did find a report in the Durham County "Advertiser" of a John Robinson,Miner,drunk on highway at Tow Law,22/08/1884.On 05/09/1884 he was fined 7s 6d which would have been a heavy fine in those days. Maybe the family problem was his drinking. In the 1901 Census the Robinson family were all still with Ann's Father and the whole family are recorded as Teasdales.

Thanks for all your efforts re;the name Thissie. Probably may never
know her correct name.

I don't suppose that the name might be Sissie? That name is used as a diminutive of Cecily, but also as sister.

Granny used to talk about Auntie Sissie, but there's no one of that name in my tree, Mum thought she might be Granny's sister in law, whose name was Rachel.