On Sat, 19 May 2012 02:13:21 PM Dot Hosking Huntley wrote: > If the middle name of the second son is MELROSE would that indicate the > wife’s mother’s maiden name? > It can indicate a famkly name or can sometimes indicate a benefactor or employer's family name. I have a couple of examples of either explanation. -- ==== Michael Lightfoot Canberra, Australia OPC Merther, St Breock & Egloshayle, Cornwall see http://www.cornwall-opc.org michael.lightfoot@pcug.org.au ====

Godparents are another option -it was often seen as establishing a quasi-family link in the hope of sharing any inheritance that was going! cheers Catherine -----Original Message----- From: Michael Lightfoot <michael.lightfoot@pcug.org.au> To: Dot Hosking Huntley <Dot@hoareserves.com>; cornish <cornish@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sat, 19 May 2012 7:37 Subject: Re: [CORNISH] naming patterns On Sat, 19 May 2012 02:13:21 PM Dot Hosking Huntley wrote: > If the middle name of the second son is MELROSE would that indicate the > wife’s mother’s maiden name? > It can indicate a famkly name or can sometimes indicate a benefactor or employer's family name. I have a couple of examples of either explanation. -- ==== Michael Lightfoot Canberra, Australia OPC Merther, St Breock & Egloshayle, Cornwall see http://www.cornwall-opc.org michael.lightfoot@pcug.org.au ==== ------------------------------- Subscribe to digest by sending an email to CORNISH-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line and body text. If you want, MIME digests, email CORNISH-admin@rootsweb.com. Unsubscribe from either by sending an email to CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message