Hello All, I've been a lurker on this Beara list for years, and enjoy all the posts, and the wealth of valuable info. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!! My question for today: How reliable are the naming patterns of children of a particular Irish-born couple to ascertain the probable names of the parents of said couple? For instance: My ancestors, Eugene Owen Sullivan (born ca 1830, Cork) and Mary Murphy (born ca 1830, Ireland) had the following children, all born in Hannibal, Marion County, MO, in the 1850's/1860's: Ellen H. Sullivan Mary Ellen Sullivan Daniel Joseph Sullivan John J. Sullivan Timothy J. Sullivan Eugene W. Sullivan I'm at that proverbial "brick wall" with my Eugene Sullivan and Mary Murphy and don't know where else to turn to try to find their parents or their parishes/townlands in Ireland. So....How "safe" is it for me to use the names of their children as "clues" that their children were probably named after Eugene and Mary's grandparents, siblings, etc.? And if so, how do the naming patterns usually work? Any opinions? warnings? Thanks a million!! Laura _________________________________________________________________ Bing™ brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. Try it now. http://www.bing.com/search?q=restaurants&form=MLOGEN&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TXT_MLOGEN_Local_Local_Restaurants_1x1
Laura, This is the version that I have seen most often and the one I have in my files: Children within an Irish family were traditionally named according to the following pattern: First son after father's father Second son after mother's father Third son after father Fourth son after father's oldest brother Fifth son after mother's oldest brother First daughter after mother's mother Second daughter after father's mother Third daughter after mother Fourth daughter after mother's oldest sister Fifth daughter after father's oldest sister On 7/22/09, Ms A <sigtab@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hello All, > > I've been a lurker on this Beara list for years, and enjoy all the posts, > and the wealth of valuable info. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!! > > My question for today: > > How reliable are the naming patterns of children of a particular Irish-born > couple to ascertain the probable names of the parents of said couple? > > For instance: > > My ancestors, Eugene Owen Sullivan (born ca 1830, Cork) and Mary Murphy > (born ca 1830, Ireland) had the following children, all born in Hannibal, > Marion County, MO, in the 1850's/1860's: > > Ellen H. Sullivan > Mary Ellen Sullivan > Daniel Joseph Sullivan > John J. Sullivan > Timothy J. Sullivan > Eugene W. Sullivan > > I'm at that proverbial "brick wall" with my Eugene Sullivan and Mary Murphy > and don't know where else to turn to try to find their parents or their > parishes/townlands in Ireland. > > So....How "safe" is it for me to use the names of their children as "clues" > that their children were probably named after Eugene and Mary's > grandparents, siblings, etc.? And if so, how do the naming patterns usually > work? > > Any opinions? warnings? > > Thanks a million!! > > Laura > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Bing™ brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. Try it > now. > http://www.bing.com/search?q=restaurants&form=MLOGEN&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TXT_MLOGEN_Local_Local_Restaurants_1x1 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > -- Slán, Marge in Southern California Searching: Golden, Sullivan, Kelly, Shea, in Kerry and Connecticut O'Connor in Kerry Fee, Cassidy, Gilbride in Fermanagh, Cavan and Connecticut Lynch in Limerick and Connecticut Walsh, Stackpole, Garry/Garrey/McGarrey, Donovan in Kildare