At 08:11 PM 7/13/2000 , you wrote: >Can someone please tell me the typical naming order of children in the 1800s? >Who was the first son named after? second son? first daughter? etc. etc. etc. > >Thanks. >Pat >Following is a list from Barbara Taylor on Prodigy 5/30/93: > > 1st son for father's father > 2nd son for mother's father > 3rd son for the father > 4th son for the oldest brother of the father > 5th son for the oldest brother of the mother > 6th son for the next oldest brother of the father > ............etc. > > 1st daughter for the mother's mother > 2nd daughter for the father's mother > 3rd daughter for the mother > 4th daughter for the oldest sister of the mother > 5th daughter for the oldest sister of the father > 6th daughter for the next oldest sister of the mother > ............etc. > >Per Barbara this was extracted from "a genealogical exchange >quarterly." Hope it helps. >* > = Researching Anglo-Saxon LEE & LEE-related names = > Jim Williams, 500 Elm St., Redwood City, CA 94063 (415)366-6509 > [email protected] I came across this. --Derick