----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Pryde <bpryde@nss.gc.ca> To: <BORDER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 01 June 2000 15:21 Subject: Re: Graham and naming customs > Did these customs apply to all the children in a family or primarily to the eldest son and daughter? For example, my name is William. If I had three sons and three daughters and each of them had a son (two sons in the case of the daughters), would all of my sons be expected to name their firstborn son "William" and each of my daughters to name their second son the same? So I would presumably have six grandsons with the name "William"? Probably. In my family tree, I have three Robert Mayes, all cousins, all born between 1849 and 1851 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + Stella Phillips + sphillips@sol.co.uk ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++